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47 Cards in this Set
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Praetorian Guard |
emperor's bodyguard |
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Eternal City |
Rome |
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self-acclaimed emperor |
Augustus |
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Sejanus |
Tiberious' friend that screwed up Rome |
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reformer |
Augustus |
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Gaius' nickname |
Caligula |
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second emperor |
Tiberius |
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persecuted Christians |
Nero |
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formed first cabinet |
Claudius |
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chariots |
circus |
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gymnasiums |
baths |
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built roads |
roman soldiers |
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center of civilized world |
Rome |
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Who ruled from 27 B.C.—A.D. 14 |
Augustus |
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Who ruled from A.D. 14—A.D. 37 |
Tiberius |
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Who ruled from A.D. 37—41 |
Caligula (Gaius) |
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Who ruled from A.D. 41—54 |
Claudius |
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Who ruled from A.D. 54—68 |
Nero |
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Caligula was known as the ___ emperor of Rome |
mad |
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Rome was noted for ___ and ___ |
civil law and legal justice |
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Claudius was poisoned by |
his fourth wife |
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the grandnephew of Tiberius |
Caligula |
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accumulated the southern part of Britain |
Claudius |
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emperor when Jesus was put to death |
Tiberius |
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brought peace to Rome |
Augustus |
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developed efficient postal system |
Augustus |
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No was an "______" in Rome |
average Roman |
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_________ were a means of maintaining Roman political control |
High taxes |
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The Roman Empire consisted of the land areas around the |
Mediterranean Sea |
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The common language of the early empire was |
Greek |
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The provinces paid for peace by accepting Roman institutions and |
paying high taxes |
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The emperor was advised by the |
senate |
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Another name for the governor of the provinces was |
procurator |
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the elite social class was the |
Senatorial Aristocracy |
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Governors were usually selected from the _____ class |
equestrian |
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The class of freedmen, or ____, generally became wealthy and occupied positions of power |
emancipated slaves |
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The 4th social class consisted of free-born Romans called |
plebes |
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Most provincial foreigners were considered equal with |
slaves |
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The main sources of income for senatorial families were ___ and ___ |
commerce and land |
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One of the empire's major industries was |
mining |
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Another basis of Roman economic life was |
agriculture |
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Jewish curriculum consisted mainly of a study of the |
Scriptures |
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The group of public buildings surrounded by residential areas was called the |
forum |
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Many forms of Roman art and architecture were borrowed from the |
Greeks |
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The postal system was only for ____ correspondence |
governmental |
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The 5 social classes ranked from highest to lowest are |
Senatorial aristocracy, equestrian order, freedmen, plebes, and slaves |
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3 articles of clothing that the people of Rome wore are |
tunicas (undergarments), togas (men's) and stolas (women's) |