History Midterm--chapter 6

What was an important difference between the political systems of the Romans and Greeks?

Other than Greeks, who were the first people to build permanent settlements in Italy?

The villages that became Rome were located on what river?

How are Roman women portrayed in Rome;s founding legends?

According to legend, who founded Rome?

According to the most common Roman creation myth, who assisted Rome's first ruler, Romulus, with the rule of the city?

What is one possible reason that the Romans overthrew the Etruscans in 509 BCE?

Which of the following was true of Roman religion?

What did Romans, like the Persians, do once they conquered an area

How was Roman society divided in the early republic

In the early republic, which group controlled political power and military leadership?

During the republic, which of the following was true of the Roman Senate?

Why was the ius gentium important to Roman society?

During the Struggle of the Orders, how did the plebeians force political concessions?

What was recorded on the Twelve Tables?

One result of the Struggle of the Orders was the creation of a law code that made all

In the 3rd century BCE, the main challenge to Roman control of the Mediterranean came from which of the following

The First Punic War ended with a Roman victory and the creation of Rome's first

Who was the Carthaginian general who brought the Second Punic War to the gates of Rome?

Why did the Carthaginians recall Hannibal from Italy?

In Roman families, what was the paterfamilias?

What was relatively unusual about women in Roman families?

How did Romans view slavery during the republic?

To what does the term latifundia refer?

What was the main feature of the reform program proposed by Tiberius Gracchus

How did Gaius Marius recruit men to serve in an African campaign?

What did Julius Caesar do once he became leader of Rome

What was one of Augustus's important military reforms?

What does the phrase Roma et Augustus mean?

Under Augustus, women could be freed from male guardianship if they

Who was the author of the Aeneid

Which emperor transformed the principate into a hereditary monarchy

What was an important achievement of the emperor Hadrian?

What important improvements in urban planning were made in Rome during the second century CE

How did Rome solve the problem of feeding its growing population?

At its height, what was the population of ancient Rome

During the pax Romana, what regions became prime grain producers for the empire?

Who played the role of middlemen between the Romans and the Chinese in the trade along the Silk Road

To whom did the term pagan originally refer?

Who or what did militant Jews believe would come and destroy the Roman Empire

What did the mystery religions offer adherents in the Roman Empire?

What writings provide the historical documentation of the life of Jesus?

Why did Pontius Pilate condemn Jesus to death?

What was one of the primary early rituals celebrated by Christians?

What did Paul of Tarsus advocate with regard to Christian ideals

Which of the following generally characterized the relationship between Christians and Roman pagans?

What significant political change did Diocletian enact?

What was one of the advantages of the huge estates, or villas, created in the fourth century

Which of the following was true of the emperor Constantine?

Who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?