SS chapter 15
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- what does EMPEROR mean?
- Ruler of an empire
- What does FREEDMAN mean?
- Former slaves that were set free by their master of DOMINUS
- What does CENSUS mean?
- A CENSUS means a popularity count done every few months
- What does TARIFFS mean?
- A TARIFF is a tax put on anything that enters one country from a forgien country
- What does JURIS PRUDENTES mean?
- JURIS PRUDENTES means a Roman Lawyer
- What does DOMUS mean?
- A DOMUS is a Roman House for the rich
- What is a GLADIATOR and What does a GLADIATOR do?
- A GLADIATOR is a someone who fights for the publics enter tanement and the GLADIATORS are there because it gives the Romans some entertainment
- What does INFLATION mean?
- INFLATION means a period of time when prices of products go up and the value of money goes down
- What does BARTER mean?
- BARTERING is trading goods without paying for them
- How did AUGUSTUS rule Rome?
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Augustus was the first emporor of Rome
He was a consul, tribune, high priest, and senetor
He brang back the original religion of Rome
He had every soldier in the Army sware their allegience to him face to face
He gave enslaved people to be part of the government
He governed the land that Rome had already conquered and didnt conquer any forgein lands himself
he set up a fire bregade and police station
built romes first library
he let Roman citizenship be available to conquered peoples - What was the PAX ROMANIA?
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The PAX ROMAMIA was the peace that AGUSTUS brought to the Roman people
The PAX ROMANIA lasted more than 200 years
Rome and its people prospured
The PAX ROMANIA trigered the time when the Roman civization spread and when other cultures mixed with the Roman Culture - How did the Pax Romania affect TRADE in Rome?
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Tariffs were taken off foregein products
The mediterranean was cleared of all pirates, which promoted trade by shipping - How did the Pax Romania affect LAW in Rome?
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The Twelve Tables were soon changed
Everyone was considered equall in the Laws eyes
A person was innocent untill proven guilty
IN 125 A.D. the laws were made to be easyer to rule such a large land. This was called STANDARDIZING - How many people were there in Rome?
- about 1 million people
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True or False
There was to little housing in Rome - True
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True or False
The air was polluted - True
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True or False
The streets were free of crime - False the streets were full of crime
- Was the cost of living high?
- yes
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True or false
alot of romans didnt have jobs - true
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True or False
THe Romans had to pay taxes on almost everything - true
- Poor Romans lived in Apartment buildings called...
- islands
- The fathers of the household could...
- arrange their kids marriges
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true or false
roman girls and boys went to school together untill they were 12 years old - true
- The bathhouses of ancent Rome werent just for taking hot, cold or steam baths there the Romans could...
- work out at one of the gyms, read in the libraries and or watch games in the stadium