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Rome Flashcards

1
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How many years did Pax Romana last?

A

200 years

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2
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Who reformed the city’s tax system?

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Augustus

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3
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Who had to pay taxes?

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Citizens

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4
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What did Stoics strive for in life?

A

True happiness

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5
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What major religion was born in Rome?

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Christianity

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6
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What is the belief in one god called?

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Monotheism

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7
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What is the belief in more than one god called?

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Polytheism

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8
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What did the 12 tables protect citizens from?

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Unfair treatment

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9
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What is a citizen?

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Someone who could participate in the government

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10
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What is a Site of Encounter?

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A place where people of different cultures meet to exchange ideas and goods

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11
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What did the Romans use for trade?

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The Silk Road and Afroeurasian trade routes

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12
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True or False: Latin was the only language spoken in Rome

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False; the languages of the conquered people were also used

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13
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The the roman empire stay large for long?

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No, the huge territory was too much to handle

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14
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Which tribes invaded from the north?

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Germanic

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15
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Which tribes invaded from the east?

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Persians

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16
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What was the result of too many people being in the army?

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There were not enough people left to farm

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17
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What money was used to pay for defense?

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Taxes from citizens

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18
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Who divided Rome?

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Diocletian

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19
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What half of the empire did Diocletian rule on his own?

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Eastern

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20
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What did Constantine do (in relation to what his successor did)?

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Reunited Rome

21
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What was the original name of the capital of Rome?

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Byzantium

22
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What did Constantine change the capital’s name to?

A

Constantinople

23
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What were Europeans considered to be?

A

Uncivilized barbarians

24
Q

Who first invaded Rome?

A

The Goths

25
Q

What did the Romans do to convince the Goths not to attack?

A

Paid them

26
Q

Other barbarian groups after the Goths started coming in, why?

A

The knew Rome was at a weak point

27
Q

Who invaded Spain and North Africa?

A

Vandals

28
Q

Who invaded Britain?

A

Jutes, Angles, and Saxons

29
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Who invaded Gaul?

A

The Franks

30
Q

Why did king Clovis switch to Christianity?

A

To bring his people together

31
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Who was king Clovis?

A

The first medieval king of Europe

32
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What made Rome fall?

A

Vast empire size, political instability, weak emperors

33
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What type of government did Rome have?

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A republic

34
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What did trade do to improve Rome?

A

Raise the standard of living

35
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What do AD and CE mean?

A

Anno Domini and Common Era

36
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What do BC and BCE mean?

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Before Christ and Before Common Era

37
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What religion did Jesus originally follow?

A

Judaism

38
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Who did Jesus claim was his father?

A

God

39
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Why was Jesus crucified?

A

Jews and Romans did not like him starting his own religion

40
Q

Where was Jesus born?

A

Bethlehem

41
Q

What is the Bible made of?

A

Letters written by the apostles based on Jesus’ teachings

42
Q

What were non- Christians called?

A

pagans

43
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What caused the Great Schism?

A

Christians having slightly different ideas of what Christianity should be

44
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What are the two main groups of Christians?

A

Roman Catholics and Orthodoxes

45
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What two new branches resulted after the reformation?

A

Catholics and Protestants

46
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Who is the Pope?

A

The icon of the Catholics; supreme authority

47
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Why were Roman emperors in the late 400s weak?

A

They fought with each other and didn’t make an effort to protect the empire

48
Q

Who did Constantinople fall to?

A

The Ottomans

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