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ROMAN LIFE AND CHRISTIANITY
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I. ROMAN WORLD
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A. SLAVES AND CAPTIVITY 1. WIDESPREAD & IMPORTANT TO ECONOMY 2. MOST BECAME SLAVES THROUGH CAPTURE 3. TREATMENT OF SLAVES a) BOUGHT & SOLD b) PUNISHED OR REWARDED c) SET FREE OR PUT TO DEATH
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…SLAVES 4. JOBS a) FARMING b) CITY (ARTISANS) c) GLADIATORS
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B. GODS AND GODDESSES 1. EVOLUTION a) WORSHIPPED NATURE SPIRITS OR FORCES b) GIVEN NAMES & BECAME HUMAN IN FORM c) GREEK GODS GIVEN ROMAN NAMES
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2. GREEK TO ROMAN DEITIES a) ZEUS = JUPITER b) HERA = JUNO c) APOLLO = APOLLO d) ATHENA = MINERVA e) ARTEMIS = DIANA f) APHRODITE = VENUS
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3. SYMBOLS AND IMAGES a) SURVIVE IN MODERN WESTERN CULTURE (1) SYMBOLS, METAPHORS, WORDS, IMAGES b) LITERATURE - AESOP’S FABLES
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…SYMBOLS c) ARCHITECTURE - ARCH AND DOME d) ART = CLASSICAL STYLE (GREEK)
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C. FAMILY 1. PATERFAMILIAS a) ELDEST MAN
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b) PROPERTY & FAMILY (1 ) DISOWN NEWBORNS (2) BANISH FAMILY MEMBERS (3) SELL INTO SLAVERY
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2. WOMEN’S ROLES a) RAN HOUSEHOLDS b) OWN PROPERTY c) TESTIFY IN COURT d) COULD NOT VOTE
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3. CHILDREN AND EDUCATION a) BOYS (1) BECAME CITIZENS WITH RIGHT TO VOTE (2) RICH ATTENDED SCHOOLS (3) POOR WORKED / REMAINED ILLITERATE
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…EDUCATION b) GIRLS (1) GIVEN FATHERS NAME (2) EDUCATED AT HOME (3) MARRIED AT 12 -15 TO OLDER MAN
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D. SOCIETY & CULTURE 1. PATRICIANS a) LIVED EXTRAVAGANTLY b) SPENT ON HOMES, GARDENS, SLAVES, LUXURIES
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2. PLEBEIANS a) GIVEN DAILY RATIONS OF GRAIN b) CROWDED WOODEN APARTMENTS (TENEMENTS) c) FIRE CONSTANT PROBLEM
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3. CONTROLLING THE MASSES a) PROVIDED FREE GAMES, RACES, GLADIATORS b) USED TO DISTRACT FROM LIVING CONDITIONS c) 150 HOLIDAYS PER YEAR
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4. COLISEUM a) HUGE ARENA SEATING 50,000 b) ANIMALS FOUGHT TO DEATH c) GLADIATOR CONTESTS (TRUE GLADIATORS DID NOT FIGHT TO DEATH)
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II. ART / ARCHITECTURE A. PANTHEON 1. TEMPLE TO ALL DEITIES 2. CONSTRUCTED OF CONCRETE 3. USE OF ARCH AND DOME
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PANTHEON
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PANTHEON INTERIOR
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COFFERED DOME OF PANTHEON
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B. CIRCUS MAXIMUS 1. ARENA SEATING 150,000 FOR CHARIOT RACES 2. CHARIOT TEAMS HAD COLORS 3. FANS SUPPORTED FAVORITE TEAMS (NASCAR)
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CIRCUS MAXIMUS
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C. FORUM 1. ETRUSCAN DESIGN FOR CENTRAL AREA OF CITY 2. CENTER OF GOVERNMENT AND TRADE
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III. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A. TECHNOLOGY 1. ROADS a) 50,000 MILES b) USED TO CONTROL EMPIRE c) DEVELOPED INTO TRADE ROUTES
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2. AQUEDUCTS a) INCORPORATED IRRIGATION TECHNIQUES & USE OF THE ARCH b) DELIVERED FRESH WATER TO OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE
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…AQUEDUCTS c) CARRIED WATER OVER 60 MILES d) SOME USED INTO LAST CENTURY
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AQUEDUCT
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3. ARCH a) INCORPORATED INTO BUILDINGS b) USED WITH DOME c) SPREAD INTO CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE
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B. SCIENCE 1. PTOLEMY a) CALCULATED THE MOVEMENT OF PLANETS b) PREDICTED THE POSITION OF PLANETS
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2. MEDICINE a. EMPHASIZED PUBLIC HEALTH (1) PUBLIC BATHS (2) HOT WATER (3) TILE USE ETRUSCAN (4) CLEAN WATER SUPPLY
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BATHS AT THE FORUM
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…MEDICINE b) ESTABLISHED MEDICAL SCHOOLS
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IV. LIFE & TEACHINGS OF JESUS A. ROMAN CONTROL 1.AROUND 63 B.C. 2. REMAINED INDEPENDENT AT BEGINNING
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…CONTROL 3. JEWS ATTEMPTED REVOLT 4. JUDEA BECAME PROVINCE
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…CONTROL 5. MESSIAH - SAVIOR WHO WOULD RESTORE KINGDOM
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B. JESUS 1. BORN 6-4 B.C. 2. JEWISH AND ROMAN SUBJECT 3. BAPTIZED BY JOHN
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…JESUS 4. MINISTRY (TEACHINGS) a) MONOTHEISM b) TEN COMMANDMENTS c) STRESSED LOVE FOR OTHERS d) ETERNAL LIFE
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C. MOVEMENT a) INFORMATION ABOUT CHRIST FROM GOSPELS b) GOSPELS - 4 BOOKS OF NEW TESTAMENT c) WRITTEN BY DISCIPLES (PUPILS)
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D. JESUS’ DEATH 1. ROME CONCERNED OVER CHRIST’S POPULARITY 2. ARRESTED & CONVICTED BY PONTIUS PILATE
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…DEATH 3. CHRIST CRUCIFIED 4. ASCENDED TO HEAVEN
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...CRUCIFIXION
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5. PETER a) APOSTLE - TEACHER OF JESUS’ MESSAGE b) SPREAD TEACHINGS THROUGH SYRIA AND PALESTINE c) ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN ROME
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V. CHRISTIANITY SPREADS A. PAUL’S MISSION 1. PAUL a) HEBREW OPPOSED TO CHRISTIANITY
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…PAUL b) HAD VISION AND HEARD VOICE ON ROAD TO DAMASCUS c) BEGAN TO SPREAD CHRISTIANITY THROUGHOUT EMPIRE
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2. PAX ROMANA a) SAFE TRAVEL HELPED SPREAD CHRISTIANITY b) COMMON LANGUAGE ALLOWED UNDERSTANDING OF MESSAGE
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3. PAUL'S TEACHINGS a) CHRIST SON OF GOD b) ANYONE COULD BE CHRISTIAN c) ALLOWED RELIGION TO GROW
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B. JEWISH REBELLION 1. JEWS REBELLED 2. ROME DESTROYED JEWISH TEMPLE 3. WESTERN WALL LEFT STANDING (WAILING WALL)
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…REBELLION 4. DIASPORA - JEWS WERE SPREAD THROUGHOUT EMPIRE CREATING SCATTERED JEWISH COMMINUTES
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C. PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS 1. CHRISTIANS REFUSED TO WORSHIP ROMAN GODS (CONFLICTED WITH ROMAN POLYTHEISM)
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…PERSECUTION 2. PERSECUTED BY NERO (SCAPEGOATS) FOR POLITICAL & ECONOMIC PROBLEMS 3. PETER AND PAUL PUT TO DEATH IN ROME
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…PERSECUTION 4. DECLINE OF PAX ROMANA (CHRISTIANS) a) IMPRISONED AND EXECUTED b) CRUCIFIED, BURNED, KILLED BY ANIMALS
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…PERSECUTION c) MARTYRS - SACRIFICED LIVES FOR BELIEFS d) MISSIONARIES - PEOPLE WHO SPREAD RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
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CHRISTIANS AND THE LIONS
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VI. WORLD RELIGION A. INTRODUCTION - APPEAL OF CHRISTIANITY 1. EMBRACED ALL PEOPLE 2. GAVE HOPE TO POWERLESS 3. LIFE AFTER DEATH
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B. CONSTANTINE 1. ROMAN EMPEROR 2. MILVIAN BRIDGE a) SAW CROSS OF LIGHT b) PLACED CROSS ON SHIELDS
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…MILVIAN BRIDGE c) GAVE CREDIT FOR VICTORY TO CHRISTIAN GOD
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3. PERSECUTIONS a) ENDED PERSECUTIONS b) EDICT OF MILAN (1) PEOPLE FREE TO CHOOSE OWN RELIGION
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…PERSECUTIONS c) THEODOSIUS (1) MADE CHRISTIANITY OFFICIAL RELIGION OF ROME\
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C. CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1. STRUCTURE a) LOCAL LEVEL (PARISH) SMALL GROUP OF CHRISTIANS HEADED BY A PRIEST
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…STRUCTURE b) SEVERAL LOCAL CHURCHES (DIOCESE) - HEADED BY A BISHOP c) PETER - FIRST BISHOP OF ROME
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2. HEAD OF CHURCH a) ALL CITIES HAD A BISHOP b) POPE - FATHER OF CHURCH (ROMAN BISHOP) c) ROME BECAME CENTER OF CHURCH
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D. A SINGLE VOICE 1. HERESY a) CONTRADICTING BASIC CHURCH TEACHINGS (DOCTRINE)
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2. NEW TESTAMENT a) OFFICIAL STANDARD OF BELIEF b) BISHOPS FROM LEADING CITIES WHO SET CHURCH DOCTRINE
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…TESTAMENT c) NICENE CREED (1) DEFINED BASIC BELIEFS OF CHRISTIANITY
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E. FATHERS OF THE CHURCH 1. EARLY WRITERS & SCHOLARS WHO DEFINED CHURCH TEACHINGS 2. AUGUSTINE a) BISHOP OF HIPPO (N. AFRICA)
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…FATHERS b) TEACHINGS / WRITINGS (1) NEEDED GRACE OF GOD TO BE SAVED (2) HAD TO BELONG TO CHURCH & RECEIVE SACRAMENTS
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