socail studies

22 cards·by annazehnder7

what are the for major events during the roman expansion?

1. take control of the italian penninsala 2.punic wars 3. juleus ceaser 4.pax romana

describe the political and geographical reasons for the expansion of the roman empire?

they had to fight endless wars to gain their territory.They also had to gain certain stuff to be able to have the expansion of rome.

State the positive and negative effects of military expansion on Roman society.

Negatives were large army needed to defend growing Rome and Romans were forced to serve ( mainly plebeians ) defeated people were forced

Describe key events in the development of Christianity and its spread throughout the Roman Empire (including its origins in Jewish Messianic

Christianity began with the jews sacred writings these writings prophesied that one day god would send a saviour to restore the kingdom of d

Explain why Roman authorities thought Christianity posed a threat to the empire.

Roman authorities thought christianity posed a threat because it didn't worship roman gods and it thought jesus was more important than roma

Identify the role of Rome in preserving and spreading Christianity

As christians faced death bravely they gained new admirers , it helped them spread because they prayed and sang while being crucified and th

republic

form of government in which voters elect officials to run the state

Punic Wars

three costly conflicts between Romans and Carthaginians over control of the Mediterranean and overseas expansion

Pax Romana

period of Roman peace from the beginning of Augustus's reign until the death of Marcus Aurelius

allies

a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty

stoic

a member of the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism

prefect

a senior magistrate or governor in the ancient Roman world

parable

a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels

primary source

a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study

secondary source

any source about an event , period , or issue in history that was produced after that even , period , or issue happened

gospels

the record of Jesus' life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament

Hannibal-

a general from Carthage who sought revenge against Rome during the second war

Scipio

Roman general who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama

Julius Caesar -

dictator that was murdered in 44 B.C.E

Octavian (Augustus)

First emperor of Rome , is credited with beginning a peaceful time period in rome known at the pax romana

Jesus Christ –

Founder of christianity , believed to be the son of god by christians , love and mercy

Constantine

Roman emperor who converted to Christianity and also made Christianity legal in the Roman emperor