Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-principate

Accepted Answer

The Principate is a term used to describ

Question 2

The historian Edward Gibbon claimed that the Roman Empire in second century C.E. was a true Golden Age. What evidence could give credence to Gibbon's argument and what evidence could be given to refute it?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The historian Edward Gibbon claimed that the...

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-the Silk Road

Accepted Answer

The Silk Road refers to a network of anc

Question 4

Why did soldiers find the mystery cult of Mithraism so appealing?

Accepted Answer

A) It was widely practiced by women. 
B) It was completely opposed to the practices of Christianity. 
C) It centered on the worship of the gods Roma and Augustus. 
D) It was an illegal monotheistic religion 
E) It provided them with a patron deity. 
A) It was widely practiced by women. 
B) It was completely opposed to the practices of Christianity. 
C) It centered on the worship of the gods Roma and Augustus. 
D) It was an illegal monotheistic religion 
E) It provided them with a patron deity.

Question 5

Which trait was typical of the average Roman city in the West?

Accepted Answer

A) It was much larger than the average city in the East. 
B) It was politically autonomous. 
C) It was inhabited solely by Roman citizens. 
D) It had only a few thousand inhabitants. 
E) It had a unique and distinctive appearance. 
A) It was much larger than the average city in the East. 
B) It was politically autonomous. 
C) It was inhabited solely by Roman citizens. 
D) It had only a few thousand inhabitants. 
E) It had a unique and distinctive appearance.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Accepted Answer

The Essenes were a Jewish sect that exis

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Paul of Tarsus

Accepted Answer

Paul of Tarsus, also known as Saint Paul

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-chariot races

Accepted Answer

Chariot races were a popular form of ent

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Sassanid Persians

Accepted Answer

The Sassanid Persians, also known as the

Question 10

Assume that you are a Roman citizen living in Rome in the second century C.E. Discuss both the potential good and bad aspects of your daily existence.

Accepted Answer

As a Roman citizen living in Rome in the

Question 11

Who were the Roman praetorian guards?

Accepted Answer

A) Elite troops given the task of protecting the emperor 
B) Mobile units meant to patrol the boundaries of the empire 
C) Retired veterans often used to train the gladiators 
D) Cavalry used to spearhead military offensives 
E) Soldiers stationed along Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain 
A) Elite troops given the task of protecting the emperor 
B) Mobile units meant to patrol the boundaries of the empire 
C) Retired veterans often used to train the gladiators 
D) Cavalry used to spearhead military offensives 
E) Soldiers stationed along Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain

Question 12

What was the most important development of the Augustan Age?

Accepted Answer

A) The Roman economy collapsed. 
B) The imperial order became permanent. 
C) The empire was plunged into civil war. 
D) The Romans lost control of the eastern portion of the empire. 
E) The Romans conquered the Greeks. 
A) The Roman economy collapsed. 
B) The imperial order became permanent. 
C) The empire was plunged into civil war. 
D) The Romans lost control of the eastern portion of the empire. 
E) The Romans conquered the Greeks.

Question 13

Who did the Essenes believe would save Israel from oppression?

Accepted Answer

A) The Mithraists 
B) The Zealots 
C) The Persians 
D) The Messiah 
E) The Romans 
A) The Mithraists 
B) The Zealots 
C) The Persians 
D) The Messiah 
E) The Romans

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Septimius Severus

Accepted Answer

Septimius Severus, also known as Lucius

Question 15

What did the mystery religions promise their followers that traditional Roman religion did not?

Accepted Answer

A) Secret teachings 
B) Prosperity 
C) Fertility 
D) Community approval 
E) Ascension to divine status 
A) Secret teachings 
B) Prosperity 
C) Fertility 
D) Community approval 
E) Ascension to divine status

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-equestrian order

Accepted Answer

The Equestrian Order, also known as the

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-Flavians

Accepted Answer

The Flavians were a Roman imperial dynas

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Augustus

Accepted Answer

Augustus, also known as Gaius Octavius,

Question 19

The power and responsibilities of the senate increased under the Julio-Claudians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Who was the greatest historian of the "silver age" of Latin literature?

Accepted Answer

A) Petronius 
B) Tacitus 
C) Seneca 
D) Juvenal 
E) Suetonius 
A) Petronius 
B) Tacitus 
C) Seneca 
D) Juvenal 
E) Suetonius

Exam 6: The Roman Empire.

Please define the following key terms. -principate

The historian Edward Gibbon claimed that the Roman Empire in second century C.E. was a true Golden Age. What evidence could give credence to Gibbon's argument and what evidence could be given to refute it?

Please define the following key terms. -the Silk Road

Why did soldiers find the mystery cult of Mithraism so appealing?

Which trait was typical of the average Roman city in the West?

Please define the following key terms. -Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Please define the following key terms. -Paul of Tarsus

Please define the following key terms. -chariot races

Please define the following key terms. -Sassanid Persians

Assume that you are a Roman citizen living in Rome in the second century C.E. Discuss both the potential good and bad aspects of your daily existence.

Who were the Roman praetorian guards?

What was the most important development of the Augustan Age?

Who did the Essenes believe would save Israel from oppression?

Please define the following key terms. -Septimius Severus

What did the mystery religions promise their followers that traditional Roman religion did not?

Please define the following key terms. -equestrian order

Please define the following key terms. -Flavians

Please define the following key terms. -Augustus

The power and responsibilities of the senate increased under the Julio-Claudians.

Who was the greatest historian of the "silver age" of Latin literature?

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