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Roman History Flashcards

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Name the whole Roman City that was preserved in ash:

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Pompeii

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What happened on August 24, 79 A.D.?

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Mount Vesuvius erupted

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3
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How did Romans decorate their homes?

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With beautiful mosaics

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Why were sidewalks higher than the street?

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To keep people out of the mud.

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5
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Romulus and Remus were raised by what animal?

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A She-Wolf.

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6
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What does the word Republic mean?

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A peoples’ thing

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Name one thing done in the Forum:

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  • To Shop
  • Worshipped Gods
  • Celebrate
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8
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In 49 B.C., which general seized power?

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Julius Caesar

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9
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What was the title for Rome’s first emperor?

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Augustus

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10
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What carried water into the cities?

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Aqueducts & sewers

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11
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What is the Pantheon made of?

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Concrete

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12
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How long has the Pantheon survived for?

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More than 1800 years.

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13
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What does the Emperor Hadrian have named after him?

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Hadrian’s Wall

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14
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What did Archeologists find in the trash heap:

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  • Roman coins
  • Pieces of pottery
  • A baby’s shoe
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Why did Romans write on wood, and not on paper?

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Paper was expensive

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16
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If you were born wealthy, which class would you belong to?

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The Patrician Class

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17
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Why would the poorest live on the top floors of apartment buildings?

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So they’d have to climb the most stairs

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18
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Where was THE place to hang out in Ancient Rome?

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The bath

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19
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Name 3 things wealthy Romans ate at their feasts:

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  • Olives
  • Stuffed Mice
  • A whole pig
  • Quail
  • Wine
  • Cake
  • Custard
  • Snails
  • Fruit
20
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Name one game the children of Ancient Rome played:

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  • Marbles

* Hide N’ Seek

21
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Where could you go to watch the gladiators battle?

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The colosseum

22
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If gladiators survived for 3 years, what happened to them?

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They were released

23
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When did the western part, including Rome, fall to the barbarians?

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The fifth century; 401-500 A.D.

24
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Name 1 thing that we owe to the Romans:

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  • The layout of our cities

* Most of our governments

25
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Technology:

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The Romans had the most advanced technologies of their time

26
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Roman Roads:

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  • Built for military purposes but used for trade and communications
  • (Courier services!) = Relay
  • Sophisticated building techniques… Some still exist
  • All roads lead to Rome
27
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Aqueducts:

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  • Built for water supplies in cities and industries

* Powered by gravity, mostly underground

28
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Sanitation:

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  • Romans had “flush” toilets
  • Public baths: Changing room; warm room (stretch and oiling), hot room (steam bath), cold room
  • Public baths were for hygiene and socializing
29
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Math:

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  • Abacus used for basic arithmetic

* Roman Numerals: I, II, III, IV, V (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

30
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Roman Numerals:

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I = 1
V = 5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
M = 1000
31
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The Roman Army Info:

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The Roman Army attacked neighbours to stop them form attacking the city of Rome. Little by little… Rome took control of a HUGE territory

32
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Army:

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  • Very Powerful
  • Very disciplined, lots of training of attack formations for any situation
  • Tetsudo: Group of soldiers, tightly together, interlock shields in front and sides, shields overhead inside the formation. Almost impossible to penetrate with javelins
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Soldiers:

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  • Wore a specific uniform
  • Helmet + Body Armour; metal
  • Tunic: (shirt under armour) red wool in winter, or linen in summer
  • Shield: leather and/or wood, curved, Red-Brown-Beige
  • Sandals: leather with hobnailed soles
  • Standard: decorated with the Roman Eagle
  • Sword: metal, short, double-edged
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Augustus:

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  • Also known as Octavian
  • 1st Emperor of Rome
  • Fair and peaceful: time of PAX ROMANA (Peace)
35
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Julius Caesar:

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  • Known as a military genius and strong leader
  • Fought civil wars-became Master of the Roman world
  • Afraid that power would make Caesar too powerful, his friend(!) Brutus assassinated Caesar in 44 B.C.
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Hadrian:

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  • The genius behind “Hadrian’s Wall”: Heavily fortified

* Built in modern day England – marked the Northern Border of the Roman Empire

37
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Constantine:

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  • Known as the first Christian Emperor
  • Legalized Christianity
  • Baptized on his deathbed
38
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Roman Citizens wore what? (Only Citizens)

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Togas

39
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Wives of Roman Citizens wore what?

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Stolas

40
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Patricians:

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Held important political and military positions

41
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Plebeians:

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Made up the bulk of the army. Most of Roman citizenry

42
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Freedmen:

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Freed slaves. Not allowed to vote, but were citizens.

43
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Slaves:

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Prisoners of war captured by military campaigns.
They had no rights.
All children born of female slaves were slaves too

44
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Rights of Citizens:

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  • Right to vote
  • Right to marriage
  • Right to sue/be sued
  • Right to have a trial
  • Right to stand for public office
45
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Name one place the Roman Empire extended to:

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  • North Africa
  • Europe
  • North-East

History & Geography (Grade 7, Core) (13 decks)

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