Unit 5 Flashcards
2) Describe the makeup of the Roman Republic. How is it similar to the United States today?
Executive branch: consuls /president
Legislative branch: senate, centurion assembly, tribal assembly/senate and a House of Representatives
Judicial branch: praetors: 8 judges chosen by the centurion assembly
Citizenship: given to adult male landowners/ given to
Difference: In times of struggle, a dictator may be appointed to assume total control in Rome
1) What were the differences and similarities between Rome’s patricians and plebeians?
Patricians : wealthy landowners who held most of the power
Plebeians:common people, mad up the majority of the population( they are tasked with electing the tribunes(protected the plebeians rights))
3) How would limiting the size of Rome’s estates help the poor?
A Rome grew many of its rich landowners lived on huge estates. It was difficult for the smaller and poorer people to compete, they had to sell there land to the rich. By limiting the size of these estates, the poor people would be in less competition and able to stay in business
4) What was the Pax Romana? Who started it and what were some of the significant aspects of it?
Pax Romania: roman peace( peace just within the empire)
Started with Augustus, and ended with Marcus arielius. 27-180 AD
Rome was till trying to expand, however it had peace within itself.
5.What effect did the system of roads have on the Roman Empire?
The system of roads connected roman towns. It helped Rome to expand and grow strong. This is because the roads mad trade very easy, also messages could be quickly sent within the empire, helping to make it unified.
6) What aspects of Roman life might signal future problems for the empire?
One of the aspects that signed disaster for the empire was that people were no longer loyal to the empire. They were loyal to there generals, and would go to war against other generals. Another things was that they would hire mercenaries to fight in there wars. The mercenaries were not loyal to Rome, so they didn’t care if Rome won or lost. They cared about survival and getting paid, also a big rich poor gap, inflation etc
7) How were Jesus’ teachings at odds with Roman values and religious ideas? Why might the Romans have felt threatened by Jesus?
For one Jesus preachings were monotheistic. He also talked about a loving God that you could have personal relationship with. This threatened the Roman Empire because Jesus teachings were extremely popular. It is said that crowds of people followed him around. This threatened Rome because the pople were turning there backs on roman religion
8) Which more likely led to the decline of the Roman Empire, the economy or the military?
I think the military most likely led to the decline of the Roman Empire. This is because it was corrupt. The soldiers were loyal to there generals and not to Rome. They constantly went to war with each other, Rome also hired mercenaries to fight there battles. This was bad because they were not loyal to Rome
9) Consider the evolution of Roman republican government. What were the similarities with the political evolution of the Greek polis? What were the main differences? What are the similarities and differences with the government in America today?
The evolution is similar because for the first time the government was being ruled by the people. The differences were that the Greeks had a direct democracy, where as the Romans had a representative democracy the governments compare to the U.S. By….
10) Why is law considered the most lasting of Roman contributions?
Perhaps Rome’s most lasting and widespread contribution was its system of laws. Roman judges and political leaders established laws that reflected the Stoic ideals of duty and virtue. They stressed fairness and common sense.
Roman laws promoted such principles as equal treatment under the law and the presumption of innocence for those accused of crimes.
