Chapter 9 Highlights Flashcards
Is it true that wealthy Romans enjoyed a high standard of living while poor Romans struggled to survive?
yes
What did Roman leaders do to keep people happy?
They provided bread and circuses?
What are bread and circuses?
free rations of food and violent entertainment
By the second century how much of the roman population were slaves?
1/3
What is the mix between Greek and Roman traditions called?
Greco-Roman culture
What did Romans think of greek culture?
They admired it
Is the Virgil’s Aeneid from Greece or Rome?
Rome
What are some of Romes achievements in arts?
Sculpture, frescoes and mosaics
What did Roman engineers build to connect the empire?
aqueducts and roads
When did Jewish people fall under Roman authority?
63 BC
Where did Christianity began with?
Jesus
Who was Jesus?
A jewish preacher
Who did Jesus attract followers from?
Galilee and Judea
What happened to Jesus’s teachings after his crucifixion?
They were spread by his followers. Including Paul of Tarsus who traveled far to preach
What happened to Christianity at first?
It faced many persecutions
When was Christianity legalized?
4th century AD
Who legalized Christianity?
Emperor Constantine
Did Christianity ever become the official religion of Rome?
yes
What are some early practices of the early Christian church?
baptism and Holy Communion
Who’s death ended Pax Romana?
Emperor Marcus Aurelius
When did Pax Romana end?
AD 180
Why did Pax Romana end?
weak rulers including Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s sun Commondus
What was the Civil war following Pax Romana for?
To be Emperor
What is Diocletian known for?
Reorganizing the empire into two sections the east and the west
Emperor Constantine moved his capital in which direction?
east
What was Emperor Constantine’s new capital known as?
Constantinople
When did foreign invaders attack Rome, sacking it?
410
What is the legacy of Rome
language, art, culture, government and law
