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Flashcards by kaitlynkx20, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by kaitlynkx20
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| Question | Answer |
| The Romans controlled all of Italy by... | 265 BC |
| What contributed to the Romans success in conquering Italy? | Their military organization + wise policies |
| Who was required to be in the military? | All adult male citizens with a minimum amount of property. |
| What was the most important unit? | The legion |
| What is a legion? | A unit of 4,500 to 6,000 male citizens |
| What is a legionnaire? | A man who is in a legion |
| What is an auxilia? | Units of non-citizens |
| How did the Romans ensure loyalty with those conquered? | shared citizenship + political power |
| Who was given full citizenship? | The inhabitants of nearby Italian cities. |
| Who was given partial citizenship? | Inhabitants of distant cities |
| What was a partial citizenship? | Had the rights to own property, marry under Roman law but couldn't vote. |
| What did the treaties of alliance include? | Cities were given independence if they agreed to provide military assistance to Rome + support its foreign policy |
| Romans didn't demand Tribunes but.. | they expected land for Roman formats resettlement. This would aid them to maintain Roman culture |
| What did a Roman family include? | All unmarried children, married sons + their families, dependent relatives+ family slaves |
| What is the paterfamilias? | the father, had complete authority, made impt decisions, conducted religious ceremonies, supervised sons education |
| What was a Roman woman's role? | Had a higher status than the Greek women, managed household, entertained guests |
| What did the Romans believe religiously? | That spirits inhabited everything, especially things connected to the home. |
| What was Lares? | ancestral spirits |
| What was Penates? | The guardians of storeroom |
| Who was Vesta? | The guardian of fire and the hearth |
| Who was the family worship focused on? | Vesta |
| What happened to Roman religion after the conquest of Greeks? | They began to identify Roman Gods with Greek Gods |
| What Greek god did the Indo-European sky god Jupiter share characteristics with? | Zeus |
| family religion evolved into... | State religion. built temples with ceremonies |
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