The Classical Age: Rome

Question 0

Wealthy landowning class

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Patricians

Question 1

What kind of government did Rome have?

Answer 1

Landowners drove out the Etruscan king and formed a REPUBLIC, Rome became a unified state, Rome eventually became a EMPIRE

Question 2

Farmers, artisans, shopkeepers

Answer 2

Plebeians

Question 3

Twelve Tables

Answer 3

Roman law code that judges (praetors) must announce the laws to the public

Question 4

Jus Gentium

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Joining of Roman and foreign law

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Jus naturale

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Universal law

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Military system of Rome?

Answer 6

Legions consisted of 3000-6000 men made up of companies of 120 men loyal to each other

Question 7

Pontifex Maximus

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Chief priest of Rome

Question 8

Punic Wars

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Wars between Rome and Carthage for control of the Mediterranean (Phoenician city CARTHAGE was the chief outlet for trade in North Africa), by the end of the wars Rome controlled Spain, Greece, and Macedonia

Question 9

Marius

Answer 9

Roman general who created a professional army and overthrew the Senate and was reelected as consul 4 times

-Sulla took over

Question 10

Julius Caesar

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Earned fame through conquest in Gaul (France), supported by the people

Question 11

Pompey

Answer 11

Earned fame through conquest in the East and supported by senate

Question 12

First Triumvirate

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Formed by Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus, agreed to share power

Question 13

End of the republic

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When Crassus dies, Caesar defies the senate by bringing his army across the Rubicon River, CAESAR IS APPOINTED DICTATOR

Question 14

Ides of March

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Caesar is assassinated by Brutus

Question 15

Egypt becomes part of Rome when…

Answer 15

Cleopatra and Antony are defeated at Actium

Question 16

Octavian

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Caesar’s grandnephew assumed title of AUGUSTUS and founded the roman empire

Question 17

Pax Romana

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Time period from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius b/c there was political peace with no major wars

Question 18

Ptolemaic Dynasty

Answer 18

A Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled in Egypt, the last dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Question 19

Collegia

Answer 19

Roman guilds

Question 20

Justinian’s Code (Corpus Juris Civilis)

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The collection of roman laws organized into a single volume by Justinian, Emperor of Byzantine (greek-speaking part of Eastern Rome, capital of Constantinople
-wife Theodora

Question 21

Emperor Hadrian

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Built a 73-mile wall across Britain near the border of modern Scotland to protect Rome from attack

Question 22

Emperor Diocletian

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Split Roman Empire into East and West and appointed 2 caesars for each half, ISSUED AN ORDER ESTABLISHING PRICE AND WAGE CONTROLS

Question 23

Pontius Pilate

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5th prefect of Judea, removed autonomy (free rule) of the Jews

Question 24

Zealots

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Extremists who wanted to rid Judea of the Romans

Question 25

Apocalyptics

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Believed that a Messiah was near

Question 26

Gentile

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Non-Jews

Question 27

Paul of Tarsus

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Apostle who taught the gospel of Christ through the Roman Empire

Question 28

Edict of Milan

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Issued by Emperor Constantine which made Christianity legal and encouraged construction of churches, built capital CONSTANTINOPLE in the East, all emperors converted to Christianity

Question 29

Odoacer

Answer 29

German king who took power in (west) Rome and was the 1st king of Italy