Term
| Who was the first emporer of the Roman Empire? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are some other names for Octavian? |
|
Definition
| Augustus (most common name - title of mythological divinity given to him by the Senate), princeps (word means "first citizen"), and Caesar (family name - like our last name). |
|
|
Term
| Early Roman Empire was characterized by what? |
|
Definition
| peace (Pax Romana), unity, and prosperity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| he wanted to restore the republic and he chose to share his powers with the Senate. But the government was actually a monarchy disguised as a republic. He dids bring stability and order to Rome. |
|
|
Term
| One failure of Augustus was what? |
|
Definition
| he wasn't able to get people to reform their morals. |
|
|
Term
| Romans are known for having made valuable contributions to law because they |
|
Definition
| sought basic principles as the foundation for their legal system. |
|
|
Term
| Romans are known for having made valuable contributions to law because they what? |
|
Definition
| sought basic principles as the foundation for their legal system. |
|
|
Term
| The Romans learned a lot from the Greeks; but they emphasized what more than beauty? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Name some things about Rome's system of justice and law. |
|
Definition
| 1. The rights of the people and their property were protected. 2. An accused person had the right to meet his accuser face to face. 3. All citizens had equal rights no matter if you were rich or poor. |
|
|
Term
| What does this mean? "Conquered Greece took captive her rude conqueror and carried her arts to backward Italy"? |
|
Definition
| It means that Greece taught a lot to the Romans. Therefore Roman culture was based on Greek culture. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Virgil, Horace, Ovid, and Juvenal |
|
|
Term
| What city was destroyed, but preserved, by a volcanic eruption? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does stoicism say (a stoic is a serious person)? |
|
Definition
| It is better to be good than to be happy. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The translation of the Old Tesament into Greek. |
|
|
Term
| What Roman province was Jesus born into? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Why did persecution of the Christians begin? |
|
Definition
| Christians refused to worship the Emporer. |
|
|
Term
| What is the name of the meeting where they affirmed Christ's diety and the doctrine of the Trinity? |
|
Definition
| Council of Nicaea (hence the Nicean Creed) |
|
|
Term
| What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire? What city did this used to be? |
|
Definition
| Constantinople, used to be Byzantium |
|
|
Term
| What supplied water to the cities in Rome? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What Roman governor was Christ brought before? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the name for the burial grounds extablished by Christians so they could avoid cremating people? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the name of the practice of withdrawing from wordly cares/possesions and instead, practicing strict discipline and religious exercises called? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was the name the Romans called anyone outside the empire who didn't share in the Greek or Roman cultures? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the leader of the Visigoths? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the leader of the Huns? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the historian during the Augustan Age? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who wrote Metamorphoses (poems of myths banned by Augustus)? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the poet of the Augustan Age? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the historian who wrote Annals and Germania? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who wrote bitter satires on loose morals and social problems of the Roman empire? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was an astronome and mathematician? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was a medical writer? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was an Epicurean philosopher and poet? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was a Stoic philosopher and tutor of Nero? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was emporer and stoic philosopher who wrote Mediations? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was a jewish historian? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| who was the emporer when Christ was crucified? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the Roman commmander who destroyed Jerusalem? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What ruler most severly persecuted Christians? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What ruler was the first persecutor of Christians? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What ruler legalized Christianity? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What ruler divided the Roman Empire for the last time? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who made Christianity the state religion? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What ruling legalized Christianity? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the name of the place that the Roman army was defeated by the Visigoths? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the most famous Greek writer in the Roman Empire? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What fights were staged by the Roman emperors to win public favor and to keep the unemployed masses of Rome out of trouble? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was aided by the conversion of Paul and by the Roman destruction of Jerusalem? |
|
Definition
| the spread of Christianity beyond the Jewish area |
|
|
Term
| The Roman persecution of the Christians caused a big rise or decline in Christian growth? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| List and explain 3 reasons for the decline of Rome. |
|
Definition
| 1. Because of disorder, Rome was weak. Therefore they didn't have a strong goverment. 2. They had economic problems due to having a large army and large government (both are expensive). 3. There was moral decay, no respect for authority, greed, and disintegration of family life.. |
|
|
