history ch.11 – Flashcards
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he asserted his rights as a Roman citizen
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Paul's case was transferred to Rome because?
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Romulus
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According to legend, Rome was founded by?
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Etruscans
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During its early history, Rome was dominated by the?
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consuls
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in the early stages of the Roman republic, the patricians elected two?
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plebeians
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in an effort to alleviate social tensions, this group was allowed to elect two and then later ten tribunes?
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dictator
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during times of crisis, the Romans would appoint an official with absolute power known as a?
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generous
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the Roman policy toward conquered peoples was?
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Achaemenids??
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the Roman policy of toleration and respect for conquered peoples was most similar to the?
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Carthaginians
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in the early period of Roman expansion, the principle power in the western Mediterranean was the?
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Sicily
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During the Punic Wars, the Romans first fought the Carthaginians over the most important source of grain in the western Mediterranean. Where was it?
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Punic Wars
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Rome's monumental struggle with the Carthaginians was known as the?
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Carthaginians
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the turning point in Roman history was their struggle, in the Punic Wars, with the?
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a seige formation that troops formed by surrounding themselves with their shields to avoid defenders' missiles while approaching city walls (literally "the tortoise")
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the testudo was?
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enormous plantations
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Latifundia were?
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Tiberius
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the tribune whose call for land reform led to his assassination in 132 BCE was?
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a general who sided with social reformers who advocated redistribution of land
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Gaius Marius?
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Sulla
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the leader, supported by the Roman aristocrats, who led a slaughter of more than 10,000 of his political enemies was?
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favored liberal policies and social reform
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in regard to political philosophy, Julius Caesar?
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DID: centralize military and political functions, confiscated property from conservatives and distributed it to his veterans/supporters, launched large-scale building projects, extended Roman citizenship to peoples in imperial provinces
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after naming himself dictator in 46 BCE, Julius Caesar did all of the following except?
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a naval battle at Actium in Greece
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Octavian was able to restore order to the Roman world with his victory in 31 BCE at?
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Mark Antony
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Augustus was able to reunify the empire after defeating his main rivals, who were?
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Cleopatra
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the last of the Ptolemaic rulers was?
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a monarchy disguised as a republic
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the government established by Augustus Caesar?
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stimulated the development of local economies and states
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the Roman conquest of Gaul, Germany, Britain, and Spain?
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Augustus
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the period known as "pax romana" was started by?
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pax romana (Roman peace)
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the reign of Augustus inaugurated a period known as the?
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"father of the family", the eldest male ruling the household
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the phrase "pater familias" refers to?
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1/3
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by the second centruy CE, how much of the total population of the Roman Empire was represented by slaves?
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assembled an army of 70,000 rebellious slaves
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in 73 BCE, Spartacus?
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Mars
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Zeus was to Jupiter as Ares was to?
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the hearth
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Vesta was the Roman goddess of?
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Stoic
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the Roman thinker Marcus Tullius Cicero was best associated with the Hellenistic school of thought?
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Stoicism
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the most prominent school of moral philosophy in Rome was?
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a god closely identified with the sun and light in Zoroastrian mythology
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Mithras was?
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Jews in Palestine
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from 66 to 70 CE, the Romans fought a bloody war with the?
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a sect of the Jews who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls
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the Essences were?
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the anointed one
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Jesus of Nazareth's followers called him, "Christ," which meant?
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Jesus
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the phrase "the kingdom of God is at hand" is associated with
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Paul of Tarsus
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the leading figure in the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism was ?
