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5098467312What did the Aduns basically start between China and Rome?They started a international trading networks encompassing the entire Eastern hemisphere but the empires were dimly aware of each other.0
5098484186Where was Romes central location?Italy1
5098495381Land ownership showed what?Social status, political privilege, and fundamental values2
5098506433Wealthier families were members of what?¨Council of Elders¨, played dominant role in the politics of the Roman state.3
5098521436What were the Conflict of Orders?Inequalities between classes in Rome4
5098530905What was the patron/client relationship?It bound together individuals of different classes, the clients sought help and protection of the patrons, the men of wealth and influence.5
5098547876Could the Republic have been saved?...?6
5098559461Who restored the Roman government system?Octavian/ Augstus7
5098567685Who founded the Roman Principate?Augustus8
5098574470What was Romanization?the spread of Latin language and Roman way of life.9
5098587054Who did they believe to be the Messiah, ¨Anointed One¨?Jesus10
5098599430What were Jesus`s followers called?Aposties11
5098616906What was an aqueduct?A large conduit that carried water from a source to an urban center using only the force of gravity12
5098634953What happened in the Third Century Crisis?Civil wars, frequent changes of rulers, barbarian invasions, and decline of urban centers13
5098606612What did Paul try to spread?Who Jesus was and what his message was14
5098659568Who moved the Roman capital to Constantinople? What else did he do?The Roman emperor, Constantine, after he reunited the Roman empire and then he made Christianity a favored religion15
5098673721What was a factor to the rise of the empire?Rome`s ability to draw on manpower resources of Italy16
5098687150Who later guided Rome after several kings?The Senate, a council of wealthy families17
5098698318What were some factors as to why the Romans expanded?Their desire for glory, the ambition, and Roman`s fear of others aggression18
5098720319What did Augustus really create instead of restoring the Republic?A military dictatorship19
5098730239Who virtually made Christianity the religion of the empire?Constantine20
5110768813What was the Republic?The period during which Rome was largely governed by th Roman Senate.21
5110777827What was the Roman Senate?A council whose members were heads of wealthy landowning families.22
5110791808What was the conflict between the patricians(Elite) and the plebeians(Common) called?Conflict of the Orders23
5110796391What were tribunes?Drawn from the non-elite classes and could veto or block the officials.24
5110826802What were the paterfamilias?Oldest living male in the family.25
5110835143What were Auctorites?A quality that elicited obedience from their inferiors.26
5110854365What was the Pax Deorum?A covenant between the gods and Roman states.27
5110866029Who were the descendants of the Phoenicians?Carthaginians28
5110876071What is Principate?A term used to characterize Roman government in the first 3 centuries C.E29
5110886150Who did Augustus ally himself with?The equites30
5110890964What was the Atrium?A rectangular courtyard31
5110895067What is Romanization?The spread of the Latin language and Roman way of life.32
5110902718What the male citizens of Roman traditionally wear?Togas33
5110907961Who was Messiah?A military leader who drove out the Romans and liberated the Jewish people in Judea.34
5110916867Who was Jesus?A Jew fro Galilee in northern Israel who sought to reform Jewish beliefs and practices.35
5110929601Who was Paul?A Jew from Tarsus and set up the Christian communities.36
5110942802What was the Third Century Crisis?Period when political, military, and economic problems beset and nearly destroyed the Roman Empire.37
5110959276Who was Constantine?He reunited the entire empire under his rule.38
5110964887Who were the Qin?A people and state in Wei River Valley that conquered and created China's first empire.39
5110976248Who was the founder of China's first empire?Shi Huangdi40
5110981893What was the Xiongu Confederacy?Nomadic peoples living beyond the northwest frontier of ancient China.41
5110989980What ended the Qin empire?The ruler was weak and had uprisings42
5110992937Who brought down the Qin and founded the Han dynasty?Gaozu43
5111002609What did Gaozu do to China?Divided it into commanderies controlled by the central government.44
5111018000Who was Sima Qian?Chinese "Father of History"45
5111035749When the Han dynasty ended who was the ruler at that time?Wang Mang46

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