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Rome and Early Christianity

Rome and Early Christianity. Chapter 6 Human Legacy. Founded Rome by about 1000 BC. Latins. The head of the Roman family. paterfamilias. When the last king of Rome was thrown out, his place was taken by two magistrates called. Consuls .

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Rome and Early Christianity

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  1. Rome and Early Christianity Chapter 6 Human Legacy

  2. Founded Rome by about 1000 BC Latins

  3. The head of the Roman family paterfamilias

  4. When the last king of Rome was thrown out, his place was taken by two magistrates called Consuls

  5. Established as the form of government in Rome around 509 BC republic

  6. Officials elected by Plebeians whose job was to protect them from unfair treatment by patricians. Tribunes

  7. The series of wars between Carthage and Rome Punic Wars

  8. Carthaginian general who ravaged Italy for many years Hannibal

  9. Brothers hoped to help the soldier-farmers of Rome by redistributing public land to small farmers. Gracchi Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

  10. Country homes owned by wealthy Romans villas

  11. In Rome, where chariot races were held Circus Maximus

  12. The group of three rulers formed by Octavian, Marc Antony, and Lepidus Second Triumvirate

  13. Murdered by a group of senators to prevent him from destroying the Roman Republic Julius Caesar

  14. Members of the First Triumvirate Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

  15. Ruler with unlimited power dictator Vercingetorix surrenders to Caesar

  16. Name changed to Augustus Octavian

  17. The form of government established by Octavian the Principate

  18. Stable government, law, and widespread trade and transportation marked the period of Roman history PaxRomana

  19. wrote several volumes that summarized all the medical knowledge of his day and was regarded as the greatest authority in medicine for centuries. Galen

  20. Trained fighters who performed in public arenas Gladiators

  21. Coliseum

  22. man-made channels used to transport water over long distances, were essential to the growth of Roman cities. Aqueducts

  23. Priests who specialized in interpreting signs from the gods augurs

  24. Had its roots in the teachings of Judaism Christianity

  25. a spiritual leader who had come to restore the ancient Kingdom of Israel and bring peace to the world. Messiah

  26. The accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus that make up the first four books of the New Testament Gospels

  27. Twelve men that Jesus had chosen to spread his message. Apostles

  28. Helped to attract non-Jews to Christianity by dispensing with some Jewish customs. Paul of Tarsus

  29. a ceremony developed by early Christians that was held in memory of Jesus’ last supper with his disciples. Eucharist

  30. Church officials who oversee church affairs, having authority over all other priests in the city. Bishops

  31. Roman emperor who converted to Christianity Constantine

  32. Law which made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire Edict of Milan The Baptism of Constantine

  33. Changed the Roman Empire into an absolute monarchy Diocletian

  34. A dramatic rise in prices Inflation

  35. Led a series of attacks by the Huns that left the Western Roman Empire in shambles Attila

  36. The Visigoth king who captured and sacked Rome in 410. Alaric

  37. Overthrew the Western Roman Empire Odoacer

  38. The name of the Eastern Roman Empire became known as the, because over time, the culture changed due to other influences, especially Greek ones. Byzantine

  39. The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire Constantinople

  40. Main Ideas What role did the Plebeians play in shaping the Roman Republic? What challenges faced Rome in the late republic? What events led to Rome becoming an empire? What were the positive and negative consequences of Rome becoming an empire? In what ways was Christianity rooted in the Jewish tradition?  What factors led to the expansion of Christianity throughout the Roman world?  What reforms instituted by Diocletian saved the Roman Empire from economic collapse? What economic and military weakness contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire?

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