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Politically, what did Rome start out as?

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A republic and/or a representative democracy.

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Location wise, where did Rome start off at?

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Italy

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True or False?

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Rome had senators.

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What were consuls?

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They were like a president and monitored the works of the government.

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How long did consuls serve for?

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Two terms.

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How long could a dictator rule for?

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6 months, if a situation arrived.

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What considered you a great dicator?

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If at the end of your 6 months you gave all your power back to the senators.

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What religion were the romans?

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Polytheistic and based off the Greek religion.

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Jupiter =

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Zeus

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Why were festivals held?

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To honor gods.

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What form of religion was in Rome?

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Food and drinks (epicurean).

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What is an aqueduct?

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A water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water.

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What did an aqueduct do to help the Romans?

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It brought in fresh water and wash gross stuff away.

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How many soldiers are in a legion?

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5,000 soldiers.

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What did soldiers eventually get?

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Payed to be soldiers (stipend).

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What was motivating to be a soldier?

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Salt, money, and spoil (repurposed building stone).

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What event did the Romans create?

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Javelin throwing

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What is a javelin?

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Large curved shield and short sword.

19
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What were the Romans military formations?

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Checkerboard and saw blade.

20
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Who is Julius Ceaser?

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He was a senator, general, and dictator.

21
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What did Julius Ceaser not do?

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After his 6 months were up, he was supposed to give his power back, but he didn’t want to.

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Who was Pompey and what was his task?

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Pompey was ordered to try and destroy Ceaser by a battle, but instead, Ceaser killed Pompey instead.

23
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What does “Veni, vidi, vici” mean?

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I came, I saw, I conquered.

24
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How did Julius Ceaser die?

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The senate decided to kill him themselves with sawblades.

25
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What did Julius Ceaser say while being killed?

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“Et Tu Brute” meaning and you brutus.

26
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What did Nero do?

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He went insane during lead pipes.

27
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What were Christians blamed for?

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They were blamed for burning part of Rome.

28
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What happened to the accused Christians?

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They were thrown to the lions in the colisium.

29
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What did Caligula do?

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He made his horse a consul.

30
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What were the 4 possible declines of Rome?

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  1. Economic problems
  2. Frontier problems
  3. Political problems
  4. Social problems
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When did the Roman empire fall?

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476 CE

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What century is 476 CE

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5th century, (add +1 to the first number).

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Political problems were?

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Political violence became very common.

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What were the economic problems?

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Citizens had to pay really high taxes to support a large army and a corrupt burreaucracy.

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What were the social problems?

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The population of Rome became very lazy and unmotivated.

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What did politicians say/do to bribe people to vote for them?

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“Free bread and circus.”

37
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What was a big part of Romes society?

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Entertainment

38
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What foreign invaders threatened Rome?

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  1. Germans caused issues
  2. The Huns were very aggressive
  3. Atilla the Hun (Scourge of God)
39
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What did Atilla do?

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She marched into Rome and made a deal with the powerful pope.

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What were the Huns tactics?

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Horses, arrows, and retreats.

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How did Climate change affect Rome?

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There was a mini ice age, which meant they couldn’t produce crops, and no food = a decline in population.

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