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Roman empire Flashcards

1
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Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

A

Agustus Caesar

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List 3 major contributions of Augutus Caesar?

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Census, police, fire brigade, building projects, library, cleaned up city, and stabilized trade

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What does it mean that Caesar found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble?

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He made Rome more beautiful.

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What was the “Pax Romana”?

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Roman peace, no more Civil Wars

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5
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Who was Augutus Caesars adopted son

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Tiberious

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In what year were Christians baked for fire that burned Rome?

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64 AD

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Who was the emperor during the fire that burned Rome?

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Nero

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Why were the Christians blamed for the fireiin Rome?

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New religion in Rome, easy target, people thought Nero started it.

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Who was the Emperor who ordered the construction of the Colosseum?

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Vespasian

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10
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Who was Emperor who Mt. Vesuvius?

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Titus

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Who wrote about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?

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Pliny the Younger

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Who were the “Good Emperors”/”Adopted Emperors”?

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Nerva, Hadrian, Tragan, Antnius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius

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Who was Rome’s first non-Roman Emperor?

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Trajan from Spain

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Under which Emperor did the Empire reach its largest size?

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Tragan

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What was Hadrin’s policy on the size of the Empire?

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16
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Which Roman Emperor divided the Empire?

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17
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Which city was the capital of the western Roman Empire?

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18
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Which city was the capital of the eastern Roman Empire?

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19
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Why was there so much blood shed for the title of Emperor?

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There was no procedure for choosing the new emperor

20
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Who made Christianity the only legal/official religion of the Roman Empire?

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Constantine

21
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Who was the last Emperor of the western Roman Empire?

A

Romulus Augustulus

22
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Give four reasons for the collapse of the western Roman Empire.

A

1) invasions
2) economic problems
3) poor rulers
4) civil wars

23
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Who ruled after Rome fell in 476 AD?

A

Odoacer

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