HumanitiesChapter 6 The World Of Rome
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Chapter 6 The World Of Rome

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According to legend, who founded Rome?
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Romulus and Remus
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According to the most common Roman creation myth, who assisted Rome's first ruler, Romulus, with the rule of the city?
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He was helped by a council of advisors called the Senate.
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During the republic, which of the following was true of the Roman Senate?
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One of its chief responsibilities was to advise officials and consuls.
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How are women portrayed in Rome's founding legends?
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Virtuous and brave
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How did Gaius Marius recruit men to serve in an African campaign?
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He promised land to landless men in return for their service.
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How did Romans view slavery during the republic?
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It was an unfortunate state but one from which a slave might become free.
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How was Roman society divided in the early republic?
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Into two groups—the patricians and the plebeians
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In the third century B.C.E., the main challenge to Roman control of the Mediterranean came from which of the following?
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Carthage
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Other than Greeks, who were the first people to build permanent settlements in Italy?
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Etruscans
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The First Punic War ended with a Roman victory and the creation of Rome's first
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navy
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The villages that became Rome were located on what river?
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Tiber
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To what does the term latifundia refer?
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Huge agricultural estates created by warfare and absentee farmers
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Under Augustus, women could be freed from male guardianship if they
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had a certain number of children.
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What did Julius Caesar do once he became leader of Rome?
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He enacted a series of basic reforms throughout the empire.
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What did Paul of Tarsus advocate with regard to Christian ideals?
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That Christ's teachings should be proclaimed to all
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What did Romans, like the Persians, do once they conquered an area?
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They built roads to facilitate communication and trade.
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What did the mystery religions offer adherents in the Roman Empire?
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The promise of eternal life
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What does the phrase Roma et Augustus mean?
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It refers to the cult of the emperor and the state.
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What important improvements in urban planning were made in Rome during the second century C.E.?
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Hundreds of miles of aqueducts and sewers were built.
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What is one possible reason that the Romans overthrew the Etruscans in 509 B.C.E.?
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Etruscan rulers had become increasingly authoritarian.
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What significant political change did Diocletian enact?
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He divided the Roman Empire into two parts.
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What was an important difference between the political systems of the Romans and Greeks?
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Rome extended citizenship to its conquered peoples, while the Greeks did not.
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What was one of Augustus's important military reforms?
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He began a permanent standing army.
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What was one of the advantages of the huge estates, or villas, created in the fourth century?
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They offered protection in an unsettled world.
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What was one of the primary early rituals celebrated by Christians?
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A commemorative meal
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What was one reason Hannibal failed to win the Second Punic War?
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His allies failed to provide food and supplies for his troops.
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What was recorded on the Twelve Tables?
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Laws
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What was relatively unusual about women in Roman families?
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They were able to inherit and own property.
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What was the main feature of the reform program proposed by Tiberius Gracchus?
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To redistribute public land to poor Romans
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What writings provide the historical documentation of the life of Jesus?
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The four Gospels of the Bible provide the principal evidence for his life and deeds.
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When was Christianity made the official religion of the Roman Empire?
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380 C.E.
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Which of the following generally characterized the relationship between Christians and Roman pagans?
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There was increasing pagan toleration with sporadic outbursts of persecution.
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Which of the following was true of Roman religion?
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It was largely a matter or rites and ceremonies, not inner piety.
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Which of the following was true of the emperor Constantine?
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He supported Christianity.
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Who or what did militant Jews believe would come and destroy the Roman Empire?
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The Messiah
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Who played the role of middlemen between the Romans and the Chinese in the trade along the Silk Road?
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Parthians
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Who was largely responsible for the new burst of expansion in continental Europe in the second century C.E.?
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Retired soldiers
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Who was the Carthaginian general who brought the Second Punic War to the gates of Rome?
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Hannibal
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Why did Pontius Pilate condemn Jesus to death?
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He was concerned with maintaining social order.
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Why was the ius gentium important to Roman society?
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It covered both Roman citizens and foreigners as a kind of universal law.