Untitled Flashcards Set

Five Good Emperors, Hadrian, Nerva, Trajan, Alimenta, Aurelian,

Pane, Lares, Vesta, Villa, Insulae, Paterfamilias, Circus, Pedagogue

1. Identify and explain why historians differentiate between the good and bad emperors of Rome.  

1. What are three areas of life that the good emperors improved?

2. Compare and contrast the Roman Republic and the Roman empire.  What three areas changed?  What three remained the same?

3. What were the key reasons for the Roman’s success in controlling such a large empire?

4. In what ways did Roman law unify the Roman Empire?

5. Compare and contrast the effectiveness of Julius Caesar and Augustus as to their ability to expand and maintain the Roman Empire.

6. What were Julius Caesar’s greatest contributions to the Roman Empire?  Augustus?

7. Assess the extent to which the Roman Empire enhanced the process of cultural diffusion.

8. How was life different for rich and poor citizens in Rome?

9. In what ways was ancient Roman society patriarchal? 

10. What virtues were emphasized in Roman family life? 

11. What measures did the government take to distract and control the Roman masses?

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Welfare, Inflation, Mercenary, Commodus, Diocletian, Constantine, Constantinople, Attila, Theodosius, Odoacer

1. What reforms did Diocletian do to maintain the Roman Empire?  Were they successful? Explain.

2. Why was Byzantium chosen by Constantine to be the new capital of the Roman Empire?

What were the effects of this decision?

3. What were the main internal causes of the empire’s decline? External Causes?

The Legacy of Greco-Roman Civilization

Greco-Roman Culture, Pompeii, Virgil, Tacitus, Aqueduct, Frescoes, Mosaics, Galen, Ptolemy

Roman System of Law, Virgil, Horace, Cicero, Tacitus, Hero, Acta Diurna, Codex

1. What did Roman art and architecture try to convey?

2. From what you know of Ancient Greece and Rome, what elements of either culture can you see present in American society today?  Why do you think they have had such a lasting influence on the United States?

3. The Romans’ genius was in technology and taking their knowledge gleaned from peoples they had conquered and using it to make useful things.  Give three examples of this.

4. Explain how Stoicism influenced Roman Law.  Was this influence positive or negative?  Explain.

5. Explain at least three of the greatest accomplishments of Greco-Roman culture.

6. Explain more fully what the historian R. H. Barrow meant when he said that the Roman Empire never really fell but instead achieved immortality.

7. Make sure to study your table of accomplishments, achievements, inventions etc.

8.)How did Roman law protect those accused of crimes?

9.)Which principle of law was Rome’s greatest contribution?

10.)What aspects of Roman culture influenced future generations?