Geography/Christianity
Alps & Apennine
Important mountain ranges to the Romans
753 BC by Romulus
What was the year that Rome was founded?
Officials who redistributing public land to small famers
Who where the Gracchi brothers?
Pax Romana
What provided prosperity to many people?
Zeus
King of the gods, the ruler of the sky, and the god of thunder, lightning, rain, and wind
Provided fresh water
Reason for Rome to be located along the Tiber River.
Farming and land ownership
What was considered the noblest way to make money in Rome?
Gave the Italian rebels citizenship
What was the consequences of the Social War of 91 BCE?
A family controlled by the oldest male and the father of the family
What are Paterfamilias and Patriarchal?
Apollo
God of the Sun.
Worship other Gods, descended from Mars, polytheistic
How did Romans view religion?
Enslaved an entire population, destroyed the city, banned people from living in the area.
What was the consequence of the 3rd Punic War?
Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompey, Licinius Crassus
Leaders of the First Triumvirate
French, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and Portuguese.
What are the modern day languages that have their roots in the Roman Empire?
Venus
Goddess of love and beauty, and the counterpart to the Greek goddess Aphrodite
Message of paradise awaiting in the afterlife
What about Christianity appealed to the poor and oppressed?
Heads of a few aristocratic families who elected officials among themselves.
Who where the Patricians?
Octavian (Augustus)
He divided the ruling power between him and the Senate. Started a vast program to bring peace to the west.
Laws of the written twelve tables
What was the civil code of law?
Minerva
Goddess of wisdom, war, art, schools, justice and commerce
Women
What was the driving force behind Christianity?
Was killed by his brother, built Rome, and ruled for 40 years.
Who was Romulus?
The Roman Peace
The meaning of Pax Romana
Take power in 312 CE. Supports Christianity and converts. Built the new capital, Constantinople.
Who was Constantine?
Hephaestus
Greek god of fire, blacksmithing, and the forge