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Chapter 8: Rome- Preparation of the World for Christ Flashcards

1
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on what peninsula is italy located?

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apennine peninsula

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2
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who are the ancestors of the italians?

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the Itali

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3
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what is the traditional founding date for Rome?

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753 BC

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4
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Who are the seafaring people from Asia minor who appeared in Italy about 800 BC?

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The Etruscans

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Who were known as the upper class insiders to Roman politics, religion and society? Who were the lower class outsiders to Roman political and cultural life?

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Patricians; plebeians

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6
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what word means greater greece?

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Magna Graecia

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what three characteristics Roman boys taught?

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Piety, gravity and dignity

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8
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what is the most famous Roman temple?

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The pantheon

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9
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what were the two bodies that elected the king?

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The assembly later known as the assembly of centuries and the Senate

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10
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When did the nobles of Rome lead revolt against the tyranny of the last Etruscan king?

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509 BC

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what were the two bodies in the plebeian assembly?

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Consilium plebis and the Tribune

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12
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what were the written laws of Rome called?

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12 tables

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what is the name given to the Roman military units of 3000 to 5000 foot soldiers of Calvary?

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Legions

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14
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Who won the first second and third Punic wars?

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Rome

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15
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when were the Romans masters of the Mediterranean world?

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133 BC

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which Carthaginian general came over the alps into Italy, with an army of elephants?

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Hannibal

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17
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what two brothers attempted reforms in Rome?

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Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus

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18
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who was the idol of the masses? the senate?

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marius; sulla

19
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who were the men involved in the first triumvirate?

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caesar, crassus, and pompey

20
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name two of caesar’s accomplishments

A

julian calendar, construction

21
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when did caesar die?

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March 15, 44BC

22
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who were the men involved in the second triumvirate?

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mark antony, octavian, and lepidus

23
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where did octavian defeat antony?

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actium

24
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What name did Octavian give himself?

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princeps, Cesar and protector, pontifex Maximus, Augustus

25
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what were the 200 years of peace in Rome called? What are the dates for this time of peace?

A

Pax Romana; 30 BC to AD 180

26
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Who were the Claudian emperors?

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Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius and Nero

27
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Who began the first great outbreak of persecution against the New Testament church?

A

Nero

28
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name the Flavian emperors

A

Vespasian, Titus and the Domitian

29
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Who captured Jerusalem and when?

A

Titus in AD 70

30
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What mountains suddenly irrupt it and spewed out red hot, volcanic ash and lava completely burying Pompeii?

A

Mount Vesuvius

31
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Who are the five good emperors?

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Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius

32
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Who created two equal emperors, each of whom had an assistant and a successor

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Diocletian

33
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Who is the first converted Roman emperor?

A

Constantine the first

34
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Edict proclaimed equal rights for all religions recognize Christianity as a legal religion and restored confiscated property to Christians? When did this take place?

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edict of Milan; AD 313

35
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in what year was the Roman empire permanently divided into the east and west empire? Who did this?

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AD 395; Theodosius, the first

36
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When did the western Roman empire come to an end? Who removed the last Emperor? Who was the last emperor?

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AD 476; Odoacer; Romulus Augustus,

37
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what were the greatest contributions to civilization from Rome?

A

Latin language, Roman law, and republican government

38
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what was the common every day speech of Latin called?

A

Vulgar

39
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Who wrote on the commonwealth?

A

Cicero

40
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Who wrote Aeneid?

A

Virgil

41
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Who wrote Odes?

A

Horace

42
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Who wrote metamorphosis?

A

Ovid

43
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Who wrote parallel lives?

A

Plutarch

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