Deck 5: The Roman World Empire

Question 1

Discuss the status of women in Rome. What opportunities and limitations did they face? How were women differently and similarly perceived in the Rome and Han Empires?

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Question 2

What factors in the beliefs and social structure of the Roman Empire contributed to the rise of Christianity?

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Question 3

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Horatius at the bridge

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Question 4

What are the most credible theories about the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the judgment of historians today?

Question 5

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Etruscans

Question 6

How did Rome achieve its empire? What factors caused the continuation and expansion of Roman imperialism?

Question 7

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Latium

Question 8

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Livy

Question 9

What characteristics of Christianity and Christian beliefs helped fuel its growth as an institution?

Question 10

What did the tenor of popular life in Rome, including the spectacle of gladiatorial shows, reveal about living conditions and value systems of the early Roman Empire?

Question 11

Discuss the significance of social class in Rome's early history. How did it influence Rome's political and social structures and the roles and opportunities available to people of various classes? How did class status define the nature of work, citizenship, and leadership? How did changes for those in the various classes mark and promote larger changes in Roman society?

Question 12

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Tiber River

Question 13

"No Roman was more important than Augustus." Do you agree or disagree? Did the policies of Octavian give Rome a new and viable future? Cite examples to support your viewpoint.

Question 14

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?

Question 15

Compare and contrast the Roman and Han Empires. Where do you see striking similarities and differences?

Question 16

Explain the importance of an extensive road network to both the Roman and Han Empires. What did this road make possible for them? What did it fail to accomplish in terms of relationships between the empires?

Question 17

Describe the Roman Empire during its peak years in the second century. What features made it so successful in its heyday? In examining the second century, do you see the seeds of its later problems and crises? If so, what might these be? Give specific examples.

Question 18

"Next to Augustus, Constantine was the most significant of all Roman emperors." Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Question 19

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the Apennines

Question 20

Discuss the impact of geography upon the development of Roman civilization.

Question 21

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Octavian/Augustus

Question 22

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tribunes of the plebs

Question 23

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praetorian guard

Question 24

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consuls

Question 25

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Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus

Question 26

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Punic Wars and Hannibal

Question 27

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Carthage

Question 28

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centuriate assembly

Question 29

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senate

Question 30

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good emperors

Question 31

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patricians

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Cannae and Zama

Question 33

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Julio-Claudians

Question 34

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Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

Question 35

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pax Romana

Question 36

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latifundia

Question 37

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praetors

Question 38

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Virgil's Aeneid

Question 39

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Antony and Cleopatra VII and the Battle of Actium

Question 40

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Marius

Question 41

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Liu Bang/Han Gaozu

Question 42

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the Colosseum and gladiators

Question 43

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dictator

Question 44

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Romulus Augustulus, Odoacer, and 476

Question 45

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Diocletian and Constantine

Question 46

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paterfamilias

Question 47

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Twelve Tables

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Essenes and Zealots

Question 49

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Han Dynasty

Question 50

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Edict of Milan

Question 51

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Spartacus rebellion

Question 52

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Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, and Mars

Question 53

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Tacitus

Question 54

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Sassanian Persians and Germanic tribes

Question 55

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Paul of Tarsus

Question 56

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Byzantium/Constantinople

Question 57

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council of the plebs

Question 58

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mystery religions

Question 59

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Jesus of Nazareth

Question 60

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natural law

Question 61

The government of Rome

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 62

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Visigoths

Question 63

The chief executive officers of the Roman Republic who were responsible for leading the Roman army into battle and administering the government were the

A) consuls.
B) praetors.
C) senators.
D) centuriates.
E) tribunes.

Question 64

The primary importance of roads in both the Roman and Han empires centered on

A) trade
B) communication with other empires
C) troop movements
D) migration and resettlement of minorities
E) escape routes for urban populations after natural disasters

Question 65

Prior to 133 B.C.E, the only credible rivals for Roman power in the Western Mediterranean region were the

A) Greeks
B) Etruscans
C) Persians
D) Carthaginians
E) Egyptians

Question 66

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slaves

Question 67

Both the Greeks and the ____ had a major influence on the development of Rome.

A) Sabines
B) Etruscans
C) Aequi
D) Hoplites
E) Carthaginians

Question 68

What rights did the patricians have in early Rome that the plebeians did not?

A) Patricians were considered citizens.
B) Patricians could vote.
C) Patricians could be elected to government offices.
D) Patricians could make legal contracts.
E) Patricians could implement taxation. .

Question 69

Rome was

A) located in the valley of Attica.
B) located on the plain of Latium.
C) in legend, defended by the extreme bravery of Horatius.
D) an ally of Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
E) founded by the Etruscans.

Question 70

The Roman Senate

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 71

Livy incorporated legendary tales into his history of early Rome to

A) add some levity and entertainment value.
B) teach moral values and virtues.
C) show is cleverness as a writer.
D) flatter and please the king.
E) humiliate Rome's enemies. .

Question 72

Which statement is true of the centuriate assembly?

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.

Question 73

Roman expansion and imperialism was characterized by

A) a desire to improve the economies of conquered peoples.
B) unsuccessful diplomatic moves.
C) pure accident and fate.
D) diplomacy, strategic fortifications, road construction, and allied military support.
E) the successful employment of the phalanx.

Question 74

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plebeians

Question 75

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"bread and circuses"

Question 76

The defenders of the plebeians were known as the

A) consuls.
B) praetors.
C) senators.
D) centuriates.
E) tribunes.

Question 77

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

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 and could become citizens by proving themselves loyal to their conquerors.
E) were generally enslaved by Roman patricians.

Question 78

Members of the aristocratic governing class in Rome were known as the

A) hoplites.
B) Gracchi.
C) Latins.
D) patricians.
E) plebs.

Question 79

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Xiongnu

Question 80

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Silk Road