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The Roman World Flashcards

1
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Dates for the Roman Republic

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509 - 27 B.C.

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When Julius Caesar was assassinated

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[March 15,] 44 B.C.

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Dates for the Roman Empire

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27 B.C. - A.D. 476

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Date for the Fall of the Western Roman Empire

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A.D. 476

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Dates of the Pax Romana

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27 B.C. - A.D.180

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Meaning of Pax Romana

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Roman Peace

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7
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Destruction of Jerusalem

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A.D. 70

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8
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Destroyed Jerusalem

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Titus

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9
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Gaul

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Ancient region of Europe located in modern-day France[, S Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland; NW Germany; and N Italy]

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10
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Roman meaning of proletariat

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The lowest class of people who paid no taxes and served the state only by producing children

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11
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Nickname for the proletariat

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“Proles”

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12
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Periods of Roman political life

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Transition from a republic, to a dictatorship [Julius Caesar], to an empire

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13
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River where Rome was located (Rome’s central location)

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Tiber River

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14
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True or False: Rome had hills for protection

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True

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15
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Who ruled the family unit in Roman life?

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The father

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16
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Roman term for the father’s rule of the family

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Paterfamilias

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17
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Classes of Roman society

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Patricians
Plebeians
Senate

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18
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Roman class which controlled the Senate

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Patricians

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19
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Roman class which comprised the council of nobles

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Senate

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20
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Class which comprised 90% of Roman society

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Plebeians

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21
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Class which comprised 10% of Roman society

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Patricians

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22
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True or False: Patricians were not wealthy

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False

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23
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Class which comprised the Tribal Assembly

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Plebeians

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24
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Group which represented plebeian concerns

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The Tribal Assembly

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25
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Was Antiochus IV Seleucid, Ptolemaic, Antigonid, or Pergamene?

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Seleucid

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26
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Attempted to destroy Judaism [in 168 B.C.]

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Antiochus IV

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27
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Celebration commemorating the restoration of temple worship after Antiochus IV’s persecution of Judaism

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Hanukkah

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28
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Hanukkah celebrated at which feast

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Feast of Dedication

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29
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True or False: Carthage had a magnificent navy

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True

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30
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Famous and very successful Carthaginian general of the 2nd Punic War

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Hannibal

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Roman general to defeat Hannibal

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Scipio

32
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Cause of the Fall of the Roman Republic

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Deteriorating cooperation and internal dissension

32
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Roman name for large plantations

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Latifundia

33
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Which brothers attempted reform of the Roman republic

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The Gracchi brothers

34
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True or False: The Gracchi brothers were up against an uncompromising Senate

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True

35
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Spartacus

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Roman slave/gladiator to lead a slave revolt

36
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Roman general to make military changes by restructuring the army

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Gaius Marius

37
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Rivals in the first Roman Civil War

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Cornelius Sulla & Gaius Marius (they fought for military command)

38
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Victor of the first Roman Civil War

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Sulla

39
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General to gain control of the legions in Gaul

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Julius Caesar

40
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How long the conquest of Gaul took

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10 years

41
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What gave Caesar fortune and loyal followers

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His conquest of Gaul and Britain

42
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Crossed the Rubicon river

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Caesar

43
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“Crossing the Rubicon”

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Making an irrevocable decision

44
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Responsible for the death/enslavement of over one million people

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Caesar

45
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Had an illegitimate son with Cleopatra and took her to Rome

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Caesar

46
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Changed the Roman calendar from lunar

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Julius Caesar

47
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Members of the 2nd Triumvirate

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Mark Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus

48
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Mark Antony’s relation to Caesar

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His lieutenant

49
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Octavian’s relation to Caesar

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Grand-nephew

50
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After what event did the 2nd Triumvirate form

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Caesar’s assassination

51
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Naval battle where Octavian and Antony fought

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Actium

52
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Under which emperor was the Roman occupation of Britain

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Claudius

53
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Octavian aka

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Augustus Caesar

54
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The “first-citizen” of Rome

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Octavian

55
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Maintained near-control of the army

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Octavian

56
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True or False: Augustus did not have legislation against adultery

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False

57
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Meaning of “bread and circuses”

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Free food and entertainment

58
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Emperor which split the empire

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Diocletian

59
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Sharing of power among four rulers

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Tetrarchy

60
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Where Constantine crossed the Alps to evict Maxentius from Italy & capture Rome; also where he supposedly saw a cross in the sky, heard “in this sign conquer,” and won the battle

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Milvian Bridge

61
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Edict to give religious freedom

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Edict of Milan

62
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Declared King of the Jews

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Herod the Great

63
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Declared Herod King of the Jews

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Octavian and Antony [by Senate agreement]

64
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Destroyed Jerusalem’s temple

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Titus

65
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Rome’s contributions to Western Civilization

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Military science
Romance languages
Architecture and engineering
Environment for birth and expansion of Christianity

66
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True or False: Rome fell only in the West; the Eastern empire lived on

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True

67
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Reasons for the Roman Empire’s fall

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There’s no single explanation; it had multiple causation. Some select reasons are:

Stagnation of technological innovation
Barbarian tribal invasions

68
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True or False: Barbarians never warred against themselves; they only fought Rome

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False

69
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Former Roman mercenaries

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The Germanic Herculi people

70
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Various Barbarian groups

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Visigoths
Vandals
Huns
Franks

71
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Persuaded Attila to not attack Rome

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Pope Leo I

72
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Barbarian group that went on to dominate Europe

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Franks

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