Early Rome
What geographical feature protects Italy to the North?
The Alps
Roman army was organized into units called
Legion
Define paterfamilias:
family run by father or oldest living male and had extensive powers over all members of family including wives of son, grandchildren
Who made up the First Triumvirate?
Jules Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
Which sect of Judaism rejected paying tribune to Romans:
Zealots
Romans were heavily influenced by these people
Etruscans or Greeks
Who took over the highest ranking Roman position of the Roman Republic?
Consuls; commander and chief of army
What was the Social War about?
Italians subjects wanted citizenship
What happened on the Ides of March? Why?
March 15th, Caesar killed by senate -- thought he wanted to be king..so killed him to save the republic
Who were the people who spread Jesus’ message?
Apostles
What started the first Punic War?
Conflict over Sicily
After the third Punic War, Rome did three things to Carthage:
destroyed city by burning it/salt/banned people from living there/ enslaved population
What were the circuses for in Rome?
to keep poor from rebelling, Romans provided free food and entertainment
Who got into a "civil war" after Caesar’s death? Who won?
Octavian/Marc Antony
What two specific things did Paul do to make him the founder of Christianity:
Taught to gentiles/didn’t follow Jewish /customs/travel/ allowed everyone to join
Who was the Roman dictator who gave up plowing his field to save Rome?
Cincinnatis
Once Greece became a province, what are two aspects of Greek culture that Romans borrowed?
Religions (gods), architecture (columns)
Name Four Roman Gods
Who was the first general to march on Rome:
Sulla
Who issued the edict of Milan making Christianity legal:
Constantine
The Romans relied on a practical and flexible unwritten political system. What would we call the basis of this?
A Constitution
How did Garius Marius leadership change the army?
Recruit poor, money from plunder/loyal to general-so a private army (not senate)
What did the Gracchi brothers do and how did the senate react?
Redistribute public land for soldiers/urged mobs to kill them.
What are three political reason Rome fell:
weak leadership, governed too much land; divided East/West the best generals went East; succession not consistent; many soldiers were for hire-barbarians
What event signified to many that Jesus was the Messiah?
Resurrection.40 days and taught his Apostles before ascending to heaven.