Flashcards
Global Quiz 12/17/13 Part 2
Cards in this deck (24)
- 1The Romans controlled all of Italy by...265 BC
- 2What contributed to the Romans success in conquering Italy?Their military organization + wise policies
- 3Who was required to be in the military?All adult male citizens with a minimum amount of property.
- 4What was the most important unit?The legion
- 5What is a legion?A unit of 4,500 to 6,000 male citizens
- 6What is a legionnaire?A man who is in a legion
- 7What is an auxilia?Units of non-citizens
- 8How did the Romans ensure loyalty with those conquered?shared citizenship + political power
- 9Who was given full citizenship?The inhabitants of nearby Italian cities.
- 10Who was given partial citizenship?Inhabitants of distant cities
- 11What was a partial citizenship?Had the rights to own property, marry under Roman law but couldn't vote.
- 12What did the treaties of alliance include?Cities were given independence if they agreed to provide military assistance to Rome + support its foreign policy
- 13Romans didn't demand Tribunes but..they expected land for Roman formats resettlement. This would aid them to maintain Roman culture
- 14What did a Roman family include?All unmarried children, married sons + their families, dependent relatives+ family slaves
- 15What is the paterfamilias?the father, had complete authority, made impt decisions, conducted religious ceremonies, supervised sons education
- 16What was a Roman woman's role?Had a higher status than the Greek women, managed household, entertained guests
- 17What did the Romans believe religiously?That spirits inhabited everything, especially things connected to the home.
- 18What was Lares?ancestral spirits
- 19What was Penates?The guardians of storeroom
- 20Who was Vesta?The guardian of fire and the hearth
- 21Who was the family worship focused on?Vesta
- 22What happened to Roman religion after the conquest of Greeks?They began to identify Roman Gods with Greek Gods
- 23What Greek god did the Indo-European sky god Jupiter share characteristics with?Zeus
- 24family religion evolved into...State religion. built temples with ceremonies