Roman Empire

Question 1

What does Augustus mean?

Answer 1

Exalted one

Question 2

What did Augustus use his wealth and political skill for?

Answer 2

to take control of the army and secure the peoples support

Question 3

What did Augustus do that served him dictator-like powers?

Answer 3

won over the senate

Question 4

What was Augustus?

Answer 4

the emperor of rome

Question 5

Why did Augustus’s powers that could be passed down to a successor make Romans uneasy?

Answer 5

They didn’t want to return to the rule of harsh kings

Question 6

Why did Romans accept Augustus?

Answer 6

he moved slowly, carefully, legally

Question 7

What did Augustus’ reign begin?

Answer 7

the pax romana

Question 8

What does pax romana mean?

Answer 8

roman peace

Question 9

Why was the pax romana possible?

Answer 9

because augustus tackled long standing problems

Question 10

What changed did augustus make?

Answer 10

guaranteed free handouts of grain
paid officials walking in government
built impossible monuments in rome
cut size of army in 2, granted out of work veterans land
made a standardized pay, conditions, oath of loyalty for the army

Question 11

who were the only soldiers stationed in rome?

Answer 11

elite praetorian guard

Question 12

what did augustus create? (in terms of military)

Answer 12

rome’s first permanent navy to protect coasts and trade

Question 13

How was roman culture extended by soldiers?

Answer 13

some military camps became permenent settlements. soldiers there often stayed in the community after retirement

Question 13

what did augustus do if an area looked difficult to conquer outright?

Answer 13

he would support the local ruler. in return, they would need to provide military aid

Question 14

what made travel easier?

Answer 14

roads bridges tunnels made by soliders

Question 15

how did the roads stimulate economy?

Answer 15

by making it easier to transport goods

Question 16

what did the introduction of a standard currency help with?

Answer 16

trade

Question 17

why was the center of the road slightly higher than the edges?

Answer 17

to help rain run into drainage ditches

Question 18

why were roads built wide and straight?

Answer 18

to make marches shorter and easier

Question 19

What did romans use as material for buildings?

Answer 19

a stronger versioin of concrete

Question 20

what was roman architecture modeled on?

Answer 20

greek architecture except romans used arches, vaults, doomes

Question 20

why did romans use arches?

Answer 20

easy and cheap to buid

Question 21

what did aqueducts do?

Answer 21

carried clean water from hilltops to cities and towns

Question 22

What is the colosseum?

Answer 22

world largest amphitheatre

Question 23

why did emperors pay for the games at the colosseum?

Answer 23

to distract the poor from their problems

Question 24

what were villas?

Answer 24

large country hoses made to impress

Question 24

what was an expensive feature in villas?

Answer 24

mosaic floors

Question 24

where did romans learn the art of painting frescoes from?

Answer 24

ancient greek

Question 25

what is a fresco?

Answer 25

a picture painted directly on the wall

Question 26

What did romans use to emphasize their position in society?

Answer 26

art

Question 27

why is pomepii so speical?

Answer 27

when the mt erupted, its ash buries people alive, and it helped preserve its contents

Question 27

which mountain in pompeii erupted?

Answer 27

mt. vesuvius

Question 28

what did scientists do with the empty spaces made by the victims in the ash?

Answer 28

poured plaster into them to imagine people at the moment of their death