BJU History 6th grade Chapter 9 review

philosophies, religious ideas, and inventions were exchanged

Cultures from the East and the West blended and changed because

Epicureans.

Happiness is achieved through simple pleasures and peace of mind according to a belief of the

Hannibal

His army marched across the Alps because ________ wanted to avoid being seen by the Romans.

AD 476

Historians say the date of the fall of the Roman Empire is

taxes

Many publicans collected higher _____ than needed and kept the extra money for themselves.

On the Ides of March,

On the Ides of March, Julius Caesar was assassinated.

50 thousand miles of roads.

Rome's armies could travel to all its provinces because the Romans constructed over fifty thousand miles of roads.

persecutions

The Christians' faith in Christ was strengthened by Nero's

fifteenth of March.

The Ides of March is on the

U-shaped trap around the enemy.

The Roman army was almost completely wiped out because Hannibal's soldiers formed a

Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar.

The men who formed the Triumvirate were Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar.

Rome and Carthage

The three major wars between____ ___ ________ are called the Punic Wars.

Tribunes

are leaders who protected the rights and interest of the common people.

The Second Punic War

began because Carthage violated its treaty with Rome.

Stoics

believed that there is no beginning or end to the universe.

The Pantheon

had a dome as its main architectural feature.

Colosseum

had arches as its main architectural feature.

A republic

is a government ruled by laws and representative chosen by the people.

A tribe

is a group of people who share common ancestors and a common culture.

Pax Romana

is a period of prosperity and peace.

A consuls

is the branch of the Roman Republic that managed the affairs of government and commanded the army.

Gregorian

is the calendar used by most countries.

Caesar Augustus

issued the decree that fulfilled the prophecy of the Messiah's birth in Bethlehem.

Nero

ordered Christians to be put to death by crucifixion or burning.

The Bible teaches

that God has eternally existed and that He created the world.

The Bible teaches

that a person must first be changed by God to do works that are pleasing to Him.

Stoics believed

that their good behavior would make them good people.

Roman Forum

was a public meeting place.

A factor that led to the collapse of the Roman Empire

was that the government raised taxes to pay for the army and governmental officials.

The Senate

was the branch of the Roman Republic that controlled the finances and passed laws.

Cicero

was the master of Latin prose and an orator.

Assembly of Centuries

were the branch of the Roman Republic that voted on new laws and made declarations of war.

Plebeians

were the social class that struggled to gain social and political equality.