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| Rome in the 70's was very dangerous why? | Political order broke down as generals and politicians competed for power and people flooded into the city |
| A philosopher and orator (Public Speaker who called on upper class Romans to work together to make Rome better. | Cicero |
| How did Cicero want to make Rome better? | limit the power of the generals and give more power to the Senate/restore checks and balances |
| Roman General that defeated the Gauls (French) | Julius Caesar |
| Three man rule | Triumvirate |
| The first Roman Triumvirate | Pompey, Caesar and Crassus |
| Pompey won support of the Senate. The Senate wanted him to rule Rome alone. Pompey told Caesar to give up control of his armies. What happened? | Caesar refused and defeated Pompey and Crassus and became sole ruler of Rome e |
| River which Roman Generals were suppose to not cross at the head of their Armies, to cross it meant war | Rubicon |
| After Caesar defeated Pompey what di he make of himself? | Dictator for life |
| Why was Caesar killed? | Because he reduced the power of the Senate and made himself dictator for life |
| What two people came to rule after the death of Julius Caesar? | Marc Antony and Augustus |
| How did Antony's behavior lead to civil ar in Rome? | He marrried OCtavian's sister then divorced her and married Cleopatra |
| In what battle was Antony and Cleopatra defeated | Actium |
| Title given to Antony that meant first citizen | Princips |
| Title given to Antony that meant revered one | Augustus |
| Why did the Romans create currency? | to make it easier to trade for iitems |
| A long period of peace in the Roman Empire | Pax Romana |
| The roman that studied the body and described Veins and arteries | Galen |
| What modern day building material was created by the Romans | Cement |
| What makes an arch special in terms of Architecture? | Because it is rounded it can more weight than other shapes |
| A raised Channel used in carrying water from the mountains to the cities | Aqueducts. |
| A series of arches invented by the Romans that support the roof of a building | Vault |
| A huge building constructed for Gladiatorial fights | Colosseum |
| A race track in Rome where Roman Chariot races were held | Circus maximus |
| A painting done on plaster | Frescos |
| Author of the "Aenid" | Ovid |
| Languages that developed from Latin including French, Spanis, Portuguese and Romanian | Romance languages |
| A legal system based on a written law code | Civil Law |
| Famous Roman roadway | Appian Way |
| The Romans believed in many Gods and modeled their gods after the Greeks. Like the Greeks the Romans were | Polytheistic |
| Why would the Romans ban a religoion from the ROman Empire? | if it became a political problem |
| Jews worshiped one god so they were | Monotheistic |
| How did the Jews create political problems with the Roman Empire? | They rebelled against Roman Rule |
| Things got worst between the Jews and Rome.Hadrian banned certain Jewish Rituals. They destroyed Jerusalem and banned jews from entering more than what? | Once a year |
| Religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ | Christianity |
| Jews believed that a new leader would come they called him by a term that means anointed one- What is that term? | Messiah |
| Part of the Bible that tells the History and ideas of the Jewish people (Hebrews) | Old Testament |
| Part of the bible that is an account of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the ealy history of Christianty. It slao contains letters form Jesus Apostoles | New Tesament |
| The Birthplace of Jesus | Bethlehlm |
| A type of executionj in which a person is nailed to a cross | Crucifixion |
| The rising from the dead after three day | Ressurection |
| Folowers of Jesus | Apostoles |
| The Greek word for Messiah | Christos |
| The Apostole that traveled throughout the Roman Empire and spread the teaching of Christianity | Paul of Tarus |
| He introduced Christianity to the non Jews (Gentiles) | Paul |
| Emperor that made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire | Constantine |
