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| Things Made by human hands |
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| An Account written some time after events have occured by someone who was not present |
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| The buildings, tools, and other objects that shape how people live |
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| a record that was created at or near the time of an event by someone who was part of the event |
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| The ruins of the ancient Roman city of ____________ provide archaeologists with many facts about life in those times |
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| The ruins of the Colosseum in Rome is an example of __________________ that archaeologists can study. |
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| the Roman eMPEROR WHO BROUGHT PEACE TO THE EMPIRE |
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| use of a position of trust for dishonest gain |
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| the Hun leader known as the "Scourge [curse] of God." |
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| Esthablishment of the Roman Republic |
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| After AD 212 who would not have shared equal rights with a Roman man? |
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| a slave of a Roman Citizen |
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| poor people were farmers who owned the land |
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| In 212 AD the emperor Caracalla tried to increase the loyalty of Romes foreign subjects by |
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| allowing more citizens to become citizens |
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| The use of German soldiers in the Roman army |
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| weakened the army because they felt no loyalty to Rome. |
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| Constantine made it the official religion of the empire |
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| Problems that destroyed Rome |
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Empire became too large
Rich richer poor poorer
Slavery took away citizens jobs
taxes were too high
corruption
weaker army
people moving from cities |
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| a period of peace and prosperity in the Roman empire |
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| leader of the Franlish kingdom |
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| structures built by the government for people |
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Each of the following was built by the engineers of the Roman Empire except a. Hadrian's wall b. bridges c. aqueducts d. pyramids |
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| emperor who in 212 A.D. expanded Roman citizenship to try and bring people closer together |
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What feature of Roman law most influenced the American system of government? a. equal justice under the law b. official adoption of the Christian religion c. voting rights for all conquered people d. slavery is not allowed |
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| a. equal justice under the law |
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| Why was Julius Caesar assassinated? |
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| some senators thought he had too much power |
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| The gap between the rich and poor in the Roman Empire grew larger because |
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| the ongoing wars hurt the poor farmers and merchants especially |
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| Romance languages developed because |
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| Latin remained-and changed-even after the empire collapsed |
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| Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople |
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| many cultures within a society |
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| the ruins of a villa in Pompei with mosaic floors and wall paintings is an example of |
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| What problems led to the destruction of the Roman Empire? Which problem do historians think is most important and why? |
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Empire became hard to govern because it rulled so many different lands
Army became weaker
government became corrupt
rich became richer poor poorer
slavery took away too many jobs
taxes too high
Biggest problem barbarian invasions |
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| How could a modern historian use written records and material culture to find out about ancient Rome? |
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Primary sources
and secondary sources
material objects from Rome |
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