Chapter 10 & 11

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Between 58 and 50 BC Julius Caesar conquered nearly all of _____
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The decay of people’s values
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The Romans created lasting structures by using _______________
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Why did the Roman government have a system of checks and balances?
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The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons except
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Rome’s common people
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Rulers with almost absolute power
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In 27 BC the Senate gave ____________________ the title Augustus, which means “revered one.”
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Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow
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A government in which people elect their leaders
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As time passed, the ____________________ became more powerful, gained influence over magistrates, and took control of the city’s finances
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Groups of soldiers
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Which of the following best describes why Roman emperors by the end of the AD 100s started giving up land the Roman army conquered?
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a type of execution when a person is nailed to the cross
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What role does the system of checks and balances play in the United States government?
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What event do many historians consider the end of the Western Roman Empire?
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Noble, powerful citizens of Rome
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In what way was the Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?
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What Christians call Jesus’s rise from the dead
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Romans called the capital of the eastern empire ___________
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The Hagia Sophia is a
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People who follow the teachings of another person
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A legal system based on a written code of laws
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A religion that began in the first century AD
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In geographic terms, Italy is
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Which of the following best describes how Caesar responded to the Senate and Pompey after the war in Gaul?
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The two major mountain ranges that run through Italy are the Alps and the
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A raised channel used to carry water
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According to ancient historians, ____________________ was the first king of Rome.
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Octavian became sole ruler after
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Which of the following best describes why many people became Jesus’s followers?
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Rome’s public meeting place
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__________ had the power to veto actions by other government officials.
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What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last?
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to prohibit
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Which event was most influential in causing the patricians to change the Roman government?
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money
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The land of Italy was
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A council of wealthy and powerful Romans who advised the city’s leaders
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Rome’s most powerful magistrates
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Under Rome’s tripartite government, the most powerful elected officials were
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The holy book of Christianity
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The ____________________ tells about the life and teachings of Jesus.
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One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans
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After Caesar’s rule, Octavian
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Consisting of three parts; Romes 3 part government
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The Roman language influenced how people speak and write today because
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The apostle ____________________ traveled throughout the Roman world spreading Christian teachings.
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The center of life in ancient Rome was the
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A peaceful period that lasted for the first 200 years of the Roman Empire