Fall Midterm Flashcards
Identify the title of the representatives of the plebeian class in the Roman Senate.
Tribunes
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Christians made the Roman government angry in all of the following ways (3 examples)
1-refused to fight in military 2-refused to recognize the emperor as a god 3-they said Christianity was the only true religion
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After the death of Theodosius, the eastern part of the Roman Empire became known as what?
The Byzantine empire
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The rule of Augustus Caesar included all of the following achievements (3 examples)
2-magnificent public buildings were constructed 4-started the Pax Romana 5-roadway system
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Diocletian issued the Edict of Prices in an attempt to do what?
To slow down inflation
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Early Rome was divided into two main social classes known as what?
The Patricians and the plebeians
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The Gracchus Brothers were killed because they wanted to do what?
They wanted to limit the size of latifundias with the land disputed among the poor.
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During the Pax Romana, Romans did all of the following things (3 examples)
. 2-large concrete structures 3- the colosseum 4-aqueducts
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What was the cause of the First Punic War?
That both wanted the island of Sicily.
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Christianity was adopted as the official religion of Rome by which Emperor?
Theodosius
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Which of the following best describes the members of the plebeian class in Rome?
The majority of Society
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Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term latifundia?
Large Roman estates
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How did Octavian win control of Rome?
He convinced the senate that mark Antony was Latin his girlfriend run his region
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Name the Romance languages that are based on the Latin language
Italian French Spanish Portuguese Romanian
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All of the following led to the fall of the Roman Empire (3 examples)
4-barbaric invasions 5-bad economy 3-string of bad rulers
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The First Triumvirate was a group of leaders with equal power which included all of the following people (3 names)
1-Julius Caesar 2-Pompey 3-Crassus
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The religious beliefs of the Roman Republic were most greatly influenced by the beliefs of which culture?
Greeks
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By reading the Twelve Tables, people could learn about what part of Roman society?
Roman Law
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Constantine did all of the following things (3 examples)
3-moved the capitol of the Roman Empire 4-credited his victory to the Christian gods 5-sons had to do their dad’s jobs
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All of the following were negative results of the Punic Wars for Rome (3 examples)
1-farmers had to sell their land 2-a lot of unemployed farmers 3-slaves took the farmers jobs
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All of the following are characteristics of Greek religion (3 examples)
1-gods looked like humans 2-gods oversaw important elements of life 3-the 1w main gods lived on mount olympus.
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The public square in Greek city-states where meetings and markets took place was called what?
Agora
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Despite Greece’s mild climate, why was transportation and communication difficult?
They had a mountainous and rocky climate.
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What were the two Aegean civilizations that came before the Greek civilization?
The Mycenaeans and the Minoans
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