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| What is the sequence of events that led Rome to become master of the Mediterranean Sea? |
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· Beginning in 264 BC Rome fought three wars with rival Carthage
· Rome won Spain in the second war
· Rome destroyed Carthage in the third war
· In 148BC Rome gained Macedonia
· In 133Bc Pergamum in Asia became a Roman province
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| Hoe did the diferernces betgween plebeians and patricians prevent Rome from becoming a true democracy? |
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· Originally, only patricians could be elected to government office and only patricians could serve in the senate
· The Centuriate assembly, which elected the chief officials, was organized by classes based on wealth and the wealthiest citizens always had a majority |
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| What factors contributed to disorder and civil woar in the Roman Republic during the second and first centuries BC? |
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· Rival factions of wealthy families within the Senate begin to compete for power which created disorder
· Civil wars occurs as Roman leaders created their own armies and fought each other for control |
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| How did the policies and programs of the five good emperors benefit the Early Empire and its people? |
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· The five good emperors maintained peace, gave assistance to the poor and completed many building programs that improved transportation and increased trade
· This brought greater prosperity to the empire |
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| Name at least two principles in the Law of Nations that are still recognizied today. |
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· A person was recognized as innocent until proven otherwise
· People accused of wrongdoing were permitted to defend themselves in front of a judge
· A judge was expected to weigh evidence before making a decision |
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| What problems did people face in the ancient city of Rome? |
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· Overcrowding
· Noise
· Poverty
· Fire |
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| Why were the Romans able to construst buildings larger than those of the Greeks? |
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· The Romans built with concrete and used new architectural forms such as the arch, vault and dome |
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| Why was Jesus turned over to the Roman authorities? |
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· The Judeans authorities viewed him as a potential revolutionary |
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| How were the teachings of Jesus preserved and passed on? |
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· The teachings of Jesus were first passed on orally and were later written in what is known as the Gospels |
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| What benefits did Christianity offer to individuals and Roman society as a whole |
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· Christianity offered salvage and eternal life
· Gave meaning and purpose to life
· Fulfilled the human need to belong and express love
· Created community
· Stressed a sense of spiritual equality for all people |
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| Identify two reforms of Doicletian and Constantine. What were the short-term effects of these policies? |
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· The enlarged the army and civil service which drained public funds
· Short-term people were forced to remain in their designated vocations with jobs becoming hereditary |
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| What groups invaded the Western Roman Empire? |
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· Germanic tribes: the Visigoths and Vandals |
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a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote. |
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great landowners who became Rome’s ruling class. Men could vote; only patrician could be elected to office |
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less wealthy landholders, craftspeople, merchants and small farmers. Men could vote |
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the senate named Augustus imperator; which was the commander in chief. |
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