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Ancient Civilizations Rome II
Ms. G's Rome II (: WARNING NOT ALL DONE
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History
7th Grade
12/10/2012

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Octavian =
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Augustus
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After Marc's ________ Octavian became ____________________
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death
the sole ruler of Rome and gained power
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Marc __________ his wife ___________ who is __________
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divorces
Octavia
Octavian's Sister
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After Marc divorces Octavia, Octavian is ___________ and sends ______________
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outraged
a fleet of ships to attack Marc
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Anthony's fleet is _____ but he _____ back to ______ with _____________
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defeated
escaped
Egypt
Cleo
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Marc and Cleo both commit ____ so __________
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suicide
they wouldn't be taken prisoner
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During battle Marc falls _____________
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in love <3 <3
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During the conquest Marc ___________
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meets Cleopatra
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Octavian oversees Rome while Marc
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fought battles in the east against enemies
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Octavian ___________ after the killings of ____________
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the returns to Rome
Caesar's murders
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Instead of going to trial, Caesars murders
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killed themselves
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Where were the murders of Caeser found?
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in Greece
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Octavian and Marc worked together to
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punish and kill the murders of Caesar
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Octavian was Caesar's official...
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adopted son
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Octavian was later know as
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Augustus
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Marc was treated like
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Caesar's son
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Who was Marc Anthony??
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served as Caesar's assistant and a consul
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The naming of Octavian marks
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the ending of the republic and the beginning of the empire
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Augustus means the
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revered one
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Under leadership of Augustus, he
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changed roman government forever
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T or F
Did the republic still exist???
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TTT but it had no power
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Was Augustus a dictator??
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No he was a emperor
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Why did Rome like Augustus??
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*He built many great monuments
* He created new aqueducts and repaired old ones
*he built grandbathhouses
*He worked on improving Roman roads and expanding them too
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Who was galen??
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A greek surgent, that studied the body, heart, veins, and arteries
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How did Romans build their roads???
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in layers
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What is an aqueduct?
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a raised channel used to carry water from mountains and cities
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What are vaults used for??
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They were used to make larger buidlings and arches
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T or F
They copied the greeks
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T
in their buildings, but Romes was bigger
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What would a vault let them do??
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larger structures that were larger than the greek could build
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What were most roman paintings like???
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frescos, which was made with plaster
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Roman writers produced...
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histories, speeches,and dramas
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Roman languages included....
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Italian, French, Spanish, Portugese, and Romanian
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Poets wrote in
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Latin
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What was the language of the government and law???
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Latin
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Roman inspired a system called
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Civil Law
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Roman laws continued to
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exist in the kingdom
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The roads were constructed of layers of
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sand, concrete, rock, and stone
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Why were the roads built??
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by and for the miltary to get around the empire
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What else did Rome make for their roads??
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tall mile-markers
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Civil law is
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a legal system based on a written code of laws
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What were some reasons for expansion
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To control hostile neighboors
For economic reason (good farmland and gold)
For a good fight and to show Rome's power
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Areas outside of Italy and Rome had
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products rome didn't have those products
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People living outside of Rome in the province realized...
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they could make a profit
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Why was an extensive road built??
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to connect the empire
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Traders traveled as far as
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Vietnam and China
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What was the main Road the romans took??
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Silk Road
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What would bring the biggest profit back to Rome??
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trade
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What was Pax Romana??
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a period of peace and prosperity that lasted 200 years at the beginning of the roman empire
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During the Pax Romana, what happened??
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-no wars of rebelillion
-trade increased
-Romans became wealthy
-quality of life improved
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Like Modern day cities, Rome had __________ and__________
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extreme wealthy and extreme poor
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They all enjoyed (even lower class)...
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plays, gladiator fights, and chariot races
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Where could people talk, swim, and relax with other Romans???
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Bathhouses
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Most Roman's were...
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farmers
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Country people were very..
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different than city people
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The country folk didn't act...... How???
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like city kin
-they kept their own customs and spoke their own language
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Country people lived on....
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large farms or villas which were owned by the wealthy people
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Many romans had two _______ ; one in the ________ and the other in ________
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houses
country
city
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Who are gladiators???
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Slaves from the roman provinces
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Gladiators must.....
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be killed or kill
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winning battles =
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winning freedom
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Gladiators were Top of the social hierachy
T OR F
Definition
F bottom
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Who were gladiators the same as???
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Slaves, prosititutes, prisoners of war
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Whats a Ludi??
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A gladiator traning camp
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What was a difference between a gladiator and a slave???
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A gladiator was famous
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T OR F
Everyone would watch the gladitorial games
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T all social classes
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where were the higher class located in the colosseum? How about the lower class??
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Higher class = lower levels
Lower class = Upper levels
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What would Romans do to intensify the games??
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Have wild animals, have them have weaknesses, have them open trap doors, have more people come in
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Where were gladiator fights?? How about chariot races??
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gladiator = coloseeum
chariot = circus maximus
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After Jesus' death,...
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Christianity
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Romans opposed Christianity because .....
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Who were martyers?
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Saul, ____ was a man who persecuted _____________ for their beliefs
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God spoke to Saul, then what happened??
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Term
Who was on of the most important people in spreading Christian beliefs???
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How was paul able to spread christianity???
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Some emperors__________ christianity but some __________ christianity
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Where were christians forced to meet?? Why??
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