Notes Ch 4

Question 1

What was the time period?

Answer 1

The time of Greeks and Romans

Question 2

What are the dates from Rome

Answer 2

From 3000 BC till AD 500

Question 3

What was the era

Answer 3

Antiquity

Question 4

What was the society type?

Answer 4

Agricultural-urban society

Question 5

Rome was found in?

Answer 5

753 BC

Question 6

What is a republic and who rules?

Answer 6

It means ‘The common goal’, two consuls, senate and the people rule

Question 7

What means Empire?

Answer 7

‘Groot rijk’

Question 8

Who was the first Roman emperor?

Answer 8

Octavian/ Augustus

Question 9

When does the West Roman Empire fall?

Answer 9

In AD 476

Question 10

What was the chronological order of the forms of government in Rome + dates

Answer 10

Monarchy 753 BC- 509 BC
Republic 509 BC - 27 BC
Empire 27 BC - AD 476

Question 11

What was the chronological order of the expansion of the Roman Empire.

Answer 11

• Large parts of Europe
• Parts of Northern Africa
• parts of the Middle East

Question 12

When were these countries conquered?

Answer 12

AD 14

Question 13

When did the Roman Empire reached it’s largest size and under which emperor.

Answer 13

Under emperor Trajan in AD 117

Question 14

Give three causes that made it possible for the Romans to gain such a large empire. Shortly explain your answer.

Answer 14

• They had a strong, well disciplined army to conquer areas/countries
• Good infrastructure (roads) to go fast to other countries
• Good government to tell what the soldiers are gonna do

Question 15

What is one reason that enabled the Romans to maintain their empire?

Answer 15

Easily defensible borders

Question 16

When becomes being a soldier a fulltime job?

Answer 16

Around 100 BC

Question 17

Why did the Generals and their soldiers grew close? Give 3 causes.

Answer 17

• the general paid the soldiers
• the general led the soldiers in battle (life or death)
• long periods away from home together

Question 18

When did Caesar becomes dictator for life?

Answer 18

44 BC

Question 19

When is Caesar murdered?

Answer 19

44BC

Question 20

What did Augustus when he was emperor, mention 4 things and the name of them together.

Answer 20

-the expansion of the Roman Empire
-Because of him many roads, bridges and cities were build
-Trade and prosperity increased because of Augustus
-There was a long period of peace within the empire in 27 BC - AD 180
There was a PAX ROMANA

Question 21

Definition of Romanisation you should use:

Answer 21

The adoption of (parts of) Roman culture (food,language, customs, clothing and architecture)
by people that were conquered by the Romans and therefore lived in the Roman Empire

Question 22

Romans offered … in exchange for….

Answer 22

Romans offered protection, in exchange for obedience (do what the Romans say), so there was a supply of soldiers

Question 23

Original government systems are often…

Answer 23

Left in place and/or used by the Romans (the boss is still the boss-they just work for the Romans now.

Question 24

And the conquered people are mostly…

Answer 24

Left alone so few rebellions are happening

Question 25

What did all conquered people need to do?

Answer 25

• Bring sacrifices to Jupiter
• Bring sacrifices to the goddess Roma
• Bring sacrifices to the emperor

Question 26

When did the Romans conquer Greece?

Answer 26

200 BC

Question 27

What was the consequence of Greece being conquered by Rome?

Answer 27

Their cultures mixed

Question 28

And what was the consequence when the Romans conquered other areas of Europe?

Answer 28

The spreading of Greco-Roman culture (their mixed culture)