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| The land on which the city of Rome sits. |
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| The sea in which the Italian peninsula is located. |
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| Mountains located North of Rome that protected it from invaders. |
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| Type of commerce that Rome was involved in thanks to its location in the Mediterranean Basin |
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| Older religion that Roman mythology was based on. |
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| Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Diana, Minerva, Venus are examples of... |
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| True or false: women could vote in the Roman Republic. |
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| True or false: slaves could vote in the Roman Republic. |
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| True or False: some foreigners (resident aliens) could participate in the Roman Republic's government. |
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| A type of democracy where some people re chosen to vote to represent the other people. |
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| The foundation of modern democracies |
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| The Powerful nobility (upper class) in Roman society. |
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| The common Romans who made up a majority of the population. |
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| True or false: Roman slavery was based on race. |
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| True or false: plebeians were not considered citizens in Rome. |
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| Two things the Roman citizens was required by law to do. |
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| Pay taxes, fight in the military. |
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| The lower part of the Roman government, open to the plebeians. |
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| The upper part of the Roman government, open to the Patricians. |
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| The two-man decision making group at the head of the Roman military. |
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| The most basic laws of Rome. |
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| The great trade enemy of early Rome. |
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| Who was involved in the Punic Wars? |
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| A Carthaginian general who led an army of elephants (and men) over the Alps to attack Rome from the North. |
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| The war between Rome and Carthage. |
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| Who won the Punic Wars, and what was the result for the loser? |
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| Rome; Carthage was totally destroyed. |
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| Victory in this war helped Rome to dominated the entire Mediterranean Basin. |
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| The areas of land that surround the Mediterranean Sea. |
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| The area just north of Rome. |
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| After the Punic War, what practice spread quickly throughout Roman agriculture? |
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| Small farmers migrated here to look for work after losing their farm jobs to slaves. |
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| A civil war was fought between his supporters and people who thought he had too much power in the Roman Republic. |
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| The process where Rome made their coins out of less and less silver. |
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| What happens to prices when your money is worth less. |
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| A three-man team who tried to rule the Roman Republic |
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| Who emerged as the sole leader after the first triumvirate collapsed? |
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| How did Julius Caesar die? |
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| He was assassinated by his friends and Senators |
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| Who battled for control of Rome after Julius Caesar died? |
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| Augustus Caesar and Marc Anthony |
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| The first emperor of Rome. |
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| Through imperial authority and the military, what did Augustus manage to do with his new Roman "Empire"? |
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| What was Rome's plan for choosing the next emperor (succession)? |
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| What does "Pax Romana" mean? |
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| Two centuries of peace and prosperity under imperial rule in Rome. |
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| How long is two centuries? |
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| In what area did Rome expand MOST during the Pax Romana? |
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| In the Pax Romana, Rome established a uniform system of _______________ which helped expand trade. |
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| In the Pax Romana, Rome guaranteed safe travel and trade of Roman _________. |
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| Plebeians and Patricians getting along together was one positive outcome of the ______ _____________. |
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| In the Pax Romana, the Roman Empire promoted an increase emphasis on Roman ___________. |
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| During the Pax Romana, a strong Civil __________ was created. |
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| During the Pax Romana, Rome developed a ___________ rule of law. |
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| The religion on which Christianity was based. |
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| A person whom the Jews said was going to come and "save the world". |
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| The person whom Christians believed was the Jewish Messiah. |
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| True or false: Christianity and Roman polytheism fit together well. |
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| Christianity believes in how many gods? |
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| Early Roman Christians believed that Jesus was both the Son of God and also was ________ himself. |
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| What Christians believed happened to believers after the died on earth. |
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| The collection of stories about Jesus' life and teachings and the writings of the early Christian leaders. |
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| What did the early Church councils do? |
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| Decided on the official teachings of the Christian Church. |
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| What organization grew in importance as the political and social power of the Roman Empire declined? |
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| The first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. |
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| Eventually became the official religion of Rome. |
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| The source of moral authority in the late Roman empire. |
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| More important: loyalty to the Christian church or loyalty to the Roman Emperor? |
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| Was the main unifying force in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. |
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| The main influence on what we would today call "Western" civilization. |
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| Large domed building that was a temple to all of the Roman gods. |
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| Large arena where gladiator fights and public executions were held. |
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| Large public space in Rome. |
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| Roman system for bringing water to the cities. |
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| Roman building technique that allowed large buildigns to distribute their weight better than Greek buildings. |
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| The scientist who proposed that the Earth was at the center of the universe. |
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| The places where Romans went to get clean. |
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| The places where Romans learned to be doctors. |
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| Languages that came from Latin |
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| Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Romanian) |
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| The Roman epic poem by Virgil. |
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| Where does "Innocent until proven guilty" come from? |
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| The Twelve Tables of Rome |
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| True or false: Rome eventually became too large to govern effectively. |
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| True or false: it ended up costing too much to defend Rome's long borders. |
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| True or false: Rome never allowed non-Romans into its army. |
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| True or false: Adding foreign soldiers to the army helped the Roman army become more disciplined. |
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| True or false: People maintained strong families in Rome until the end of the empire. |
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| True or false: Weak Roman government and administration contributed to the collapse of the empire. |
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| True or false: By the end, Rome was suffering multiple barbarian attacks on a constant basis. |
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| The city where Constantine moved the capital of the Roman empire. |
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| The old name of the new Roman capital city. |
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| Year of the fall of the Western part of the Roman Empire. |
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