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- (p.88) Sardinia and Sicily
- the two large islands are near Italy.
- (p.88) Alps
- the rugged --- Mountains in the north isolate Italy from rest of Europe
- (p.88) Po River
- the great --- flows through a large plain separated from the rest of Italy by the Apennine Mountains
- (p.88) Apennine Mountains
- a rugged range which stretches from the Po River valley to the tip of the peninsula
- (p.88) Rome
- began as an insignificant city along the Tiber River in central western Italy, but through force and violence it eventually united Italy and much of the world in an empire as "strong as iron" (Dan. 2:40)
- (p.89) Magna Graecia
- The Greeks planted so many colonies on the island of Sicily and the southern Italian mainland. or "greater Greece"
- (p.89) Who built the first cities in Italy?
- the Etruscans
- (p.89) Latins
- lived in central and southern Italy
- (p.89) Forum
- several Latin villages along the Tiber River united and established ----.
- (p.90) Romulus and Remus
- the legend of ----- tells a story of two brothers who set out to establish a new city but quarreled over the location
- (p.90) Pnatheon
- a temple dedicated to the numerous gods of the empire
- (p.90) republic
- When the latins revolted in 509 B.C. and removed the last Etruscan king, they established a ---- (a form of government in which all citizens who are entitled to vote participate in decisions through elected representatives
- (p.90) plebeians or plebs
- Most Roman citizens belonged to the large class of people know as the ----.
- (p.90) Particians
- Wealthier Romans - perhaps descendants of the first three Latin tribes to settle on Rome's hills - were known as ---.
- (p.91) Assembly
- in the early republic, a body known as the --- represented the citizens of Rome, including the plebs
- (p.91) Senate
- to maintain control of the republic, the heads of the patrician families formed the ---, an advisory body to the king. The Senate became the most powerful body in the Roman republic.
- (p.91) Consuls
- In place of a king, the Senate elected two ----- for one - year terms to administer the government and the army.
- (p.91) Concilium plebis
- an official plebian assembly
- (p.91) tribunes
- the plebeian assembly elected --- to represent them; these tribunes had power to block any action by the Senate, the patrician assembly, or the consuls that might hurt the plebs.
- (p.91) Law of the Twelve Tables
- demanding that Roman law be written down and displayed in the Forum for everyone to see.
- (p.92) Latin League
- a defensive alliance against the Etruscans, and had secured centeral Italy
- (p.92) Pyrrhus
- the Greek colonies of southern Italy began to fear Rome and asked the Greek king --- of Epirus to help.
- (p.92) Carthage
- Rome's chief rival; founded as a Phoenician trading post; had become the major power of the western Mediterranean Sea by the third century B.C.; an excellent natural harbor; a large population, and an impressive navy permitted --- to dominate Africa's northern coast, Sardina, western Sicily, and parts of Spain and Corsica.
- (p.92) Punic Wars
- Rome and Cathage fought a series of wars between 264 and 146 B.C. known as the ----- (from the punicus, the Latin word for Phoenician.)
- (p.93) Spain
- the Second Punic War (218 - 202 B.C.) resulted from attempts by Carthage to increase her power in ----.
- (p.93) Hannibal
- Rome declared war when the young Carthaginian general --- attacked a town in Spain the Rome considered an ally. ----- led a large force of men, horses, and African war elephants across the Alps into Italy
- (p.93) Scipio
- the Roman general, he led an attack on Carthage, Hannibal was called home to defend th city
- (p.93) Zama
- At the Battle of --- (202 B.C.), Hannibal was deafted and Carthage's power utterly broken
- (p.93) What war did Rome annihilated Carthage?
- in the Third Punic War (149 - 146 B.C.)
- (p.93) Macedonia
- war with Alexander's homeland, ---, began in 215 B.C. during the Second Punic War.
- (p.94) Antiochus III of Syria
- from 192 to 189 B.C., Rome fought and defeated the Seleucid king --- , who infulfilment of Daniel's prophecy had defiled the temple in Jerusalem
- (p.94) Pergamum
- With the addition of the Asian kingdom of ---- in 133 B.C., the Roman Empire included provinces in Europe, Africa, and Asia
- (p.94) Colosseum
- thousands of Roman citizens crowded into amphitheaters like the ---- every day to watch men fight men and beasts to the death.
- (p.95) Pompey
- sought the support of the many poor in his political career. Later he led Rome in several great millitary victories in the mIddle East and captured the city of Jerusalem in 63 B.C.
- (p.114) Jesus Christ
- lived for about 33 years. THE SON OF GOD.
- (p.114) Pontius Pilate
- the supreme ruler in Palestine,, a Roman governor.
- (p.116) Peter and Paul to Gentiles
- (non- Jews)
- (p.116) Claudian empereors
- After Caesar Augustus dies, four of his descendants ruled from A.D. 14 to 68
- (p.116) Flavian emperors
- Vespasian and his descendants ruled Rome for the rest of the first century A.D. from 69 to 96
- (p.116) Tiberius
- Augustu's stepson was emperor during the time of Jesus' crucifixtion, resurrection, and ascension
- (p.116) Caligula
- Tiberius' adopted son who ruled from A.D. 37 to 41
- (p.116) Claudius
- Caligula's uncle ruled from 41 to 54. and expelled Jews from Rome
- (p.116) Nero
- Claudius's stepson ruled from 54 to 68. the first Roman emperor to persecute Christians
- (p.116) A.D. 64
- a fire destroyed over half the city of Rome.
- (p.117) Titus
- captured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in 70 A.D.
- (p.117) Mount Vesuvius
- erupted and buried the city of Pompeii and two othe southern Italian towns in lava and ash.
- (p.117) Domitian
- Vespasian's younger brother who ruled from 81 to 96, demanded to be worshiped as a god
- (p.118) " five good emperors"
- from 96 to 180, the so - called --------- ruled Rome.
- (p.118) Trajan
- ruled as emperor from A.D. 98 to 117. he pushed the boundaries of the empire to their greatest extent.
- (p.118) Marcus Aurelius
- ruled from 161 to 180.
- (p.119) Commodus
- the mad emperor succeeded Marcus Aurelius and ruled from 180 to 193.
- (p.119) Septimius Severus
- the general ---- emerged victorious and reigned as emperor from 193 to 211.
- (p.119) Maximinus Thrax
- ruled for only four years (235 to 238)
- (p.119) Valerian
- emperor from A.D. 253 to 260, believed that he could harm Christianity the most by attacking Christian leaders.
- (p.120) Sassanids
- began to attack the Romans, sometimes succesfully.
- (p.120) Diocletian
- in 284 ----- became emperor.
- (p.120) Who began the most severe persecution that Christians had yet experienced? and when did it happen?
- Diocletian. in 303
- (p.121) Canstantine
- emerged victorious among the four; the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire. commanded that all people in the empire could worship any god they wished
- (p.121) Eusebius
- church history writer was told that something very unusual happened during a critical battle in 312.
- (p.122) Theodosius I
- (379-395), a distorted from of Christianity was the official religion of the empire, and all other religions were persecuted. in 395, divided the empire between his two sons.
- (p.122) Eastern Roman
- sometimes called Byzantium lasted for than a thousand years, following the patterns laid down by Diocletian and then Constantine.
- (p.122) Western Roman Empire
- quickly fell
- (p.122) Germans
- people who were possibly descendants of Japheth's grandson.
- (p.122) Ashkenaz
- Japheth's grandson
- (p.124) Sunna
- the god associated with the sun, was for Sunday
- (p.124) Woden
- god of the wind, was for Wednesday.
- (p.124) Thor
- god of thunder or the sky and the king of the gods for Thursday.