Rome and christianity
-Alps separated Italian Peninsula from rest of Europe
Republic
Legacies
Empire
-Located on Italian Peninsula
-Located on Mediterranean Sea
-Good farmland
-All land owning citizens were required ti serve in the military and to pay taxes
Consuls - There were two and they were similar to our president w/ limited powers
Religion
-Patricians - wealthy, most powerful, can hold public office --- Plebeians - could not hold public office
Senate - dominated by the patricians, similar to our senate w/ its focus on foreign policy
Assemblies - similar to our House of Rep. in that it best represents the wishes of people
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Pax Romana - time period of Roman greatness from the rule
The empire expanded in all directions to include all of the Mediterranean basin
Augustus implemented a uniform currency used throughout the empire called a denaries
Mosaics are pictures or designs made using small pieces of stone or tiles
Medicine was public water systems, public baths, and medical schools
After Rome conquers Greece, the Romans began to copy and adopt Greek achievements and make the their own
Constantine was the emperor
The christian church became a formal institution w/ a pope or leader along w/ bishops and priests
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Constantine converts to christianity and makes it one of the official religions