smith World History Chapter 5 - Rome

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The series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage, in the second Hannibal of Carthage almost conquered Rome, but the Romans pulled through and ended up conquering Carthage in the third Punic war, therefore eliminating their largest military and trade rival, solidifying their dominance of the mederteranean

the Jewish savior sent by God to save the people. Christians believe that the messiah came in Jesus, but the Jewish people still await the coming messiah

The Christian messiah who came during the rule of Augustus

One on Jesus' disciples who helped spread christianity in Rome

Roman emperor who brought about reforms, released the Edict of Milan and moved the capital of the empire from Rome to a new city in the east which he named Constantinople.

In ancient Rome, a member of the privileged upper class.

an ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman republic

Roman general and statesman whose dictatorship was pivotal in Rome's transition from republic to empire, a coup ended his regin

(63 BCE - 14 CE) First emperor of Rome (27 BCE - 14 CE) He restored order and prosperity to the Empire after nearly a century of turmoil. Grandnephew to Julius Caesar.

To keep track pf taxes

(245-313) Emperor of Rome who was responsible for dividing Rome into different provinces and districts. Eventually, the eastern portions of the Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire.

Plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster

Humorous plays that mocked people or customs

A dictator is a political leader who wields absolute power. A state ruled by a dictator is called a dictatorship. The word originated as the title of a magistrate in the Roman Republic appointed by the Senate to rule the republic in times of emergency

Augustine of Hippo was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius, located in Numidia

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy

soldiers from a different country, work for money

A Roman legion was the largest unit of the Roman army involving from 3000 men in early times to over 5200 men in imperial times

Augustus was the founder of the Roman Principate and considered the first Roman emperor,

a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.

three cultural diffusions that the Romans adopted from the Etruscans

alphabet, to use the arch in construction, Etruscan engineering techniques

how the roman empire was structured

the people chose some of the officials, the senate made the laws

the laws of the twelve tablets

they made it possible for the first time for plebeians to appeal a judgment handed down by a patrician judge

the difference between the patricians and plebeians

the patricians are the upper class, plebeians are the lower class

how the roman soldiers were paid and how they were kept from showing fear

by a share of the spoils of victory, if they fled from battle, one out of every ten men from the unit will be put to death

the origin of Chirstianity

the followers of Jesus Christ believe him to be the king of all man, the Romans didn't like that and had he killed, but is said the Jesus came back the dead

how did Christianity spread in Rome

the followers of Jesus were spread out through out the empire, the missionaries Paul and peter helped spread it.

How was the Greco-Roman civilization formed?

-The Romans borrowed heavily from the Greek Culture after they conquered Greece
-Roman generals carried achievements of Roman civilization
-The blending of the Roman, Hellenistic, and Greek tradition produced Greco-Roman Civilization.

what did the senate do

The senate gives out the land

how long did they serve

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