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Chapter 7 II- The Roman World Flashcards

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How did Augustus encourage and improve trade in the Roman Empire?

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He eliminated taxes and created a system of roads.

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Why did the Romans build the Pantheon?

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To worship the gods

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What was the most significant achievement of the apostle Paul?

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Converting non- Jews

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What were three achievements of emperor Augustus?

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  • built aqueducts
  • created roads
  • set up civil service
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The period of peace that lasted from Augustus’ reign until 180 ad known as.

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Pax Romana

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What was the civil service?

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When Augustus set up a service using experienced, salaried a workers to take care of food supply, road systems, the postal system, and other businesses.

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Describe the split in the Christian Church

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Pope; head of all of the Christian churches; not accepted by Greek-Speaking Christians in the East. In time, the churches split and the West was Roman Catholic while the East was Orthodox.

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Which leader kept the Huns from attacking Rome?

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Leo I

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Identify 4 reforms of Diocletian

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doubled the size of the Roman Army
Edict of Prices
ordered persecutions of christians
divided empire into Greek- speaking east and Latin speaking west

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How did Theodosius help the spread of Christianity?

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He made it the official religion of Rome.

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How did Constantine affect the spread of Christianity?

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Ended the persecution of the Christians.

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Early Christianity was viewed as sect, or group, within which religion?

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Judaism

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Why did the Romans initially persecute the Christians?

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They refused to honor the emperor and rejected military service, they were accused of treason, the romans feared that the Christians rejection of the Roman gods would bring punishment from the gods

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What was similar about Ovid and Horace?

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They both wrote poetry, yet Horace wrote emotions while Ovid wrote love Lyrics

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Why did the Romans build the Colosseum?

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For public games

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What 5 cities were led by the patriarchs?

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Rome
Constantinople
Alexandria
Antioch
Jerusalem
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What is a martyr?

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Dying for your religion;beliefs.

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What is a church doctrine?

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Official teachings.

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Who were the Five Good Emperors?

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Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Nerva, Trajan. and Hadrian.

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Which leader of the Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 AD?

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Alaric

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Which barbarian exiled the last Roman emperor and named himself king of Rome?

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Odoacer

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What year saw the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?

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476

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What did the Petrine Doctrine state?

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The supremacy of the pope over all other Bishops.

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What were 4 reasons for Constantine choosing to move his capital city?

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the Western part of the empire was becoming militarily vulnerable

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To what did Constantine credit his victory at Milvian Bridge?

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God, he ordered his soldiers to paint crosses on their shields

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What was the significance of the Battle of Milvian Bridge?

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It made Constantine the emperor of the western half of the empire

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What was the Edict of Milan?

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All Roman subjects had freedom to worship

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Who was responsible for the Edict of Milan?

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Constantine

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What was the Edict of Prices?

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Used price and wage controls to beat inflation; fixed costs for everything

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What did Romans watch at the Circus Maximus?

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Chariot races

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What is inflation?

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Increase in price and decline in value of money, main reason for economic decay

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Essay Question: 5 reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire

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M&M PIE
Military Decay
Goths overran legions
Emperors recruited Barbarians
Persians threatened Syria, Asia Minor,and captured Valerian
Moral Decay
Romans were indifferent to the emperor
No longer an honor to hold power
Many Romans worshipped God, not the emperor
Political Decay
No Succession Plan
Invasions Decay
Barbarians overran the Empire
Huns 
Economic decay
Inflation
Trade interrupted by Barbarians 
Harvests grew less and less
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Extra Credit: Which European country overthrew their government?

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Iceland

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Extra Credit:Why was 12 years a slave winning best picture historic?

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It was the first winner to have a black director.

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