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This study guide provides class notes and questions related to ancient Rome. It covers key terms and individuals, along with historical events. This resource can be used for reviewing and preparation.
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StudyGuideCommonAssessment:AncientRome lassnotestoreview: C OnlineTextbookTopics7-8 tudentHandout1.2A:T heStruggleforPoliticalPowerinAncientRome(binder/Lesson2) S Information aboutthePunicWars(binder/Lessons4A,4B,5A) T he...
StudyGuideCommonAssessment:AncientRome lassnotestoreview: C OnlineTextbookTopics7-8 tudentHandout1.2A:T heStruggleforPoliticalPowerinAncientRome(binder/Lesson2) S Information aboutthePunicWars(binder/Lessons4A,4B,5A) T heRepublicGraphicorganizer(binder/SchoologyMaterialsFolder) EmperorChart(binder) ReadingNotes36:Christianity(binder/Lesson8) ReadingNotes37:LegaciesofRome(binder) UsetheGlossaryoryourclassnotestodefinethefollowingkeyterms: c hecksandbalancesT hepowerisdividedinto3branchesofgovernmentAssemblies,the Senate,andmagistrates.Agovernmentwiththreepartsiscalledatripartitegovernment consulstopofficialsintheRomanRepublic dictatorArulerofacountryorempirethatisincompletecontrol,usuallytakesoverbyforce Gospelsthefourbookswroteaboutjesus’slife patriciansT hesuperiorbeingtotheplebsinancientrome plebeiansT heinferiorbeingstothepatricians PunicWarsT hewarbetweenRomeandCarthage PaxRomanaLatinphrase/timeofpeace republicAgovernmentinwhichcitizenshavetherighttovoteandelectofficials. vetostoporcancelanactionofagovernmentofficialorbody Identifytheimportanceofthefollowingkeyindividuals:( TheIndexofthetextwillhelp oulocateinformationabouthim/her.) y Scipio DefeatedHannibalforCarthage HannibalApopularandstrongCarthaginiangeneral Caesaroneofthefirstleadersofromeleadarmytocivilwartogainleadership Augustusthefirstromanemperorfosterparentoftiberiusandfatherofnero Jesus T hefirstchristiantaughtthewaysofittillhisdeathandsparkedtheworldwidereligion Nero oneofthemostviolentromanleaderheburntthewholecitytomakehimselfachappel DiocletianRomanEmperorwhodividedRomeinhalves;hisco-emperorruledwithhim Constantine Aromanemperorthatconvertedtochristianityandmadechristianitylegalalso constructedacitycalledConstantinople,cityofConstantine.T hisisalsoknownasIstanbulin modernday. Answerthefollowingtopicquestions:(Useallofthesourcesabovetohelpyou!) hydidChristianityspreadthroughouttheRomanEmpire?Aromanemperorsawavisionof W jesussayinghowhewouldwinabattletheTywerefacingthenextdaysohebecameachristian andsoldiershadCHontheirshieldsforchrist FullyexplainfourreasonswhytheWesternRomanEmpirefell?( Topic8,Lesson5) A. T heeasternpartofRomehadmostoftheresourcesandwhentheysplitthe westernpartwasleftwithminimalresourcesandabigpartofhowtheymade money.T hewesternwastheweakersideoftheempirewithasubstituteemperor, theweakersideofthearmyandmostpeoplewereverypoor. Mostotherpeople ereinthearmyorslavesandcouldn'tdomuchtohelptheempirestate.T hey w wereattackedandlostalltheland. B. T heGermanictribesfoughtintoItalyandtookRome,theyalsostruggledwith economicproblemsandpoliticalproblemsafterConstantine'sdeath,afterthefall ofRometheGothsandVandalslootedandplunderedthecity. C. Struggledwithcontinuingproblemsfromoutsideandwithinthelongborders. W ithoutconqueringterritories,Romedidn’treceivethelargestreamsofincome. T heRomanEmpiredependsononeemperorfollowingviolenceafterviolence. D. T heRomanEmpirestruggledwiththeImperialcrisisandneverrecovered. Diocleatianwastheleaderatthattime,hewasasinglemanwhoruledtheempire byhimself.Hedividedtheempireinto2parts,EasternandWestern.Itworkedout foralittlebitandtheneverythingwentdownhill.T heWesternRomanEmpire struggledwithpowerandwasdefeatedeventuallyandthentherewasonlythe EasternRomanEmpirewhichwastheCenterofRome. E. T herewasnosystemthatchosethenextemperoronceonedied.Sotherewas chaosafterDiocleatiandiedsonoonewasrunningtheempire. ivetwosimilaritiesandtwodifferencesbetweentheUnitedStatesRepublicandtheRoman G Republic?Onedifferenceisthattheydidnothavetermsasleadersandcouldruletilldeath. AnotherdifferenceisthattheyhademperorsthathadfullpowerovertheEmpire.Onesimilarity isthattheybothusedorusedemocracy.Anothersimilarityisthattheybothhadasenate. ist4RomanLegaciesandtheirimpactontoday’sworld L Englishhasmostofitswordsfrombeingbasedoflatin Modernsportsstadiumsarebasedofthecolosseum T heyhelpedspreadthereligionofchristianitybecauseofallthefollowersandthesizeofthe empire GovernmentforAncientRomeisstillusedaroundtheworldtothisday architectureisoneofthemostwidelyusedthingsfromrometothisday Frenchanditalianaredrivenfromlatinandit'salphabet Romanscreatedconcrete