Test 2 from lectures Flashcards

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During the Theban revolt what happens that is significant?

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Burns, kills, sells Greeks into slavery

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2
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In the Alexander Campaign in Tyre what happens?

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Houses Persian navy , Brings in grain from Egypt Persian navy grain, Burns, crucifies, women and kids sold into slavery (very similar to Thebes)

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3
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Alexandria did what for future generations?

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Preserved for future generations

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4
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When was the height of Alexander?

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Burning Xeres Athens

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5
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Aftermath divides into 4 by his generals, Greece was led by who?

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Antigonid

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6
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Aftermath divides into 4 by his generals, Egypt was led by who?

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Ptolemy

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Aftermath divides into 4 by his generals, Mesopotamia was led by who?

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Selecus

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Aftermath divides into 4 by his generals, Asia Minor was led by who?

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Attalid

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9
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Who loved Alexander the Great?

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Romans

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10
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Under Darius gives them order to

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not return home but stay throughout empire to remarry and have sons, huge insult

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11
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VIRTUE was well liked by Romans, what does it mean?

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sacrifice for the good of the empire and Putting aside personal gains for the whole and future generations

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12
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Roman Republic geography wise

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Centralized (one city rule) marks importance

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13
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Roman roads are

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straight as possible

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14
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The family name is

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First name only used by family

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15
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gaius (1st)

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known but only family uses this name

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16
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Julius (2nd)

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clan name and most important of 3, 2nd one

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17
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Caesar (3rd)

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family within the clan

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18
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Senate had white togas and made up of

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30 clans

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19
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Assembly included

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all citizens

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20
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To be a citizen of Rome

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Both parents born and served in military
and Must serve in military

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21
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We got the

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electoral college from the Romans to control mob rule

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22
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Citizenship level 1

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Rome (can vote, office, Senate)

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23
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Citizenship level 2

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Citizens without vote (outside of citizenship, working their way up, serving in military)

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Citizenship level 3

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Latin Allies (signed treaties, ability to work up, protected under their law)

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25
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The top of the government is the (like the president)

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consul, Lead armies, See over Senate, Have veto power over each other to get to Consul do all other jobs, military, and work up

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the 2nd of the government is the (like the lawyers)

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praetor, Law, Oversaw providence or city

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27
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3rd in the government like the city manager

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Aedile, Love or hated in History, Marketplace, buildings, In charge of gladiatorial games, Borrowed lots of money (Julius Caesar when in position), Bread and maintained price

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28
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The Romans like even

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numbers

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29
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The Gladiatorial games importance

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tunnels, executions, “halftime shows” in our world, water battles (flooding colosseum), Extravagant

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the 4th in the government like the treasurer

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Quaestor, CPA, money, budget

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31
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The lowest position in the government was the

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Tribunes, were they began

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32
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1 person used during times of emergencies

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dictator, was judged, Elected because of qualifications

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33
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2 oldest in Senate

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Were rich, Set tax rates and select people to move up in Senate

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34
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Oversee certain areas (providences)

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Govern, Make money, Senate appoints
Caesar (6 yrs.) makes SO MUCH MONEY
His slave money was thrown to people
Senate can revoke anytime

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35
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Who is the vice proconsul

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the legate that is an Administrative assistant but Proconsul can fire him

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36
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In 390 CE what happens?

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Give everything (Gold) to Galts, Decide now they won’t lose, Rome may get defeated but keep coming back

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37
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17% of population is in the

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military at all time

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38
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4 factors of success

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  1. Free men- duty
  2. Training (all the time)
  3. Legion (Pattern in battle but the key was the Roman soldiers and One on one fighting)
  4. IMPROVISE (Great engineers and Come up with something new)
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39
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What was the ideas behind the preventive wars?

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Get them before they get you and make treaties

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40
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In Carthage Baal is a God meaning

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rain/fertile, good for them

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41
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What is the defining moment for Rome?

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The 2nd Punic Wars, Greatest enemy emerges, Hannibal Bacara leads 2nd war though Out numbered Wins because he is fast

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42
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Zama becomes a

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dependent state on Rome

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43
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Should the 3rd Punic War happened?

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Happens because Marcus Porcius Cato ends every speech saying Carthage must be destroyed and Cato pushed for 3rd war because of possible threat

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44
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146 BCE is

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the start of the Empire including conquered Greece, Carthage destoryed, imperialism

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45
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In 167 BCE

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No taxes were paid by the citizens because the government didn’t collect them because money was coming into Rome

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46
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What are the two groups of slaves

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In home teaching etc. And are locked in a room at night and In farmlands, armed for killing predators of the animals they are guarding, are alone at night

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47
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The Optimates

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Old ways, support Senate including Sulla, Pompey, and Cuto

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48
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The Populars

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Appeals to masses/people, Support and feel good, Caesar supports this group

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49
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Sulla was dictator with how many terms?

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1of 6 to 8 months

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50
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Marcus Linius Crassus was

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Richer than Jeff Bezos of then in Rome

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51
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Marcus Linius Crassus created his own fire department that would?

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Had citizens pay department for them to put out fire, Pays owner minimum amount of money for remains of burnt house, Rebuilds and rents out at extreme cost, Believed he started the fires and Had no respect

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52
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Who was the most hated man in Rome?

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Marcus Linius Crassus

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53
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Pompeius was well loved because

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he had Military, Compared to Alexander, Seen as teenage butcher, Sexy man of the day, and Had it all

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54
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JC uttered the words Veni, vedi, vici meaning

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I came, I saw, I conquered

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55
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Within the Senate one reform is that helps JC

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will pardon once not a second time

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56
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In 44 BCE JC is declared

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dictator for life and commoner don’t care

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57
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In 46 BCE JC is

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voted on

58
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On March 15, 44 BCE

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bodygaurds are told not to come to protect JC and is stabbed numerous times, Masses are mad, they let too many people related to JC live

59
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What was Augustus’ mission?

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get back to the Republic, emperor and restore equity and order

60
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The professional army among many things

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spreads Roman culture

61
Q

Many elections were

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rigged

62
Q

Golden Age of Roman literature revolves around ________________ and his ideals of?

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Augustus, maniless, virtues, goodness for all, repeat of Republican values, sattires, changed a lot for the better

63
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Gaius’ father was

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Germaniaus a general

64
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In 69 AD

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Nero commits suicide, chaos in Rome, 4 men claim to be emporer, because Nero looked like a basic white man

65
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A major thing that the Flavian Dynasty does

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Building Coliseum, entertains and distracts, gives a job to maintain

66
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161-69 there was co-emperoring with

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Luicus Versus (death was hard with small pox)

67
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Who was praised through the silver age of literature?

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Augustus

68
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What was included in the silver age of literature?

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manliness, virtue, sattire, glorified emperor, selfliness

69
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Examples within the silver age of literature

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morals, controlling emotions, rewriting history

70
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The Silver age of literature protrayed _________ as a good guy, but ________________ badly.

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Pompei the Great, J.C.

71
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What are the 5 F’s of daily Rome?

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floods, fire, famine, filth, fever

72
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What is an example of floods in Rome?

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sits in flood planes

73
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What is an example of fire in Rome?

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creation of the fire department and watchers

74
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What is an example of famine in Rome?

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  1. Olives
  2. Wine
  3. Bread
    are the essentials of the diet imported
75
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What is an example of filth in Rome?

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350,000 -gallons of urine
150,000 -lbs. of feces
150 corpses
all on the streets per day (all 2 to 3 inches)
150,000 decomposing animals a year

76
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Romans view early Christianity as Jewish Religion presented

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to gentiles

77
Q

The Edict of Milan, Constantine favors

A

Christianity

78
Q

Constatine doesn’t

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make Christianity official religion of Rome

79
Q

During the Calamitous Century what were the new external threats?

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Augustus shrank army but now needs, everyone pushing on borders, Germanic tribes, Goths, Huns, Persians

80
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When the need a new #2

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sons cannot be it because it has failed every time

81
Q

Constantine creates Byzatine

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or Eastern Roman

82
Q

Who had a deathbed conversion to Christianity?

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Constatine

83
Q

2 stories arise from the deathbed conversion

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sees cross in sky and therefore had a dream he should put crosses on soliders, they favored Christianity and people under him start converting too

84
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Problems with Christianity?

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  1. established doctrine (lessened versions/variety)
  2. anti-political (wants separation that will attack position) where we get Nicene Creed
85
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in the fall of western empire-476 ad political includes

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civil war, empire, and capital moved

86
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in the fall of western empire-476 ad social includes

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low confidence in Empire and decline in public affairs

87
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in the fall of the west economic includes

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poor harvest (burned out feilds)
inflation
no more wars of plunder
tax burdens (crushing)

88
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in the fall of the west military includes

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low funds for defense (during peace then not)
northern Europe (less legions)
Rely on non-Romans for armies (not loyal)

89
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in the fall of Rome includes

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Immediate huns, germanic tribes, and sack of Rome

90
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in the fall of Rome what are the myths

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class struggle (upper and lower)
Christianity (took a way fighting spirit and got soft)
Decadence (written later, pleasure)
Climate change (how?, written today)
Lead poisoning (Hollywood aspect)
Corruption

91
Q

How many heirs were there to Rome?

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3 including Islam, Germanic tribes, Byzantine Empire

92
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During the fall of Rome 2 historical tendencies occurred

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  1. constant population disturbance (other people)
  2. Multiculturalism- Christ, German, Rome, Greek, Islam
93
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Winners from the fall include

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Northern Europe, Democratic choice, Church (the biggest, only thing keeping people together, tradition power)

94
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Feudalism is

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about protection of the workers working the land in exchange for that protection, land is the basis of wealth

95
Q

What does the church provide? (matching)

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law, security, people fall into place
1. Church
2. Landowners
3. Workers (the 3 Estates start here)

96
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What do the fathers of the church say about women?

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are all bad and men are persuaded to submit to them, and not to be in church matters

97
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Ambrose was known for

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goverance, law-Canon former Roman offical, church rules, intolerance for other religions

98
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Jerome was known for

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vulgate, one thing he does, the early Bible, translates into one book (greek and Hebrew

99
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Benedict (the most important) was known for

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convenant, important for Regulated time (24 hrs. 7 days per week in routine)

100
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Leo I is known for

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Petrine succession so all in charge of you, Bishop of Rome = Pope and though the succesion was best
were reasons with Germanic tribes
Bishop of Rome
1st Bishop was Peter (meaning Rock)

101
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What makes Arian’s different on Christianity?

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Don’t believe in the trinity

102
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There were two types of Goths in Rome

A

the liked and unliked

103
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Ostro means

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East

104
Q

Ostrogoths have

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no King (hereditary) Pick clan leaders which is unliked

105
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Why are slaves so important to Ostrogoths?

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1 slave = 1 dog (food), no slaves means trading women and kids for dogs (so poor)

106
Q

The Ostrogoths eventually

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take over a lot of Rome eventually become a part of Roman society (assimilated)

107
Q

Visigoths are in the

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West

108
Q

Visigoths are overrun by _______

A

Muslims

109
Q

Visigoths defeat

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in Adrianople in 378 and kill emporer and install their own

110
Q

Visigoths do not

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assimilate with land in Spain and Africa and remain fishermen

111
Q

The Franks are a

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confederation of people (not just one poeple)

112
Q

The Franks become what?

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Catholic Barbarians (converts like Rome)

113
Q

The Franks believe in the

A

trinity

114
Q

Charlemagne 742-814 are the

A

most important for us because of many names
Charles
Carlos Magnus
Krol
Kral

115
Q

What are the reasons for the Carolingians power?

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land, marriage and family, Mayor of the Palace, Military (keeping it within the family)
Micromanager at all levels

116
Q

Who was the first non Roman emporer?

A

Traegan

117
Q

Christmas day 800 was the defining moment because

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Pope was being threatened but when comes in from mass Charlama praying, Pope put crown on him and gives him the title of Holy Roman Emporer

118
Q

What does the title Holy Roman Emporer mean for the workings?

A

answers to the pope, crowned by pope, church is now over everything

119
Q

Which leader breaks the tradition of being crowned by the Pope?

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Nepoliane, had Pope there but crowned himself

120
Q

Christmas day 800 also starts

A

give 10 percent to the church

121
Q

The Justinian does what 3 things?

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Codify the law (Roman law/ practices and basis for European law)
Hippodome (Colisuem that is massice and like Rome’s but better)
Church of the Holy Wisdom (huge and moving)

122
Q

What is Iconoclasm?

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The worship of images and items, was banned but then brought back later

123
Q

Who are the second heir to Rome?

A

The Byzatine Empire

124
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What was the Schism East v. West importance?

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This was the split and questioned who people were loyal to, same religion but small differences

125
Q

What happened in the Slavic Conversion in 989?

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Vlad to Russia to Tsar and the Greek Orthodox Church

126
Q

Russia claims to be what?

A

the 3rd Rome

127
Q

Who made the Slavic conversion?

A

Greek missionaries and Cyrillic writing converting North

128
Q

Who was the 3rd heir to Rome?

A

Islam

129
Q

What happened to Muhammad that was very important in his childhood?

A

he was orphaned

130
Q

What is Muhammad’s defining moment?

A

In 610 he has his 1st revelation

131
Q

The Kaaba is what?

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The Center of Mecca and all idols are here to pay visit to

132
Q

What major event happens in Muhammad’s life in 619?

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Uncle and wife die, his protection is lifted

133
Q

What city is number 1 and which was is number 2?

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Mecca (1) and Medina (2)

134
Q

What does Mahummad do to Mecca in 630?

A

He forgives everyone, destroys all other gods and idols, and keeps Kabba

135
Q

What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

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The declaration of faith, to testify that there is no true deity except God, and that Muhammad is His Messenger
To pray five times a day
To give charity to the needy
To fast during the month of Ramadan
To make the pilgrimage to Makkah once in a lifetime for those who are able

136
Q

What does Caliph mean?

A

is the first 4, Successor and leader

137
Q

What does Iman mean?

A

religous leader

138
Q

Jihad has what two meanings?

A

Holy war justifying the actions against non Islamic people
Striving in the way of the Lord and to do better

139
Q

In Expansion what reasons does this happen?

A

Byzatine/ Sassasinid Empires
Drought-Arabia
Trade
Plague (fleas from Asia)

140
Q

Order of rulers following Mahummad

A
  1. Abu
  2. Umar
  3. Uthman
  4. Ali