Question 1

A central aspect of early Roman conquest was that all conquered peoples

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A)  immediately received Roman citizenship. 
B)  could do business with Rome. 
C)  could never intermarry with Romans. 
D)  had an interest in the success of Rome, since they could improve their status by demonstrating their loyalty to their conquerors. 
E)  were generally enslaved by Roman patricians. 
A)  immediately received Roman citizenship. 
B)  could do business with Rome. 
C)  could never intermarry with Romans. 
D)  had an interest in the success of Rome, since they could improve their status by demonstrating their loyalty to their conquerors. 
E)  were generally enslaved by Roman patricians. D

Question 2

Which of the following is a true statement about the centuriate assembly?

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A)  It prevented the Roman army from functioning in a political role. 
B)  It had an organizational pattern that assured a majority for its poorest members. 
C)  It had the responsibilities of electing the chief magistrates and passing legislation. 
D)  It had the power of declaring war and peace. 
E)  It was abolished during the Punic Wars. 
A)  It prevented the Roman army from functioning in a political role. 
B)  It had an organizational pattern that assured a majority for its poorest members. 
C)  It had the responsibilities of electing the chief magistrates and passing legislation. 
D)  It had the power of declaring war and peace. 
E)  It was abolished during the Punic Wars. C

Question 3

The civil service examination reflected the Confucius philosophy of the Han dynasty.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-paterfamilias

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-paterfamilias...

Question 5

The Roman Senate

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A)  met, in sequence, on each of the seven hills of Rome. 
B)  was composed of elected representatives chosen by the slaves. 
C)  had 300 members who were chosen for life. 
D)  was led by three tribunes and five praetors. 
E)  was selected by the clientes. 
A)  met, in sequence, on each of the seven hills of Rome. 
B)  was composed of elected representatives chosen by the slaves. 
C)  had 300 members who were chosen for life. 
D)  was led by three tribunes and five praetors. 
E)  was selected by the clientes.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-plebeians

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-plebeians...

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-centuriate and council of the Plebs

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The terms "centuriate" and "council of t

Question 8

What factors caused the continuance and expansion of Roman imperialism? How did Roman expansion compare and contrast with that of the Assyrians,China's Han Dynasty,and New Kingdom Egypt? What evidence causes you to think as you do?

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The continuance and expansion of Roman i

Question 9

In the 130s and 120s B.C.E.,Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus advocated the seizure of the large estates owned by the aristocracy and then distribute the lands to landless Romans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The government of Rome

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A)  was originally established as a representative democracy. 
B)  contained an element of republicanism from its beginnings. 
C)  was originally a monarchy but later became a republic. 
D)  was developed as a monarchy under the Celts. 
E)  was ruled by the upper-class plebeians. 
A)  was originally established as a representative democracy. 
B)  contained an element of republicanism from its beginnings. 
C)  was originally a monarchy but later became a republic. 
D)  was developed as a monarchy under the Celts. 
E)  was ruled by the upper-class plebeians.

Question 11

Under the reigns of the five "good emperors"

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A)  the power of the senate increased. 
B)  nearly a century of chaos consumed Rome. 
C)  the range of responsibilities that were affected by the policies of the emperors increased. 
D)  public works construction decreased. 
E)  Rome gained control of the British Isles and the Arabian peninsula. 
A)  the power of the senate increased. 
B)  nearly a century of chaos consumed Rome. 
C)  the range of responsibilities that were affected by the policies of the emperors increased. 
D)  public works construction decreased. 
E)  Rome gained control of the British Isles and the Arabian peninsula.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-"the good emperors"

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-"the good emperors"...

Question 13

What role did Christianity play in the Late Roman Empire? Was it,in any real way,the cause of its fall? Might it have even prolonged the life of the Empire? Why or why not?

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Christianity played a significant role i

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Livy

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Livy, also known as Titus Livius, was a

Question 15

Octavian

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A)  was badly defeated by Antony and Cleopatra at Actium in 31 B.C.E. 
B)  gave up his military authority once he was given the title of Augustus in 27 B.C.E. 
C)  established the praetorian guard to guard him and his successors. 
D)  was officially installed as emperor in 21 B.C.E. 
E)  was the biological brother of Julius Caesar. 
A)  was badly defeated by Antony and Cleopatra at Actium in 31 B.C.E. 
B)  gave up his military authority once he was given the title of Augustus in 27 B.C.E. 
C)  established the praetorian guard to guard him and his successors. 
D)  was officially installed as emperor in 21 B.C.E. 
E)  was the biological brother of Julius Caesar.

Question 16

The major stages of Roman imperial expansion before 100 B.C.E.included

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A)  the involvement and seizures of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean. 
B)  seizure of the Atlantic coastline of northwestern Africa to outflank Carthage. 
C)  the defeat of the Gauls by Sulla and Pompey. 
D)  only military, not economic considerations. 
E)  revenge for the death of Cincinnatus at the hands of the Latins. 
A)  the involvement and seizures of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean. 
B)  seizure of the Atlantic coastline of northwestern Africa to outflank Carthage. 
C)  the defeat of the Gauls by Sulla and Pompey. 
D)  only military, not economic considerations. 
E)  revenge for the death of Cincinnatus at the hands of the Latins.

Question 17

The "good news" concerning Jesus was contained in the written

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A)  gospels. 
B)  Old Testament. 
C)  Sermon on the Mount. 
D)  Dead Sea scrolls. 
E)  Analects of John the Baptist. 
A)  gospels. 
B)  Old Testament. 
C)  Sermon on the Mount. 
D)  Dead Sea scrolls. 
E)  Analects of John the Baptist.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-tribunes

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Tribunes were officials in ancient Rome

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Iron casting and paper

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Iron casting and paper are two distinct

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Silk Road

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-Silk Road...

Exam 5: The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

A central aspect of early Roman conquest was that all conquered peoples

Which of the following is a true statement about the centuriate assembly?

The civil service examination reflected the Confucius philosophy of the Han dynasty.

Identify the following terms. -paterfamilias

The Roman Senate

Identify the following terms. -plebeians

Identify the following terms. -centuriate and council of the Plebs

What factors caused the continuance and expansion of Roman imperialism? How did Roman expansion compare and contrast with that of the Assyrians,China's Han Dynasty,and New Kingdom Egypt? What evidence causes you to think as you do?

In the 130s and 120s B.C.E.,Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus advocated the seizure of the large estates owned by the aristocracy and then distribute the lands to landless Romans.

The government of Rome

Under the reigns of the five "good emperors"

Identify the following terms. -"the good emperors"

What role did Christianity play in the Late Roman Empire? Was it,in any real way,the cause of its fall? Might it have even prolonged the life of the Empire? Why or why not?

Identify the following terms. -Livy

Octavian

The major stages of Roman imperial expansion before 100 B.C.E.included

The "good news" concerning Jesus was contained in the written

Identify the following terms. -tribunes

Identify the following terms. -Iron casting and paper

Identify the following terms. -Silk Road

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship: Asia the Middle East and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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