She-Wolf of the Capitoline Image from AICT
She-Wolf of the
Capitoline Image from AICT
Who were the Etruscans? Where did they live?
What is the legacy of the Romans- in terms of law, language, politics, international trade and commence, and religion?
Who were the Patricians, Equestrians, Plebeians and Slaves? What rights and responsibilities did each group have in society? How would you compare the life of a Patrician with that of a Plebeian or that of a slave?
What authority did the Roman Senate have?
What role did Consuls and Praetors play?
What is the difference between a republic and an empire?
Why did a group of Senators murder Caesar? What did they hope to achieve? What was the outcome? (page 158 to 162)
What was the new constitutional order that Augustus created? (page 165)
What is an oligarchy?
Vocabulary: Struggle of the Orders, Censors, Twelve Tables of the Law, Nota, Crossing the Rubicon, Assassination, Constitutional Monarchy
How did members of the Patrician class live?
What was the importance of debates in the Senate?
In the film, how did members of the Senate hope to manipulate events arising from the slave uprising?
How may one distinguish between the historical Jesus and the Christ of Faith? In concrete historical terms, what do we know about the life of Jesus Christ?
Why was the Christian message initially so threatening to the Emperors of Rome?
Why did the Emperors ultimately come to embrace the Christian faith?
Outline the sufferings of the early Christians.
What was the role of women in fostering the growth of Christianity within the Roman Empire?
Christian Ideals: The Sermon on the Mount
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