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Ch.7 Roman World
World history of Roman Times
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History
10th Grade
10/06/2009

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Define Aqueducts
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Bridgelike structures that carry water from mts
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Who was Constatine?
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Supported Christianity
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Define Eastern Roman Empire
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Ruled by the Diocletion
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Who was Gaius Marius?
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Roman General that created a powerful volunteer army
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Who was Hannibal?
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He crossed the Alps to attack Italy
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Define Inflation?
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Rise in prices due to a decrese in the value of the medium of exchange
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Define Julio-Claudian
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Ruled during Pax Romana
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Define Martyrs
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People put to death due to their religious beleifs
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Define Plebians
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Farmers and workers that made up most of the Roman Population
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Define Republic
Definition
Voters elect officials to run the state
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Define Senate
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They control public funds and manage form policy
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Define Tribunes
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Refused the Senate's actions
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Why were both Gracchi brothers assassinated?
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They tried to pass reforms in the Senate
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Did the Roman policy of granting partial citizenship to some conquered peoples creat discontent and disloyalty?
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No
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When the invaders attacked the western empire, did city workers flee to the country for saftey?
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No
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Could Roman women own property?
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Yes
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Was the sucess of the Christian church partly because of its ability to organize?
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Yes
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Did Hadrian allow the defeated Jews to live in Jerusalem under Roman rule?
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No
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Were the Julio-Claudian emperors also known as the Five Good Emperors?
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No
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Did the Roamn government help keep the empire together by strictly enforcing the Twelve Tables?
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No
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Did Zealots beleive in the establishment of an independent Jewish state?
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yes
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Did the Roman Empire produce great scientific works with art and literature?
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Yes
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Italy is cut off from the rest of Europe by what Mts?
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Alps
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Which Punic war did Scipio defeat Hannibal?
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2nd
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What was the role of the consuls?
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They could Veto
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Whos idea what it to engrave the Roman laws on the Twelve Tables?
Definition
Plebians
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The Goths were tribes from what country?
Definition
Germany
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What Roman writer/historian critized the work of Roman Lifestyles?
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Tacitus
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What did Caesar's government do to the Senator's power?
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Decreased it
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Why did the Roman allies fight the Social War?
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The armies wanted Roman citizenship (participate in government)
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Why did Romans put Jeasus to death?
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For fear he would cause an uprising
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What did the western half of the Roman Empire suffer from?
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Abundant growth
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The Pax Romana kept Rome stable, but it reduced the power of what Roman group?
Definition
Government
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Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius were a part of what group?
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Five Good Emperors
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What is the name of the buisness people that expanded the Roman empire?
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Equites
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What products did the Roman engineers use?
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Aquaducts, concrete, domes, and arches
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