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You may start this warm up early if you would like to.  Please remember that each answer must be written in a complete sentence in your own handwriting.

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1A.  _________ was considered to be Rome's greatest public speaker.

 

1B.  These rich people greatly influences the growth of Rome.

 

2A. During the ___________ Rome defeated Carthage in 241 BC.

 

2B. ________ were people who interpreted the law and they acted as judges.

 

3A. Some people owned large farming estates that were worked by enslaved people.  What were these estates called?

 

3B.  ________ is a port city located on the Bay of Naples.

 

4A.  The First Triumvirate consisted of Julius Caesar and _________, and ___________.

 

4B. Sicily is an island that is part of ___________.

 

5A. A(n) ________ is a large farming channel for carrying water long distances.

 

5B. Artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms belonged to which group of people?

 

6A.  Roman ________ helped Rome's trade.

 

6B. This political reform occurred in 287 B.C.

 

7A.  Rome's first laws were called the _________.

 

7B: What was Hadrian's Wall?

 

8A: Caesar's enemies killed him on the Ides of March, which is ________, in the year 44 B.C

 

8B: Octavian took the title of ____________

 

9A: True or False?  (If false, please write the correct word or phrase for the underlined word/ phrase.)  In the Second Punic War, Carthage attacked Rome

 

10A:  A traditional legend tells that these twins founded the city of Rome.

 

10B: True or false? (If false, please write the correct word or phrase for the underlined word/ phrase.)  Only plebeians could hold political office in early Rome.

 

10C: True or false? (If false, please write the correct word or phrase for the underlined word/ phrase.)  The Romans took over most of Italy by 267 B.C.

 
 

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1) Write a 5 sentence paragraph describing your long weekend. 

2)  Define the following words:  gladiator, ode, satire

3)  Define the following words: rhetoric, anatomy

4) Who was the Roman god or goddess of Fire?

 

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T3 Warm Ups

 

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  Use the word box to fill in the correct words

Regent                                                  Constantine

Latin                                                                 Justinian

Byzantium Empire                                             Severans

Christianity                                                       Mosaics

Colosseum                                                       Forum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.      A person who stands in for a sick or young ruler

 

Open space for a market place in the middle of Rome

 

Began the Roman Empire

 

2.      Emperors who stayed in power by paying the army well

 

Became the basis for many European languages

 

A strong emperor in the Byzantine Empire

 

3.      Moved capital from Rome to Constantinople

 

Included Greeks, Egyptians, Syrians, Arabs, Jews, Salvs, and others

 

Arena that could hold up to 60,000 people

 

Pictures made from small colored glass or stones

 

9. Most of the time, Byzantine women ___________________________

stayed home and raised a family    were slaves            ate bonbons and watched daytime TV

 

By 100B.C, what percent of Italy’s people were enslaved?

100 percent     15 percent       what are you talking about?    40 percent                  

 

10. Roman coins lost value in the the A.D. 200s because ________________________

They weren’t worth anything to begin with      people bartered           coins were collected

 

Galen emphasized the importance of _____________________________________

Cooking           painting           studying body structure                       studying math                   

 

11. Roman statues differed from Greek statures because

Roman statues were more realistic       Roman statues were all animals

 

_______ was a major Byzantine industry

Baking cookies                          silk weaving               farming                        pottery                  

 

12. Theodosius decided that after he died he would _____________________________

Be buried in The Valley of the Kings   divide up Rome                       publish his autobiography

 

     At the Battle of Adrianople, _______________________________

Slaves were free          nothing exciting                       Germanic tribes attacked Rome

 

13. Theodora helped women ____________________________________

Cross the street                        carry their groceries    gain more rights          vote

 

      The Byzantine Empire lasted ______________________

100 years         1,000 year       100,000 years  There was not such thing

 

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(Use Chapter 10 if you need help with these questions)

 

Wednesday

    *What empire conquered  the people of Judah in 63 B.C?

    *Christianity teaches that Jesus was the _______ and came to save the people. 

    *In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught his listeners to show love and _______. 

 

Thursday:

                     * Define the following words:

                     *Apostle

                     * Disciple

                     *Resurrection

                     *Salvation

                     *Parable

 

Friday:

     *During the time of oppression, the Jews hoped God would send a ________ to lead them.

      *The apostles _______ were two of the founders of early Christian churches.

   

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Part 1

 

1) Write a 5 sentence paragraph telling me about your weekend.

 

Part 2

  1. A religious community of monks is a
  2. Byzantines believed that their ____________ represented Jesus Christ on earth.
  3. ______________ believe that if people accept Jesus and his teachings they will be saved and enter heaven.
  4. ______________ ended the persecution of Christians.
  5. ______________ were two of the most successful Byzantine missionaries.
  6. During the Last Supper, Jesus celebrated ______________ 
  7. ______________  are images honored by some Christians of Jesus, Mary, or saints
  8. In the ______________ , icons were once forbidden
  9. ______________ is the capital of the ancient kingdom of Israel
  10. ______________ are regular church members
  11. Rome used ______________ to punish political rebels and lower class criminials
  12. ______________ brought Christianity to Ireland
  13. ______________ was a list of rules for governing empires
  14. The Edict of Milan was issued in ______________ and it gave religious freedom to all people
  15. The Jews were banned from Jerusalem after they rebelled against the Romans in ______________ 
  16. A ______________ is a bishop of Rome
  17. ______________  were early Christian leaders who set up churches
  18. The early church was organized as a ______________ 
  19. The region just north of Judaea is ______________ 
  20. The ______________  were Jews who believed they should fight the Romans

 

Warm Up #26

 

1) Write a 5 sentence paragraph reflecting on Friday's Holocaust Remembrance Day activities. 

 

2) On page 5 of our Current Events magazine, there is a question that states: "Should Barbie dolls be banned?"  What do you think?  Write a 4-5 sentence response to this question.

 

3) On page 15 of our Current Events magazine, there are 2 "Critical Thinking" Questions.  Answer #1

 

4) On page 15 of our Current Events magazine, there are 2 "Critical Thinking" Questions.  Answer #2

 
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Monday: Write a 5 sentence paragraph telling me about your weekend. 
 
Tuesday: Using Chapter 17 as a reference define the following: 
                      gondolas
                       predestination
                       chiaroscuro
Wednesday: Who became Holy Roman Emperor in 1519?
                     Who tried to make England a Catholic country?
 
Thursday: Name a famous English playwright who wrote tragedies and comedies.   
 
 
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MONDAY: NO SCHOOL
 
Tuesday:  Define the following: 
                                Diplomacy
                                Indulgences
                                Theology
 
Wednesday:  Define the following:
                                 Heresy
                                 Secular
 
Thursday: What happened when Martin Luther tried to reform the Catholic Church?
 
Friday:  Where and when did the Thirty Years' War begin?