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Chapter 9 Highlights Flashcards

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Is it true that wealthy Romans enjoyed a high standard of living while poor Romans struggled to survive?

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yes

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What did Roman leaders do to keep people happy?

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They provided bread and circuses?

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What are bread and circuses?

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free rations of food and violent entertainment

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By the second century how much of the roman population were slaves?

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1/3

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What is the mix between Greek and Roman traditions called?

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Greco-Roman culture

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What did Romans think of greek culture?

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They admired it

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Is the Virgil’s Aeneid from Greece or Rome?

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Rome

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What are some of Romes achievements in arts?

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Sculpture, frescoes and mosaics

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What did Roman engineers build to connect the empire?

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aqueducts and roads

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When did Jewish people fall under Roman authority?

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63 BC

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Where did Christianity began with?

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Jesus

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Who was Jesus?

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A jewish preacher

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Who did Jesus attract followers from?

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Galilee and Judea

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What happened to Jesus’s teachings after his crucifixion?

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They were spread by his followers. Including Paul of Tarsus who traveled far to preach

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What happened to Christianity at first?

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It faced many persecutions

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When was Christianity legalized?

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4th century AD

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Who legalized Christianity?

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Emperor Constantine

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Did Christianity ever become the official religion of Rome?

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yes

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What are some early practices of the early Christian church?

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baptism and Holy Communion

20
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Who’s death ended Pax Romana?

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Emperor Marcus Aurelius

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When did Pax Romana end?

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AD 180

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Why did Pax Romana end?

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weak rulers including Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s sun Commondus

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What was the Civil war following Pax Romana for?

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To be Emperor

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What is Diocletian known for?

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Reorganizing the empire into two sections the east and the west

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Emperor Constantine moved his capital in which direction?

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east

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What was Emperor Constantine’s new capital known as?

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Constantinople

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When did foreign invaders attack Rome, sacking it?

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410

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What is the legacy of Rome

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language, art, culture, government and law

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