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Rome Flashcards

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Patricians

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Wealthy landowners; ancestry gave them power to rule

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Plebeians

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Commoners; right to vote but not to hold office

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3
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What two victories did the Plebeians have that gave them more power?

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12 Tables and Tribunes

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4
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Tribunes

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assembly of Plebeians to protect Plebeian rights

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12 Tables

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All citizens have equal protection under the law

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Consul

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1 year term; Elected every ten years; Monarchy; Commanded army and directed government

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Senate

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Legislative and administrative functions; Aristocracy/Oligarchy; foreign and domestic policies

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People

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Write laws; determine punishments; democracy

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9
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Why and how long would a Dictator be appointed?

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Absolute power for 6 months in times of emergency

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10
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Roman Army Requirements

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Must be a citizen

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11
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How many in a legion

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5000

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12
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Legions were supported by _______

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Cavalry

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13
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Legions broken into __ men

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80; called cavalries

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14
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Who won in the first Punic War?

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Rome

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15
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Who fought in the First Punic War?

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Rome and Carthage

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16
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What did they fight for in the first Punic War?

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Control of Sicily and the Western Mediterranean

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17
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________ marched on Rome by going through _____

Second Punic War

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Hannibal; Spain

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18
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Where did the Romans win?

Second Punic War

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Cannae

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19
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Romans beat Hannibal near _______

Second Punic War

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Carthage

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20
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Who set Carthage on fire?

Third Punic War

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The Romans

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21
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How many people did the Romans capture and sell into slavery?

Third Punic War

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~50,000

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22
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3 members of the First Triumvirate

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  • Julius Caesar
  • Crassus
  • Pompey
23
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3 members of the Second Triumvirate

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  • Octavian
  • Mark Antony
  • Lepidus
24
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What did Octavian change his name to?

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Augustus

25
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What does Augustus mean?

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Great; Majestic

26
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What is Pax Romana

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Roman Peace

27
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What reforms did Caesar implement

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Granted citizenship to everyone; jobs for poor

28
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What did Augustus do to create a solid government?

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Civil service; splendid public features

29
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3 Most Important Roman Values

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  • Strength
  • Discipline
  • Loyalty
30
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What were all 3 of the Roman Values combined called?

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Gravitas

31
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Sons of Jacob & Rachel

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Joseph and Benjamin

32
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What text do Jews subscribe to?

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Old Testament

33
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What do they believe about Jesus

Jews?

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Fraud

34
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What do Christains believe about Jesus

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Savior

35
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What do Muslims believe about Jesus

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Prophet

36
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What text do Christains subscribe to?

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Old and New Testament

37
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What did Theodosius do that spread Christainity through Rome

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Made it an official language of the empire

38
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Who started Islam?

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Muhammad

39
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How is Muhammad connected to Abraham?

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Descendant of Abraham and Hagar

40
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What text do Muslims subscribe to?

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Qu’ran

41
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5 Pillars of Islam

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  • Shahada
  • Salat
  • Zakat
  • Sawm
  • Hajj
42
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Shahada

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Profession of Faith

43
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Salat

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Prayer

44
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Zakat

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Alms

45
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Sawm

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Fasting

46
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Hajj

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Pilgrimage

47
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Whose death ends Pax Romana

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Marcus Aurelius

48
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Three reasons why economy was bad post Pax Romana

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  • Pirates and hostile tribes disrupted trade
  • Lack of silver and gold
  • Overworked soil
49
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Diocletian

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Split up the Roman Empire into east and west

50
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Who reunited the Roman Empire

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Constantine

51
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Constantine moved the Capital to ________

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Byzantine

52
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Last Roman Emperor

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Romulus Augustus

53
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What caused the downfall of Rome?

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Germanic tribes pushed into Roman territory by Atilla the Hun and his armies

54
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Byzantine was renamed as

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Constantinople

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