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Rome Flashcards

1
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Power rests with representatives and elected leaders.

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Republic

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2
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Aristocratic landowners

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Patricians

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3
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Common farmers, artisans, and merchants

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Plebeians

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4
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Military units

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Legion

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5
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All free citizens had a right to protection by law

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Twelve Tables

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6
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Group of three rulers

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Triumvirate

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7
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Roman Peace

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Pax Romana

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8
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Dispersal of Jews

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Diaspora

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9
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Follower of Jesus who helped spread the religion

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Apostles

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10
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Father or head of the Christian church

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Pope

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11
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Drastic drop in the value of money

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Inflation

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12
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Foreign soldiers who fought for money

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Mercenary

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13
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City of Constantine

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Constantinople

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14
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Mixing elements of Greek and Roman culture

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Greco-Roman culture

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15
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Brings water into Roman cities

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Aqueducts

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16
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Elected representatives

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Tribunes

17
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Rome’s two officials

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Consuls

18
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Aristocratic branch of Rome’s government

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Senate

19
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A leader with absolute power over laws and military

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Dictator

20
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“Exalted one”

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Augustus

21
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Brought the arch to Rome

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Etruscans

22
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Wars fought between Rome and Carthage

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Punic Wars

23
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Attacked Rome using elephants

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Hannibal

24
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Roman general in Punic Wars

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Scipio

25
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Named dictator for life

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Julius Caesar

26
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What was Hannibal’s plan to defeat Rome

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Starve out the Romans

27
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What part of the military could foreign born men be apart of in Rome

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The Auxillary

28
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Who did Jesus recruit to help him spread his ideas in Jerusalem

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12 disciples

29
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Which disciple betrayed Jesus

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Judas

30
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How was Jesus killed

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Crucifixion

31
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What happened to Jesus after he was buried

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He rose from the dead (resurrection)

32
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What did Paul use to spread Christianity

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Epistles (letters)

33
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Which people were welcome in Christianity

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All people (children, women, slaves, all ethnicities)

34
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Which emperor granted freedom of worship to all citizens of the Roman Empire

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Constantine

35
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Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

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Theodosius

36
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What conflicts cause the collapse of the Roman Republic

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Civil war, conflict in the triumvirate, conflict between the rich and poor

37
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Why did the Senate kill Julius Caesar

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They feared he wanted to become king and end the republic

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