hist of civ exam 3

Study Guide for Exam #3

Dates:

1.        753 BC

2.       500-350 BC

3.       336-323 BC

4.       509 BC

5.       283 BC (defeat of Etruscans)

6.       241 BC

7.       201 BC

8.       216 BC (Cannae)

9.       146 BC

10.   91-89 BC

11.   43 BC (Second Triumvirate)

12.   30 BC (Antony, Cleopatra)

13.   27 BC

14.   4 BC

15.   44 BC

16.   9 AD

17.   14 AD

18.   37 AD

19.   41 AD

20.   54 AD

21.   68-70 AD

22.   70 AD

23.   79 AD (Titus)

24.   81 AD (Domitian)

25.   96 AD (Nerva)

26.   97 AD (Trajan)

27.   73-71 BC

28.    63 BC

29.   313 AD

30.   380 AD

31.   476 AD

32.   325 AD

33.   451 AD

Terms/Concepts/Ideas:

1.        Res publica

2.       Triumvirate

3.       Julius Caesar

4.       Octavian

5.       Carthage

6.       Genius

7.       Tribunes

8.       Senate

9.       Consuls

10.   Dictator

11.   Plebians

12.   Patricians

13.   Romulus

14.   Punic Wars

15.   Nero

16.   Pax Romana

17.   Emperor

18.   Cicero

19.   Ptolemies

20.   Seleucids

21.   Old Testament Apocrypha

22.   Septuagint

23.   Philo

24.   Dead Sea Scrolls

25.   Pseudepigrapha

26.   Josephus

27.   Pharisees

28.   Sadducees

29.   Zealots

30.   Marcus Aurelius

31.   Papyrus

32.   Vellum

33.   Codex

34.   Battle of Teutoburg

35.   Emperor cult

36.   Barbarian

37.   Nicene Creed

38.   Creed of Chalcedon

39.   Pelagianism

40.   Augustine

41.   Semi-Pelagianism

42.   Two Swords theory

43.   Theodosius I

44.   Corpus Juris Civilis

45.   Constantine

46.   Constantinian Settlement

47.   Canon

48.   Allegory

49.   Theodosian Code

50.   Justinian Code

51.   Pantheon

52.   Bar Kochba Revolt

Part C:  Basic knowledge

1.       How would you describe Roman religion in its essence?  Try to use the terms they used.  Briefly contrast this approach to Christianity.

2.       Discuss the development of Late Judaism in terms of the literature/writings of the period.  Choose two examples and explain what uses they have for the modern historian or theologian.

3.       Why was Philo important in our study of Late Judaism and later, the rise of Christianity?  Include his method of interpretation and why it was problematic?

4.       Discuss generally the context for the end of the republic and the first years (to 100 AD) of the empire (the political and military events, trends and attitudes of those in power)

5.       Ways to become a slave

6.       Ways to achieve citizenship

7.       Common language of the Romans

8.       Language of scholarship

9.       Three empire-wide persecutions of Christians