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Humanities Unit 2
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03/22/2009

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what year was the legendary founding of rome: the story of romulus and remus?
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753 B.C.
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in what year did the romans kick the etruscans out of rome and establish self-rule as a republic?
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500 B.C.
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what year marked the end of the punic wars(rome destroys carthange,N. Africa, and captures corinth,Greece)?
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146 B.C.
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in what year did octavian declare himself ceasar augustos?
-rome oficially became an empire
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27 B.C.
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what yr. did the pax romana end/ the death of marcus aurelius
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180 A.D.
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yr.? constantine legalizes christianity w/ the edict of milan
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313 A.D.
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yr.? "fall of the roman empire", teh last roman born emperor, romulus augustulus
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476 AD
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who was the last roman born emperor?
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romulus augustulus
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who was romes first emperor?
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octavian
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when was vergils Aeneid written?
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313 B.C.
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they believed they were designed to rule the world this was expressed in the roman epic...?
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Vergils Aeneid
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what did the romans offer to those who embraced roman rule?
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full imoerial benefits of law and security
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who were the two modern european conquerors who tried to exploit the symbolism of the roman triumphal arches?
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napolean and hitler
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who originally had control of the romans?
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the Etruscans
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which war solidified romes control over the mediteranian?
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the punic wars of 264-146 B.C.
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how did the archs work?
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by destributing weight equally down the sides
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colosseum
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forerunner to the modern sports arena
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basilicas
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all-purpose public meetings areas
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aqueducts
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structures that carried water to cities
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triumphal arches
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the only "non-practical" structures
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pantheon
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rome's most famous building
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what is the oldest continuously used religious building in the west and was converted to a catholic church in the early middle ages
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the pantheon
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what was the key idea of epicurus?
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the chief goal of man was the moderate pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain
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stoicism emphasizes?
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the personal discipline and self-control-can't control fate... but u can control ur own reactions and responses to what lies outside u
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who wrote the book, meditations?
and what is it?
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the roman emperor marcus aurelius(180)
manual on the stoic life
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what is a biblical reference to the epicureans?
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1 corinthians 10:31
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what biblical reference is an answer to the stoics?
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philippians 4: 12-13
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the exclusiveness of christianity
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made a clean sweep...lifted the burden from the individual: one choice
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what was the inclusiveness of christianity?
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open to all, offered an open career to talent
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what was the other worldliness of christianity
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promised of a better inheritance in another world without conditions
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what did the symbol of the boat in early christianity
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church (safety/security)
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what did teh motif of teh fish rep. in early christianity
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christ
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what were some repetitive patterns?
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3's...God head and teh trinity
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what was another symbol of early christianity?
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anchor- christ is teh anchor
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in the celing painting from the roman catacombs what was the role of Jesus?
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Christ as good shephard
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what is the role of the catacomb paintings from rome?
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persecution and deliverance
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what are orant figures?
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worshiping figures
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what is a phinox?
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mithical bird
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in teh via latina catacomb what biblical scene is depicted?
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moses crossing the red sea
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what was the swasticka a symbol of?
in what painting?
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the cross
via latina catacomb
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what is iconography?
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picture writing
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another feature of early christian art is the absence of?
Definition
depictions of christ
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the earliest narrative depictions found in the catacombs are scenes from teh old testament... what are those scenes?
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prefigurements of christ: moses parting the red sea or the sacrifice of isaac
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examples of teh themes of persecution?
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jonah the fiery fernace, job daniel and teh lions den
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after constantine Jesus is depicted as a?
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universal ruler
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Jesus continues to hold a ---?
even after he is no longer depicted as a shepherd
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shepherds rod
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another term for universal ruler is?
Definition
paantocrater
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what does the term caelus or atlas mean/
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roman sky god
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what is a sarcophagus?
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burial box
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what does the earliest catacomb depict?
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the last supper
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what is the latin word for apple?
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malum
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what is teh latin word for evil?
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malus
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christianity defined itself as the ? of western cicilization?
Definition
third pillar
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