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Chapter 6 Review
Chapter 6 Review
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9th Grade
04/08/2008

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Elected by the plebeians, they represented them.
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Tribune
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This civilization influenced Roman literature and art.
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Greek
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Constantine made this city the center of Roman power.
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Constantinople
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The death of this emperor marked the end of the Pax Romana.
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Marcus Aurelius
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This man ushered in 200 years of Roman peace.
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Octavian Augustus
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In 284AD and then again in 312AD these two rulers tried to restore order to Rome.
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Diocletian and Constantine
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Most powerful Roman god.
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Jupiter
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He built a wall in Britian to shore-up Roman defenses.
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Hadrian
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He led the Huns in sacking Rome.
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Attilla
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The year Rome 'fell.'
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476AD
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Rome battled this city-state in the 3 punic wars.
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Carthage
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He wrote of Rome's heroic past in the 'Aeneid.'
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Virgil
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Author of 'The City of God.'
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Augustine
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He led a Germanic force and brought down the emperor of Rome.
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Odoacer
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He crossed the Alps and led a Carthaginian army.
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Hannibal
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After bringing Gaul under Roman control he forced the Senate to make him dictator.
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Julius Caesar
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What was Christianity at first a sect of?
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Judaism
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Late in the empire, when its legions did not have enough soldiers, how did Rome deal with this problem?
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By hiring mercenaries
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How did Diocletian try to make his empire easier to govern?
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He split it in two
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Why did the gap between rich and poor widen as wealth poured into the Roman empire?
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Rich people relied on slave labor, increasing unemployment
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What and who ended the persecution of the Christians?
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Constantine; Edict of Milan
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What are two of the Jewish teachings Jesus accepted as part of his teachings?
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1 God and the 10 Commandments
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What are some events that led to Rome becoming a republic and a model for democratic governments?
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12 tablets, civil laws, law of nations
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What geographic element made Italy hard to unify?
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Thousands of rocky islands
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