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Augustus

Augustus was the first emperor of Rome. The reign of Augustus initiated an era of relative peace known as the Pax Romana, or Roman peace. .

Beyond the frontiers, he secured the empire with client states, and made peace with Parthia through diplomacy. He reformed the Roman system of taxation, developed networks of roads with an official courier system, established a standing army, established the Praetorian Guard, and created official police and fire-fighting services for Rome. Augustus was already an adult when Julius Caesar adopted him. Caesar had no male heir and had been impressed when the then-named Octavius made a perilous journey through hostile territory to join Caesar’s army. Octavius was a plebeian, the lower class of Rome, until his adoption by Caesar made him a patrician. Augustus enlarged the empire dramatically, annexing Egypt, Dalmatia, Pannonia, and Raetia, expanded possessions in Africa, and completed the conquest of Hispania.  Augustus lived a long life and served Rome well. When he died in AD 14 at the age of 77, he was declared a Roman god, and every emperor after him adopted the title of Caesar.

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The Roman World

In 509 B.C. the Romans vowed never again to be ruled by a monarch and established a democracy.

Censors became very powerful magistrates in the Roman Republic
The Romans also established units of non-citizens called auxilia.

Today, the Forum's ruins stand as monuments to the grand style of Roman architecture.

 Praetors were elected to help the consuls and formed much of the civil law in Rome.

Roman Expansion

Carthage - powerful city on the north African coast, was a great commerical power that Rome feared would control the Mediterranean.

Spartacus - a Roman slave, led a revolt in 73 B.C. in which more than 70,000 slaves took part.

Trade within Rome's empire created a class of business people and landowners called equities

Historians call the conflicts between Carthage and Rome the  Punic Wars

Rome defeated Macedonia in 197 B.C., for they had allied with Carthage during the Second Punic War

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Marc Antony helped Caesar's grandnephew, Octavian, inherit Rome and ruled with him in the Second Triumvirate.

Some senators, including two of Caesar's friends, formed a conspiracy and killed Caesar in the Senate on the Ides of March.

Together, the Five Good Emperors - Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius - ruled Rome well for almost 100 years.

Caesar, Licinius Crassus, and Gnaeus Pompey formed a political alliance called the First Triumvirate in 60 B.C.

 The reign of Augustus began a period of Roman peace.

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As a result of this extended peace, the Romans made great cultural advances.

Gladiators were trained fighters and their fights most often ended in death.

Over time, Roman religious beliefs were increasingly influenced by Greek thought.

The Ptolemaic system was accepted for almost 1,500 years.

Tacitus expressed his criticism of the government set up by Augustus in Annals.


The Roman World Today the Trinity is a central belief of Christians.

Many Christians became martyrs - people put to death for their beliefs.
The Latin word "pope" means "father" in English. Any decisions made by the pope were equivalent to those coming directly from the disciples, who had received their authority from Jesus.
Many people turned to Christianity in the times of trouble that followed the reign of the Five Good Emperors, and soon the sect became too large for the government to punish all its members.

Better church organization and the Declaration of Constantine also helped establish Christianity and stabilize the church.

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Huns nomadic people from central and southwestern Asia, posed an ever-growing threat to Rome in the late empire.

nflation, a rise in prices caused by a decrease in the value of money, became so severe that people stopped using money.

 Growing divisions between the rich and the poor, a loss of values, and a loss of patriotismare social explanations of why the empire fell.

Vandals a Germanic tribe, proved to be a serious threat and sacked Rome around A.D. 455.

Although the A.D. 476 overthrow of Romulus Augustulus is often seen as the "fall" of the Empire, the empire in the East remained until A.D. 1453.

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1  ANSWER A	Quote 1:   Sailors prayed to Poseidon for a safe voyage	URL1:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon#Worship_of_Poseidon
	Quote2: Poseidon was seen as creating new islands and offering calm seas. When offended or ignored, he supposedly struck the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs, earthquakes, drowning and shipwrecks. Sailors prayed to Poseidon for a safe voyage	URL2: http://www.ask.com/wiki/Poseidon#Worship_of_Poseidon
2  ANSWER B	Quote 1: They lived in isolated villages	URL1: http://jeopardylabs.com/play/ancient-greece72
	Quote2: little cultural diffusion between the city-states of Greece	URL2: http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/highschool/socstud/global2_review/ancient_greece.htm
3  ANSWER D	Quote 1: They also grew wheat	URL1: http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/Greeceag1.html
	Quote2: Ancient Greeks raised sheep rather than cattle, grew olive trees rather than wheat, and lived in isolated communities	URL2: http://jeopardylabs.com/play/ancient-greece72
4  ANSWER D	Quote 1: The second major physical feature, mountains, cover more than three-quarters of Greece's surface area.	URL1: http://greece.russiansabroad.com/country_page.aspx?page=112
	Quote2: Ancient Greeks raised sheep rather than cattle, grew olive trees rather than wheat, and lived in isolated communities.	URL2: http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/HaleMiddleSchool/Wexler/apt6.aspx
5  ANSWER B	Quote 1: Power is usually inherited.	URL1: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/wjhs/depts/socialst/hagan/classes/NSLA/NSLA_%20Unit1/forms_of_government.htm
	Quote2: Monarchy	URL2: http://jeopardylabs.com/play/ancient-greece72
6  ANSWER C	Quote 1: People started opposing the one man rule and they were moving towards a social government.	URL1: http://www.historyking.com/Ancient-Greece/Ancient-Greece-Tyrants.html
	Quote2: accumulated so many enemies	URL2: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110413175748AAgPUWn
7  ANSWER B	Quote 1: This supreme monarch ruled the state from the palaces, he made laws and determined taxes	URL1: http://www.ime.gr/chronos/02/mainland/en/mg/society/hierarchy/index.html
	Quote2: the laws are developed by a monarch	URL2: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_were_laws_developed_in_a_monarchy
8  ANSWER B	Quote 1: Monarchy, Oligarchy, TYRANNY, DEMOCRACY	URL1: URL 1: http://jeopardylabs.com/play/ancient-greece72
	Quote2: monarchy	URL2: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080814205247AA3IGfd
9  ANSWER C	Quote 1: To the ancient Greeks, a tyrant was somebody who took control of a government by force. He didn't care about the old kind of government. The tyrant gave himself absolute power.	URL1: http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/sirrobhitch.suffolk/portland%20state%20university%20greek%20civilization%20home%20page%20v2/docs/7/hubert.htm
	Quote2: How were laws developed in monarch? The king made them.	URL2: http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/HaleMiddleSchool/Wexler/apt6.aspx
10  ANSWER C	Quote 1: Monarchy.	URL1: http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/HaleMiddleSchool/Wexler/apt6.aspx
	Quote2: wars in ancient times forced them to put aside their differences	URL2: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100220131853AA9Ezeu
11  ANSWER      A	Quote 1: the Great persecuted people of other religions	URL1: http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-one-way-alexander-used-religion-to-control- his-empire
	Quote2: He enslaved people who did not share his religion.	URL2: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_1_way_Alexander_used_religion_to_control_his_empire&firstAnswer=1&updated=1&waNoAnsSet=1&status=T1BUSU1JWkVBTk9OWU1PVVNBTlNXRVJT
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13  ANSWER B	Quote 1:  Under the reign of Alexander the Great Perge became a military garrison. Later during Roman times Perge was visited by St. Paul and Barnabas who founded a Christian Community in the city. There are ruins of Akropols, Gymnasiums, Stadium, Theater, Necropols, Roman Bath which is very famous.	URL1: http://www.vegaincentive.com/Excursions-eng.html
	Quote2: Philip's military skills and expansionist vision of Macedonian greatness brought him early success	URL2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon
14  ANSWER	Quote 1:  a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society	URL1: http://webster.reference.com/browse/aristocrat
	Quote2: a person who has the manners or qualities of a member of a privileged or superior class	URL2: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aristocrat
15  ANSWER	QUOTE 1: member of an aristocracy, especially a noble.	URL1: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/%09Assembly
	Quote2: a person who has the tastes, manners, etc., characteristic of members of an aristocracy.	URL2: URL2: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/%09Assembly
16  ANSWER	Quote 1: an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose	URL1: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/assembly
	Quote2: An organization comprising members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions	URL2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly
17  ANSWER	Quote 1:     Corinth	URL1: http://greece.mrdonn.org/city-states.html
	Quote2:    Argos	URL2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece
18  ANSWER	The history and architecture is magnificent. I think it’s the most impressive and truly beautiful.                 Quote 1: Greek life was dominated by religion and so it is not surprising that the temples of ancient Greece were the biggest and most beautiful.	URL1: http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Art/
	Quote2: Wherever you stand, wherever you turn, the city's long and rich history will be alive in front of you.	URL2: http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Geography/
19  ANSWER	Quote 1: Marathon	URL1:
	Quote2: The Persians already controlled much of the known world at that time, so it would have been very difficult for any other nations to regain control of Greece.	URL2: http://www.essortment.com/persian-war-ancient-greece-21869.html
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21  ANSWER	Quote 1:  Pythagoras,  Aristotle,  Socrates,  Solon, and Alexander	URL1: http://www.personal.psu.edu/ldl137/web_art_002/groupproject/crm_people.html
	Quote2:  Pythagoras,  Aristotle,  Socrates,  Solon, and Alexander	URL2: http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/people/p/aristotle.htm
22  ANSWER	Quote 1: Because the terrain that they controlled mainly wasn't suitable for a lot of their needs and population growth. As an example, the Black Sea coastal regions provided Athens with plenty of grain due to its fertile soil.	URL1: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_the_ancient_greece_develop_trade_with_other_regions#ixzz1LOpdsZaj
	Quote2:  Trade in ancient Greece was free: the state controlled only the supply of grain. In Athens, following the first meeting of the new Prytaneis, regulations on trade were reviewed, with a specialized committee overseeing the trade in wheat, flour, and bread.	URL2:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_ancient_Greece
23  ANSWER	Quote 1:  Mount Olympus	URL1:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olympus
	Quote2:  Mediterranean Sea	URL2:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea
24  ANSWER	Quote 1: The geography of Greece was affected by mountains. Because these mountains were were difficult to cross, they separated Greece into many different areas. These areas were called city states.	URL1: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_effect_geography_of_Greece_had_on_the_kinds_of_communities_that_developed_there#ixzz1LOnjv1PU
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25  ANSWER	Quote 1:  The geography of ancient Greece was so hard to travel on that people had to generally stay in one place which resulted in tribes and small indepent sections of the country	URL1: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/One_effect_of_rugged_mountainous_geography_of_ancient_Greece_was
	Quote2: The geography of ancient Greece was very hard. this was because of the rocky soil instead of plain, rich soil. however, it was possible So generally people stayed in one place	URL2: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_geography_effect_ancient_greece#ixzz1LOoFvWWw
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27 ANSWER	Quote 1:   Only men were allowed to compete in the ancient Greek games. Athletic training in ancient Greece was part of every free male citizen's education. The first women to compete in the Olympics were Marie Ohnier and Mme. Brohy. They participated in croquet games in the 1900 Olympics	URL1:  http://www.feminist.org/archive/olympics/fact.html
	Quote2:  The ancient Olympic games only allowed people of Greek descent to participate. The Salt Lake City Olympics feature 2600 athletes from 77 countries. Only a few hundred athletes participated in the ancient games.	URL2:  http://chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0202050001feb05.story?coll=chi-leisurekidnews-hed