Question 1

The third-century crisis included all the following EXCEPT

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A) economic dislocation. 
B) a marked decline in the quality of the Roman soldier. 
C) the final collapse of the Empire. 
D) the weakening of the rational foundation of Greco-Roman civilization. 
E) poor leadership. 
A) economic dislocation. 
B) a marked decline in the quality of the Roman soldier. 
C) the final collapse of the Empire. 
D) the weakening of the rational foundation of Greco-Roman civilization. 
E) poor leadership.

Question 2

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 tetrarchy

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The tetrarchy was a system of government

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning the fall of Rome is accurate?

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A) The fall of Rome was a single event that occurred in A.D. 476. 
B) Multiple forces operated concurrently to bring about the fall. 
C) External threats, rather than internal problems, account for the fall of Rome. 
D) The effects of the fall were felt equally throughout the Roman Empire. 
E) Rome maintained the loyalty of its people until the very end. 
A) The fall of Rome was a single event that occurred in A.D. 476. 
B) Multiple forces operated concurrently to bring about the fall. 
C) External threats, rather than internal problems, account for the fall of Rome. 
D) The effects of the fall were felt equally throughout the Roman Empire. 
E) Rome maintained the loyalty of its people until the very end.

Question 4

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 aqueduct

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An aqueduct is a structure used to trans

Question 5

The former slave and important philosopher Epictetus believed that happiness arises from inner contentment. Which of the following would he say contributes to inner contentment?

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A) control over one's mind 
B) reduction of desires 
C) independence from externals such as wealth, fame, and affection 
D) a deliberate striving for inner dignity 
E) all of the above 
A) control over one's mind 
B) reduction of desires 
C) independence from externals such as wealth, fame, and affection 
D) a deliberate striving for inner dignity 
E) all of the above

Question 6

The Roman Empire was saved from the third-century crisis most directly by the

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A) efforts of two emperors: Diocletian and Constantine. 
B) sudden, unexplained cessation of Germanic and Persian invasions. 
C) rise of Christianity. 
D) lightening of government demands on society. 
E) none of the above 
A) efforts of two emperors: Diocletian and Constantine. 
B) sudden, unexplained cessation of Germanic and Persian invasions. 
C) rise of Christianity. 
D) lightening of government demands on society. 
E) none of the above

Question 7

In the first half of the fifth century A.D.

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A) trade drastically declined in the western part of the Roman Empire. 
B) the western border collapsed, and Germanic tribes entered the empire in large numbers. 
C) cities were abandoned in Britain, Gaul, Spain, and Germany. 
D) the Roman road network deteriorated. 
E) all of the above 
A) trade drastically declined in the western part of the Roman Empire. 
B) the western border collapsed, and Germanic tribes entered the empire in large numbers. 
C) cities were abandoned in Britain, Gaul, Spain, and Germany. 
D) the Roman road network deteriorated. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

The text states that the Pax Romana came to an end with the reign of

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A) Augustus. 
B) Hadrian. 
C) Diocletian. 
D) Commodus. 
E) Constantine. 
A) Augustus. 
B) Hadrian. 
C) Diocletian. 
D) Commodus. 
E) Constantine.

Question 9

During the Pax Romana, slaves

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A) increased in number. 
B) were increasingly protected from cruel treatment by their masters. 
C) were forbidden from acquiring skills. 
D) could be sold into prostitution. 
E) all of the above 
A) increased in number. 
B) were increasingly protected from cruel treatment by their masters. 
C) were forbidden from acquiring skills. 
D) could be sold into prostitution. 
E) all of the above

Question 10

Nerva initiated a period of competent government by

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A) establishing the Flavian dynasty. 
B) initiating an adoptive system of imperial succession. 
C) creating open competition for government jobs. 
D) requiring that all senators begin their career by serving in the provinces. 
E) introducing a system of exams for government officials. 
A) establishing the Flavian dynasty. 
B) initiating an adoptive system of imperial succession. 
C) creating open competition for government jobs. 
D) requiring that all senators begin their career by serving in the provinces. 
E) introducing a system of exams for government officials.

Question 11

The reign of Augustus

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A) can be considered the rule of a self-seeking tyrant. 
B) saw the abandonment of the old moral values and civic spirit of Rome. 
C) prompted dissatisfaction on the part of the provincials. 
D) demonstrates Augustus' belief that his power was a public trust delegated to him by the Roman people. 
E) all of the above 
A) can be considered the rule of a self-seeking tyrant. 
B) saw the abandonment of the old moral values and civic spirit of Rome. 
C) prompted dissatisfaction on the part of the provincials. 
D) demonstrates Augustus' belief that his power was a public trust delegated to him by the Roman people. 
E) all of the above

Question 12

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 princeps

Accepted Answer

Princeps is a Latin term that means "fir

Question 13

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Stoicism

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Stoicism is a philosophy that was founde

Question 14

Augustus' policies included all of the following EXCEPT

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A) grants of land and bonuses to retiring veterans. 
B) construction of aqueducts for the city of Rome. 
C) a grant of citizenship to all free men of the empire. 
D) financing the gladiatorial contests from his own purse. 
E) ending the forced requisition of supplies and the extortion of money. 
A) grants of land and bonuses to retiring veterans. 
B) construction of aqueducts for the city of Rome. 
C) a grant of citizenship to all free men of the empire. 
D) financing the gladiatorial contests from his own purse. 
E) ending the forced requisition of supplies and the extortion of money.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss the establishment of the Roman Empire, evaluating whether each of the following was particularly significant: personality, military strength, or the principle of legitimacy. How would you explain the source of sovereignty during that period?

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The establishment of the Roman Empire wa

Question 16

The text notes that Vespasian strengthened discipline in the Roman army by

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A) establishing the death penalty for disobeying a higher-ranking officer. 
B) stationing troops away from their homelands and rotating officers from one post to another. 
C) ending the recruitment of soldiers outside the city of Rome. 
D) increasing soldiers' rations. 
E) eliminating inhumane treatment of the rank and file troops. 
A) establishing the death penalty for disobeying a higher-ranking officer. 
B) stationing troops away from their homelands and rotating officers from one post to another. 
C) ending the recruitment of soldiers outside the city of Rome. 
D) increasing soldiers' rations. 
E) eliminating inhumane treatment of the rank and file troops.

Question 17

All of the following contributed to the revolt in Judea EXCEPT

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A) a Roman ban on the practice of Judaism. 
B) the rejection by militants of Roman rule as a threat to the purity of Jewish life. 
C) a feeling of religious obligation to reestablish a Jewish kingdom. 
D) the army's display of banners bearing pagan images in Jerusalem under Pontius Pilate. 
E) Caligula's demand for a golden statue of himself in the temple. 
A) a Roman ban on the practice of Judaism. 
B) the rejection by militants of Roman rule as a threat to the purity of Jewish life. 
C) a feeling of religious obligation to reestablish a Jewish kingdom. 
D) the army's display of banners bearing pagan images in Jerusalem under Pontius Pilate. 
E) Caligula's demand for a golden statue of himself in the temple.

Question 18

The Aeneid

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A) was written in the tradition of the Iliad and the Odyssey . 
B) praises Roman virtues such as patriotism, devotion to family, duty to the state, and religiosity. 
C) admits that the Greeks were better thinkers, sculptors, and orators. 
D) claimed that only Rome had a divine mission to bring peace and order to the world. 
E) all of the above 
A) was written in the tradition of the Iliad and the Odyssey . 
B) praises Roman virtues such as patriotism, devotion to family, duty to the state, and religiosity. 
C) admits that the Greeks were better thinkers, sculptors, and orators. 
D) claimed that only Rome had a divine mission to bring peace and order to the world. 
E) all of the above

Question 19

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain how Diocletian and Constantine saved the Roman Empire and how their actions eventually led to the fall of the Empire in the West.

Accepted Answer

Diocletian and Constantine are two of th

Question 20

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Pantheon

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The Pantheon is a famous ancient Roman t

The third-century crisis included all the following EXCEPT

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? tetrarchy

Which of the following statements concerning the fall of Rome is accurate?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? aqueduct

The former slave and important philosopher Epictetus believed that happiness arises from inner contentment. Which of the following would he say contributes to inner contentment?

The Roman Empire was saved from the third-century crisis most directly by the

In the first half of the fifth century A.D.

The text states that the Pax Romana came to an end with the reign of

During the Pax Romana, slaves

Nerva initiated a period of competent government by

The reign of Augustus

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? princeps

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Stoicism

Augustus' policies included all of the following EXCEPT

The text notes that Vespasian strengthened discipline in the Roman army by

All of the following contributed to the revolt in Judea EXCEPT

The Aeneid

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain how Diocletian and Constantine saved the Roman Empire and how their actions eventually led to the fall of the Empire in the West.

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Pantheon

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 7: The Roman Empire: a World-State

The third-century crisis included all the following EXCEPT

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? tetrarchy

Which of the following statements concerning the fall of Rome is accurate?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? aqueduct

The former slave and important philosopher Epictetus believed that happiness arises from inner contentment. Which of the following would he say contributes to inner contentment?

The Roman Empire was saved from the third-century crisis most directly by the

In the first half of the fifth century A.D.

The text states that the Pax Romana came to an end with the reign of

During the Pax Romana, slaves

Nerva initiated a period of competent government by

The reign of Augustus

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? princeps

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Stoicism

Augustus' policies included all of the following EXCEPT

The text notes that Vespasian strengthened discipline in the Roman army by

All of the following contributed to the revolt in Judea EXCEPT

The Aeneid

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain how Diocletian and Constantine saved the Roman Empire and how their actions eventually led to the fall of the Empire in the West.

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Pantheon

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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