Rome Flashcards
(123 cards)
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Latins
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came from the north across the alps into italy
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etruscan
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came for asia minor; settled in western Italy
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what was the city of rome built on
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7 hills along the tiber river
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what did the hill do for the city of rome
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provided protection from attack
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what is the legend of how rome was founded
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romulus and remus
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explain the origin story of romulus and remus
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abandoned by family, found by a she-wolf who raised them, blah blah blah, romulus kills remus, then becomes the founder of rome
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what natural resources existed in the area settled in by the etruscans
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tiber river, mediteranean sea, fertile soil, and dense forests
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who were italy’s first highly civilized people
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the etruscans
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did the etruscans have an army
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yes. soldiers learned much about weapons and battle techniques from the greeks
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what one thing did the etruscans have that nobody else did
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shoes
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were the etruscans monotheistic or polytheistic
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polytheistic
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how did etruscans worship their gods
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temples
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what did the etruscans believe the universe was divided into
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provinces; each one ruled by a different god
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which direction did the etruscans build their cities and temples
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facing the east
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who fought at an etruscan noblemen’s banquet
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two slaves; the one who died went to the noble spirits underworld
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did the etruscans believe in life after death
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yes they thought it was more important then life on earth
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what was outside of every etruscan city
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necropolis, cemetery
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who was the first ruler of rome
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Lucius Tarquinius
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who was more culturally advanced, the etruscans or Latins
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etruscans
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who participated in the gladiatorial games
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men and men
men and animals
women and dwarfs
animals and animals
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how did romans found their cities
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they would build the city above wherever the soothsayer said to
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what was the main occupations of the latin’s
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farming
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what were the etruscans noted for
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traders and pirates
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what building style did the romans learn from the etruscans
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the arch
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what part of italy did the etruscans conquer
northern italy
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who helped the etruscan kings rule
patricians
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who overthrew the etruscan king
patricians
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what did the patricians do after overthrowing the etruscan kings
made a republic
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what is a consul
leader of the roman republic
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what did the consul controll
army, government, and religion
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how long could the consuls serve
one year
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how many consuls were there
two
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what was the senate
300 patrician romans, appointed by the consuls
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how long did each member of the senate serve
for life
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what did the senate do
passed the laws
| chose the citizens who were to be voted upon by the council
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who were the patricians
rich landowner in rome;; nobles; nobody else owned land
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who were the plebeians
the common people of rome
| soldiers, farmers, workers, traders
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why did the plebeians move out of rome
in order to win more power
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what powersdid the plebeians win
the right to elect tribunes to represent them
| the right to have laws written down for the common people
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how many tribunes were there
two
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what were the tribunes
representatives of the common people
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what power did the tribunes have
the power to veto, or reject laws that the plebeians did not like
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who were the tribune brothers
TIberius and Gaius
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what did the brothers promote
land reform for the plebeians
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what happened to the brothers
they were assassinated at different times
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what are coloni
small farmers (latin)
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how did roman officials rule
badly
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what did roman officials force
people to pay heavy taxes
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what did roman officials do with the money collected from taxes
kept it for themselves to become rich
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what year did tiberius die
133 BC
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what year did gaius die
121 BC
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who led the slave revolts
spartacus
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what was the first triumvirate
the first time that three men are appointed to position of consul
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who was apart of the first triumvirate
caesar, crassus, pompey
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who was julius caesar
a general
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what areas did caesar conquer for rome
gaul, Britain and Germany
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did people like or hate casear
liked; extremely popular with his army and with the poor
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what does caesar provide for the mob
bread and circus
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between crassus and pompey, who dies
crassus dies
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how does pompey react to crassus' death
seizes his power and orders caesar home
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what does caesar do when ordered home
goes home with his army and kills pompey
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what happens after caesar kills pompey
he is made the dictator
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how did caesar die
he was attacked and killed in the senate
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why is caesar killed
he was feared by people
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who is part of the second triumvirate
lepidus, marc antony and octavian
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which member of the second triumvirate retires
lepidus
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who battles for control of rome? what is the battle called
octavian and marc antony, along wit cleopatra
battle of actium
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who is cleopatra
marc antony's wife
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who was gaius octavian
caesar's adopted son
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describe the battle of actium
octavian trapped antony
cleo thought their only hope was at sea
octavian surrounded their ships and inflicted heavy damage
cleo and antony left their soldiers to fight; there dreams were shattered
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what happens to antony and cleo because of the loss
they both committed suicide
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what name did octavian become
augustus caesar
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who became the undisputed ruler of rome
octavian caesar
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what title does octavian caesar get
caesar augustus
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what does caesar augustus mean
majestic one
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who become the emperor of rome
caesar augustus
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what is the pax romana
the roman peace that lasted for 200 years
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what happened to roman culture dying the pax romana
it flourished
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what gave us the basis of civil law today
roman law
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law of nations
foreigners
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civil law
roman citizens
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what part of engineering did the romans perfect
the arch
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what language did romans speak
latin
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where did the roman alphabet come from
adapted from the greek alphabet
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what are some of the roman customs used today
birthdays
handshakes
names of the months
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what did the romans mainly work with in arts and architecture
marble
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where did roman art and architecture come from
largely imitated from greek origins
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where did roman gods and goddesses come from
taken from greek mythology
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zeus; rome
jupiter
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hera; rome
juno
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aphrodite; rome
venus
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ares; rome
mars
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aside from the gods themselves, who else was considered a god in rome
emperor
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what religion was later adopted by the romans
christianity
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who were some of the good emperors rome had
Octavian and Claudius
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who were some of the bad emperors rome had
nero and Caligula
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what happened to most of domes emperors
many were murdered or committed suicide
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who splits the roman empire in two
diocletian
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who is west of the roman empire ruled by
rome
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where does diocletian move to
the east and rules from Byzantium
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what are formed to better administer empires
diocese
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who is constantine
one who became sole ruler of the empire
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where does constantine rule from
byzantium
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what does constantine rename byzantium
constantople
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what is the edict of milan
when christianity is made legal by constantine
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Theodosius
christianity became officially star religion under him
| at the same time he outlawed other pagan religions, festivals, and "holidays"
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how did rome fall
alaric sacks rome
| the last emperor in the west is overthrown
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what happened during the first punic war
rome takes the 2nd half of sicily from carthage
| carthage surrenders Sardinia and Corsica as well
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what happened during the second punic war
hannibal leads his army via spain and through the alps to attack rome
rome attacks carthfae to get hannibal out of rome
spain is given to rome
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what happened during the third and final punic war
Rome makes a preemptive strike on Carthage in 149 BC
By 146 BC Carthage has been burned, the people enslaved, and the earth around the city is salted; cant grow anything, people would starve
Carthage is no longer a threat to Rome
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what 3 islands did rome get from carthage after the first punic war
sardinia, sicily, corsica
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how many elephants did hannibal take with him throughout the alps
38
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what problems did hannibal face in the alps
snow; made things slippier (just made that a word deal with it)
unfriendly tribesmen tried to kill them
had to battle though cold, hinder, and exhaustion
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how much of hannibals army was left when they reached italy
20,00 foot soldiers
| 6,000 cavalry and almost all elephants died
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which tow groups joined hannibal in their fight against rome
gauls and celtics
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paterfamilias in the roman family
master of the house, controlled everything
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roman women rights
could not vote, leave home without male
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what does pontifex maximus mean
high priest
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what are some of the roman weapons
pila; roman spear
| gladius; sword they wore on their hip
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ranks of the roman army (in order from top to bottom)
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legion
cohorts
legatus
tribuni
centurinos
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different roman battle formations
acies; going into the line of battle to fight
agmen; marching in columns
orbis; square formed by soldiers
aquila; eagle, standard of the legion
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what are the twelve tables
romes earliest form of written law
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the roman army was organized into....
legions
