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Pax Romana Flashcards

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Name four conveniences in trade

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  1. The same coins were used.
  2. There were no tariffs
  3. Goods and money moved freely along the trade route.
  4. The Mediterranean was cleared of pirates.
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Trade decreased or increased?

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Increased

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2
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Result of increased trade:

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Shipping became a big business.

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3
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Ships from North Africa to Italy brought:

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Grain

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Ships bound for Rome brought:

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Brick, marble, granite, wood

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5
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Items from the north:

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Amber

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6
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Items from china:

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Silk

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More business in Rome meant….

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Shopkeepers grew richer

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Main items bought by other countries

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Wine

Olive oil

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Italy became the manufacturing center of:

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Pottery
Bronze
Woolen cloth

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10
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Why did roman laws change?

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B/c times were different

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When Rome conquered new territory:

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Roman merchants had to do more business with non-Romans

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12
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New laws had to be:

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Fair to Romans and non-Romans

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13
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Who helped judges

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Juris prudentes

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14
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Laws were just b/c….

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They were reasonable

Not because the government had power for the ppl to obey the law.

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15
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_____ was considered _____ before the law

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Everyone

Equal

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16
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A person was ____ until…..

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Innocent;

Proven guilty

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17
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By 125 ad….

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Roman law was standardized

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18
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Result of standardized laws:

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Rome could govern larger areas

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19
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Roman legal principals formed the:

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Basis for the laws of most western countries and the Christian church.

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20
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Population of Rome

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About one million

21
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Same problems of cities

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  1. Little housing
  2. Air pollution
  3. Crime
  4. No jobs
  5. Cost of living
  6. Taxes on almost everything
22
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Rich lived in

A

Domus

23
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Poor lived in

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Islands : 6 or more stories high

24
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Family was important or no?

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Important

25
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Head of the household

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Father

26
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Father’s words

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Law

27
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Who arranged marriages?

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Father

28
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Cousins

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Expected to help one another politically

29
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Until age of 12,

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Boys and girls went to school together.

30
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After 12, rich boys…

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Start their formal education.

At the age of 15, the enter the school of rhetoric to prepare for political career

31
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Some rich boys went to….

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Alexandria or Athens to learn philosophy and medicine

32
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After 12, poor boys….

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Worked for family. No more education

33
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After 12, poor girls….

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Worked for their family. No more education.

34
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After 12, rich girls….

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Began private lessons with an instructor.

35
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As a result of private lessons, rich girls….

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Were as well as or even better than men.

Some worked/owned shops.
Had slaves.
Free to study arts, fashion, literature, and to go pigsticking.

36
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Forms of entertainment

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  1. Gambling

2. Bathhouses. (Stadiums, libraries, lectures, shows, exercises, gymnasiums)

37
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3 types of Free public games

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Chariot races
Gladiatorial games
Circuses

38
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Chariot races were held in

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The circus Maximus

39
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Free public games were staged by

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The government, NOT the politicians looking for votes

40
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Gladiators were usually

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Trained
Poor people (slaves)
ALWAYS men

41
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The night before a gladiatorial game:

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Gladiators would appear at a feast.

They were blessed

People went to gamble on the outcome of the game

42
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Many of the gladiators

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Died

43
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The _____ fighting the gladiators _____ too

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Animals; died

44
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Some animals ____ because of the free public games

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Completely wiped out

45
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476 ad

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No more Roman Empire

46
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Reason 1 for fall of empire (political)

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The emperors had no written rule about who would be the next ruler.

Sometimes the son of the emperor took the title.
Sometimes the former emperor adopted someone to be the next emperor.
(Worked until 180 ad)

47
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Marcus Aurelius and his son:

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Marcus: Amazing ruler
He gave the throne to his son. Son was horrible.
In 192 ad, son was strangled by praetorian guard.
Guard sold the throne to the highest bidder

48
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Reason 2 for the fall of the empire (economical)

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  1. Emperor had to keep soldiers happy; he gave soldiers a high salary; the taxes for ppl went high so that emperor could pay for the soldiers.
  2. Inflation: prices went up and up. Rome had no new conquests. No more gold coming into Rome. Money lost value. Ppl began to barter.
49
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Reason 3 for fall of Roman Empire (foreign enemies)

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When Romans fought over money and politics, they left their borders open to attack;
Germanic tribes invaded

50
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After attack from Germanic tribes, ____ and ____ declined

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Trade; farming

51
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Cities began to ____ again.

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Surround themselves with protective walls

Ch. 15 Roman Empire (2 decks)

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