Social Studies Quiz Flashcards
1
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areas outside of Italy that Rome controlled
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provinces
2
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philosopher; gifted orator; advocated Roman power in the Senate
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Cicero
3
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followers
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disciples
4
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Roman peace (200 years)
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Pax Romana
5
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the decay of peoples values
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corruption
6
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gifted speaker
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orator
7
Q
religion based on the teachings of Jesus
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Christianity
8
Q
12 disciples
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apostles
9
Q
¨God´s chosen one¨ in Hebrew
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Messiah
10
Q
legal system based on a written code of laws
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civil law
11
Q
people who die for their religious beliefs
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martyrs
12
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punishment for one´s beliefs
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persecution
13
Q
wrote poems about mythology
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Ovid
14
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Wrote poems like ¨the Aenid¨
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Virgil
15
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First Citizen; Taken by Augustus
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princeps