Test 2 Romans And Chinese Flashcards
All non patricians of Rome
Plebians
A system of government in which the head of state is not a monarch
Republic
A family of rulers
Monarchy
The myth by which ancient Romans explained their origins
Romulus & Remus
Explain the myth of Romulus and Remus
Twins who were abandoned by their family and were raised by a wolf. Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Name the Roman king of the Gods
Jupiter
A powerful North African naval trading city
Carthage
The name of the plain in italy where the Romans originated
Latium
The name of the people that lived to the north of Latium, who controlled Rome before the Romans rebelled
Etruscans
The name of the Carthaginian general who rode an elephant into battle against the Romans in the second Punic war
Hannibal
True or false, the Romans conquered Britain but never Scotland
True
Goods or property taken from a defeated enemy after battle
Loot
Members of the aristocrat family that were rich
Patricians
Why did Romans see christians as a threat?
Because christians refused to worship the emperor, only their own God
Philosophers
one who studies the fundamental principles and causes of things
What were the 4 great inventions of China
Compass, paper, printing and gunpowder
Acupunture
Acupuncture a medical practice in which long, sharp needles are inserted under the skin as a means of diagnosing, relieving or curing illness.
Seismograph
An instrument for detecting earthquakes
Aqueduct
A structure built to carry water
Countries that were apart of the roman empire
Egypt, England, France, hans, Spain, Switzerland, Morocco, Italy, Turkey, Belgium.
Reasons for the decline of Rome
I believe that the civil wars in Rome led to its decline, because it meant that people weren’t fighting invaders and other threats, and instead were fighting each other
Daoism
The main teaching in ancient Daoist texts is the need to retire from worldly concerns and follow the Dao (‘the way’)
Mandate of heaven
The Chinese expression that a ruler had been chosen by the Gods
Silk road
The name of a great trading route that stretched from China to Turkey
