Notes Ch 4 Flashcards
What was the time period?
The time of Greeks and Romans
What are the dates from Rome
From 3000 BC till AD 500
What was the era
Antiquity
What was the society type?
Agricultural-urban society
Rome was found in?
753 BC
What is a republic and who rules?
It means ‘The common goal’, two consuls, senate and the people rule
What means Empire?
‘Groot rijk’
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Octavian/ Augustus
When does the West Roman Empire fall?
In AD 476
What was the chronological order of the forms of government in Rome + dates
Monarchy 753 BC- 509 BC
Republic 509 BC - 27 BC
Empire 27 BC - AD 476
What was the chronological order of the expansion of the Roman Empire.
- Large parts of Europe
- Parts of Northern Africa
- parts of the Middle East
When were these countries conquered?
AD 14
When did the Roman Empire reached it’s largest size and under which emperor.
Under emperor Trajan in AD 117
Give three causes that made it possible for the Romans to gain such a large empire. Shortly explain your answer.
- 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
What is one reason that enabled the Romans to maintain their empire?
Easily defensible borders
When becomes being a soldier a fulltime job?
Around 100 BC
Why did the Generals and their soldiers grew close? Give 3 causes.
- the general paid the soldiers
- the general led the soldiers in battle (life or death)
- long periods away from home together
When did Caesar becomes dictator for life?
44 BC
When is Caesar murdered?
44BC
What did Augustus when he was emperor, mention 4 things and the name of them together.
-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
Definition of Romanisation you should use:
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
Romans offered … in exchange for….
Romans offered protection, in exchange for obedience (do what the Romans say), so there was a supply of soldiers
Original government systems are often…
Left in place and/or used by the Romans (the boss is still the boss-they just work for the Romans now.
And the conquered people are mostly…
Left alone so few rebellions are happening
What did all conquered people need to do?
- Bring sacrifices to Jupiter
- Bring sacrifices to the goddess Roma
- Bring sacrifices to the emperor
When did the Romans conquer Greece?
200 BC
What was the consequence of Greece being conquered by Rome?
Their cultures mixed
And what was the consequence when the Romans conquered other areas of Europe?
The spreading of Greco-Roman culture (their mixed culture)
