Test 3 Flashcards
when the Etruscans conquered the greek colonies in southern Italy, They adopted (and called/named the Roman gods)
Jupiter, apollo, and neptune
Imperium was??
The right to issue commands and enforce them
the king in the royal Rome was the?
commander chief of the army, chief priest, chief justice of Supreme Court
The patron/client relationship was?
based on mutual service and trust
Carthage was?
a former Phoenician colony, involved in a series of wars with Rome.
the tactics of Romans after the battle of canna can best be described as?
avoiding battle while wearing down the enemy
Roman education was greatly influenced by?
the greeks
The first punic war began when one city on this island attacked another
sicily
Latifundia were?
large plantations worked by slaves
in the roman period, Roman society was divided in to classes of??
Patricias, plebians
Octavian, aka caesar augustus, was in essence the first emperor of Rome, but the title used was?
princeps(or first citizens)
The first dynasty in imperial Rome, the Julio-Claudian dynasty, is famous now for being
insane
this year was known as “year of four emperors”
69 AD
The Temple In Jerusalem was destroyed by the romans in?
70 AD
the following is ?are TRUE about Christianity within the empire?
initially christianity was viewed as a jewish sect, romans thought christians practiced cannibalism and sexual orgies, romans allowed (even encouraged) mob persecution of christians prior to official state persecution.
Pauls major contribution to christianity was?
his insistence that one did not have to be a jew to believe in christ, his spreading out of the gospel, especially to non-jewish areas
during the second century, the Roman Empire was known for defensive policies and general stability, and?
inflation was on the rise because fewer slaves were brought into the empire, the emperor harden built a defensive wall between Scotland and roman controlled Britain, the emperor Antonius pius built a defensive wall between Scotland and roman controlled Britain
the leaders of the largest slave revolt in roman history was?
Spartacus
the first triumvirate, was composed of?
caser, pompe y, and Crassus
The second triumvirate was composed of
Octavian, Antony, and lepidus
Monasticism began in this country
Egypt
although monasteries were under no central authority, before long all monks took vows, among them was/were
poverty, Chasity, and obedience
the rules of monasteries was written in the early 500s by
Benedict of Nursia
the body of majority opinion in the church came to be known as
orthodoxy
this emperor of the byzantine empire is best known for the body of civil law
Justinian
this empress of the Byzantine empire was the daughter of a bear-trainer at the circus and probably a prostitute prior to her marriage
theodora
the doctrine based on Matthew 16:18 that maintains that the pope is the head of the church, placing him above kings and all other peoples is this doctrine of?
Papal Primacy
the money paid for retribution for homicide in Germanic tribe was called
wergeld
who was called the “scourge of God”
Attila
which of the following statements is/are true of the vikings
They were exceptionally talented shipbuilders and seamen; they were pirates, rapists, and murders; They followed many Germanic tribe tradition, they were skilled craftsmen
