Chapter 9 Highlights Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

yes

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2
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What did Roman leaders do to keep people happy?

A

They provided bread and circuses?

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3
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What are bread and circuses?

A

free rations of food and violent entertainment

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4
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By the second century how much of the roman population were slaves?

A

1/3

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5
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What is the mix between Greek and Roman traditions called?

A

Greco-Roman culture

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6
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What did Romans think of greek culture?

A

They admired it

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7
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Is the Virgil’s Aeneid from Greece or Rome?

A

Rome

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8
Q

What are some of Romes achievements in arts?

A

Sculpture, frescoes and mosaics

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9
Q

What did Roman engineers build to connect the empire?

A

aqueducts and roads

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10
Q

When did Jewish people fall under Roman authority?

A

63 BC

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11
Q

Where did Christianity began with?

A

Jesus

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12
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Who was Jesus?

A

A jewish preacher

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13
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Who did Jesus attract followers from?

A

Galilee and Judea

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14
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What happened to Jesus’s teachings after his crucifixion?

A

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

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15
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What happened to Christianity at first?

A

It faced many persecutions

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16
Q

When was Christianity legalized?

A

4th century AD

17
Q

Who legalized Christianity?

A

Emperor Constantine

18
Q

Did Christianity ever become the official religion of Rome?

A

yes

19
Q

What are some early practices of the early Christian church?

A

baptism and Holy Communion

20
Q

Who’s death ended Pax Romana?

A

Emperor Marcus Aurelius

21
Q

When did Pax Romana end?

A

AD 180

22
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Why did Pax Romana end?

A

weak rulers including Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s sun Commondus

23
Q

What was the Civil war following Pax Romana for?

A

To be Emperor

24
Q

What is Diocletian known for?

A

Reorganizing the empire into two sections the east and the west

25
Q

Emperor Constantine moved his capital in which direction?

A

east

26
Q

What was Emperor Constantine’s new capital known as?

A

Constantinople

27
Q

When did foreign invaders attack Rome, sacking it?

A

410

28
Q

What is the legacy of Rome

A

language, art, culture, government and law