First Rome united Italy under it. Then after defeating Carthage, Rome gained the Western Med. Strong in war the Romans moved to the east conquering Greece and controlling Egypt.
Boudicca revolt
Destroyed roman cities in Britian but romans crushed it and maintained power.
TRUE about Emperor Claudius
His legions conquered Britian
He ruled in the first century
He was followed/succeeded by Nero
How did Marius & Sulla change roman politics?
they made their legions loyal to them personally thus starting a trend that Roman politics are controlled by generals fighting eachother
How did Octavian become sole ruler of Rome
Defeated rival Marc Anthony at Actium and then in Egypt
Jesus is called Christ because
It is Greek for Messiah
Fall of Roman republic meant
People of Rome no longer chose their leaders
Sources for the details of the life of Jesus
Come from Christian gospels
Which belief do Christians and Jews both accept
The Ten Commandments
Paul of Tarses
Preached that christianity was not just for Jews but for all people.
The council of Nicea
Proclaimed the doctrine of the trinity
TRUE about the Roman language
called Latin
Letters are like english
forms basis of modern day FRENCH
TRUE about Roman construction
used concrete
used many arches
built roads, sewers, aqueducts
Four worlds of history
culturall
political
economic
NOT geographic
Roman Emperors
Augustus
Nero
Caligula
NOT Virgil
Title & postitions of roman gov
Consul
Censor
Tribune
TRUE about first punic war
carthage was forced to pay indemnity as part of peace treaty
Romans learned how to build war ships and created a navy
It began with conflict over Sicily
People important to christianity in Rome
Jerome
Theodosius
Constantine
TRUE about Julius Caesar
Conquered Gaul
Ruled Rome alongside Pompey and Crassius until Civil War broke out
Stabbed to death by senators who thought he was becoming like a king
DID NOT conquer Persian Empire of Hannibal
Ambition in Rebuplican Rome
Desire to bring honor to family by getting high positions in Roman gov and making rome stronger
TRUE about Battle of Stamford Bridge
king of norway was unprepared for battle and lost to king of england
king of england won but soon had to move army south
Harold Godwinson reaced his army to the north catching the Viking army off guard
NOT King of england caught the Vikings when their ships were landing on the beach
TRUE about Battle of Hastings
The hard fought battle turned when Harold Godwinson was struck in the eye with an arrow
Duke of Normandy invaded England facing a large Saxon army
William may have used fake retreats to pull Harold's men away from defensive positions
NOT Saxon and Welsh longbows destroyed Norman Knights
NOT Saxons defended a bridge keeping Normans out
TRUE about Norman conquest of England
Destroy much of Saxon nobility
Bring feudalism to England
Bring french words into English language
NOT Bring first christian missionaries to england
TRUE about after the Norman conquest
Feudalism came to england
French became the language of nobility in england
King created a survey of land and property called Domesday Book
NOT king created a system of shires to administer England.
TRUE about feudal justice
Trial by ordeal
Compurgation or oath taking
Trial by battle
NOT trial by jury
TRUE about Charlemagne
expanded kingdom into larger empire
favored education and libraries
wanted a renewal of roman empire
NOT defeated muslims at battle of tours
NOT conquered England
Emperor Henry IV wanted to create bishops because
bishops were important vassals who provided military and financial support
Oldest french dynasty
Merovingians
The "vassal received a fief with serfs" could mean
The knight had land and servants
Best describes first crusade
The Crusaders conquered several cities including Jerusalem
TRUE about 3rd Crusade
Salah al din's capture of Jerusalem inspired the Crusade
It included kings of france and england
Emperor of germany died on the way to the Crusade
NOT Included Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitane
Alfred the Great
Allowed former Vikings to live in Northern England under their own laws
TRUE about Eleanor of Aquitane
Mother of 2 kings of england - Richard I and John I
Married Louis VII
Married Henry II
NOT the daughter of Emperor Henry V or Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou
TRUE about People's or Popular Crusade
Some of the crusaders destroyed jewish neighborhoods in Germany
Most of the crusaders were killed or captured by Turks
It included Walter the penniless and Peter the Hermit
NOT destroyed Constantinople
TRUE about why the first crusade was called
Christians wanted to capture Jerusalem
Byzantine empire needed help fighting the Seljuk Turks
The pope hoped to repair the church that had split 50 years before
NOT Muslim arabs had recently captured Jerusalem for the first time.
Reign of King John of England
Nobles rose up against him because of taxes
How did peter the hermit help the crusaders at antioch?
Found the holy lance or holy spear which inspired the crusaders to defeat a superior muslim army
TRUE about Gothic Style
large stained glass windows
Flying buttresses
Spires
NOT large domes and Doric columns (those are Roman)
Where does word sherrif come from?
saxon methods of diving land
TRUE about story of Peter Abelard
Medieval Church
Romance
The growth of universities and knowledge
NOT the growth in power of kings
Henry II became king of england because of
He had a claim to the throne through his mother and convinced the sitting king to make him his heir
TRUE about Thomas Beckett
He opposed Henry II on many matters
He was killed by Henry II's knights
He had been a friend of Henry II
NOT caught in a scandal with Heloise
Thomas Aquinas
Wrote Summa Theologica that resolves many issues between faith and reason
NOT Went on first crusade
NOT Got into conflict with Henry II
TRUE about Henry II
Married eleanor of aquitane
Created system of circuit judges and juries for england
was Duke of Normandy
NOT went on first crusade
TRUE about 4th Crusade
Crusaders captured a powerful christian city and took treasures
Pope Innocent III excommunicated the crusaders for attacking a christian city
Crusaders conquered Constantinople
NOT crusaders captured jerusalem
A group of people living together in the middle ages copying books and educating people would be in a
monastery
Charlemagne
ordered bishops to create libraries
founded schools for young nobles
gathered scholars to produce new standard bible
True about who thought they should be king of england when edward confessor died