chapter 6 Flashcards
Consul
Primary executives in the Roman republic, elected for one year terms, who commanded the army in battle, administered state business and supervised financial affairs, originally the office was limited to patricians
Patricians
The roman aristocracy; wealthy landowners who held political power
plebeians
The common people rome, who had few of the patricians; advantages
Senate
The assembly that was the main institution of government in the roman republic. it grew out of an earlier council of advisers to the king
Paterfamilias
the oldest dominant male of the family, who held nearly absolute power over the lives of family members as long as he lived
Manumission
The freeing of individual slaves by their masters
PaxRomana
A period of Roman security, order, harmony, flouishing culture, and expanding economy during the first and second centuries
Pagan
From a latin term meaning “of the country,” used to describe non-christian followers of Greco-Roman gods
Bishop
A christian church official with jurisdiction over a certain area and the power to determine the correct interpretation of Christian teachings
hersey
A religious practice or belief judged unacceptable by church officials
How did the Romans come to dominate Italy, and what political institutions and changes did they bring about?
The Etruscans and Romans both settled in Italy, Etruscans did city states. They also introduced to the romans, urbanism, industry, trade and the alphabet. Romans flourished because of them. They also formed a republic with its people to resolve social conflict with an administry elected by the people.
How did Rome expand its power beyond Italy, and what were the effects of this success?
In a series of wars, Romans conquered the Mediterranean, creating an overseas empire that brought them unheard of power and wealth. Yet, social unrest came in the wake of war, which allowed Julius Caesar, a general to rule, Augustus then came to power after caesars death, but he created a an empire and expanded romans territories.
How did efficient Roman rule lead to a period of prosperity and relative peace?
Augustus’s success in creating solid political institutions was tested by the ineptness of some leaders who followed him but later int he first century rome entered a period of political stability, prosperity, and relative peace. Resulting in rome because alpha AF,
What was Christianity, and how did it affect life in the Roman Empire
Christianity was a religion created by the followers of Jesus of Nazareth, a jewish man who taught that belief in his divinity led to internal life, It affected the roman empire by lessening it’s tensions with religion
How did the emperors Diocletian and Constantine respond to the problems created by barbarian invasion and political turmoil in the third and fourth centuries?
The prosperity of the second century gave in third century to a period of war, invasions, and conflict. This disrupted agriculture, trade and production. Diocletian ended it by recognizing his empire had become way to big for one man to handle. Costantine took half of the empire, legalized practice of religion. The symbol of change was the capital constantinopole, new rome.
