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What is Familia, what sense did it create?

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Family, main very close society unit, created a sense of identity and means of support

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What is the Paterfamilias

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Male head of family, eldest male member, had tons of power

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What is the genius

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Protective spirit of the family

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Who is the incarnate represenative of all his familia’s ancestors

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Paterfamilias

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Upon the death of the Paterfamilias, what happens to his sons?

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They become the Paterfamilias of their own familias

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What is the matrona

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wife of the paterfamilias

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Qualities of the matrona (5)

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Respectable, domineering, supportive, virtuous, strong

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What was the primary role of the matrona?

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Provide heirs

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What secondary tasks did Matronas do? (2)

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Run household/slaves, make and craft with wool

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Was the mortality rate high or low?

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High

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What is Alimenta?

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Basically welfare or baby bonus

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Who started Alimenta

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Emperor Nerva

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What did Alimenta provide

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Food and clothing

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Why did Roman leadership create Alimenta?

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They were concerned about declining numbers as the Empire expanded

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Who founded Carthage

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Queen Dido of Tyre

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Where was Carthage founded near

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Tunis

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Which was the wealthiest city in the ancient Med. world

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Carthage

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What was the main reason Carthage was so wealthy

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Trading purple dye

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Did Carthage trade by land, sea, or both?

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Both

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What did Carthage’s military consist of? (2)

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Huge, elite navy and a large mercenary army

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What were Mamertines? Where were they from?

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“Sons of Mars” - Mercenaries from southern Italy

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Which was the land power and which the naval power between Rome and Carthage

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Carthage was a naval power and Rome was the land power

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What is the Corvus and who created it

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Rome created it. Was a plank/walkway that had a long spike at the end, as the Roman ships passed the Carthaginian ships they would put it across onto their ships and use it to cross over and capture the ships

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The Corvus turned a ___ battle into a ___ battle

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Sea, Land

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What is Rome's first foreign province
Sicily
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Who is Hamilcar Barce and what was did he participate in?
Carthaginian noble and commander sent to build a Carthage empire in Spain leading to the 2nd Punic War
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Why was Hannibal Barca so well liked? (2)
He was a brilliant tactician and lead by example
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Which place was Hannibal the general of
Spain
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What oath did Hannibal supposedly take as a child
Never to be a friend to Rome
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What happened during the Battle of Cannae?
Rome built a massive army and tried to wipe out Hannibal in an open plain near the village of Cannae
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How does Hannibal beat the Romans during the battle of Cannae?
Using a tactic called the double envelopment
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Which battle was Hannibal's greatest victory and Rome's greatest defeat
Battle of Cannae
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Who was given the agnomen "Africanus"
Publius Cornelius Scipio
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Which commander finally defeats Hannibal?
Publius Cornelius Scipio/Africanus
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What happened during the siege of Carthage
Rome sent a delegation to Carthage to put sanctions on them but saw they were prosperous so they began a siege of the city and destroyed the entire city
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What happened to the men, women, and children after the siege of Carthage?
Men were killed, women and children were sold into slavery
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What did men commonly wear in Rome?
Tunic which was basically a long shirt
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What was the formal dress of the Patrician class and wealthier Plebeians
Long woolen wrap secured by a knot
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What did Senators wear
Broad purple stripe on toga
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What did Equestrians wear
Thin purple stipe on toga
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What did boys wear on their toga?
Purple stipe until reaching manhood
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What did women wear?
Ankle length, long-sleeved tunic
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What was a stola and who wore it?
Long garment belted at the waist that is worn above a tunic, worn by women
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What is a bulla
child's amulet, meant to provide good luck and protection
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What was pietas
Respect for authority to the gods, state and family
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What was virtus
Masculinity, manliness, courage
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What was fides
Loyalty, faithfulness, honesty, integrity
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What was clemetia
calculated mercy
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What was the noblest and most traditional Roman occupation?
Farming
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What is the Mediterranean triad
Wheat/grain, olives, grapes
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What is ard
Early plough
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What is amphora
Shipping container that holds and transports crops
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What is age publicus
common land owned by the state and often rented out
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What is latifundia
Plantation usually worked on by large teams of slaves
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What is villa
Farm estate owner's residence
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What mediums was literature/documents recorded on? (3)
Papyrus, parchment, recopied by monks
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Were there inaccuracies from the monks recopying?
Yes because they were Christian
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What is a Roman Military Diploma
retirement papers
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What were the different mediums of art? (4)
Sculpture, painting, architecture, daily life
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What is graffiti/graffito
message scratched/painted on wall since walls were often blank in Rome
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What did coins tell us about Rome (4)
events, victories, emperors, cities gaining citizenship
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Did Romans leave a lot of lists?
Yes
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Are ancient Rome grave finds common? Why/Why not?
No, they often cremated their dead
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What are the alps?
Dominant mountain range
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What are the Apennines
down the centre spine of Italy and limited transportation
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What are the two major rivers
Po and Tiber
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How many hills is Rome built on?
7
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What is Rome's first stronghold for defense
Capitoline Hill
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Who were the Etruscans (4)
Advanced and energetic culture, engineers, religious, great impact on Roman culture
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What is Bucchero
Etruscan black pottery
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Who are the Celestial Triad of deities?
Jupiter, Juno, Minerva
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Who was the last Etruscan speaker
Emperor Claudius
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Who was Aeneas
Trojan hero and prince of Troy
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Who was Aeneas' mother
Aphrodite
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What did Remus and Romulus' mom claim about their father?
She was a Vestal Virgin and claimed she was impregnated by Mars
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What did Remus and Romulus' mom do to them after they were born?
Put them in a basket and floated them down the river where a she wolf finds them and raises them
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Who builds rome
Remus and Romulus
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Who is Rome's first king
Romulus
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How does Romulus kill Remus
Quarrel over the city wall, Remus tries to jump over the wall and dies
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What three people make up the Romans
Etruscan, Latin, Sabines
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What is the name for king
Rex
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What is a fasces and what does it represent
bundles of rods/axes and represent the King's power to beat or execute his subjects
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What is the patricians, how much of the pop. did they make up
upper class, rich, 10-20%
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Who were the Plebeians and how much of the pop. did they make up
Lower social class, farmers and craftsman, 80-90%
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Were Patricians slaves
No
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Was the gap between Plebs and Patricians big or small
Big
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What is the term gentes
Your clan
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What were each tribe required to provide
Century of soldiers
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Who were the Equites
Wealthiest Plebeians
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What is the name of Rome's major port
Ostia
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What is the Res Publica
Republic of Rome
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Who is the last Etruscan king of Rome and what describes him
Targuinius, cruel, evil, etc.
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What is the most powerful legislative body in Roman Republic
Senate
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What was the tribal assembly
Create legislation and non-capital offence appeals, based on geographical location
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What is the Cursus Honorum
Clear progression and career path of offices to be held in order to become leading Senator or Consul
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What is the Aediles
Second political office one can run for
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How old do you need to be for Aediles office
36
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What is the Aediles office in charge of
Streets, markets, festivals, public works
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What was the Praetor in charge of
Public law courts
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How old to be a Praetor
39
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What is the consul
chief magistrate, commanded the armies
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How many consuls were there
2
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What is the tribune
Represents rights of the Plebs
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What is the dictator form of ruling
1 man rule, unlimited power to safeguard the state
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What are lictors
Men who accompany the Consuls
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What is a triumph
Procession following a war that was won, sacrifices, parades, etc.
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What is the Twelve Tables
Rome's first written law code
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Who is Horatius Cocles
Defended narrow bridge from the Etruscans, destroyed the bridge to stop them and swam to safety
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What is the latin league
Formed to defeat the etruscans
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Characteristics of Gauls
Tall, blonde/red head
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Who led the sack of Rome
Gauls
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Who were the Samnites
Italic herdsmen

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