Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-paterfamilias

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-paterfamilias...

Question 2

The five "good emperors" oversaw a period of almost constant war within the empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-Sadducees and Pharisees

Accepted Answer

The Sadducees and Pharisees were two pro

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Ovid

Accepted Answer

Ovid, also known as Publius Ovidius Naso

Question 5

Define "Romanization." In what areas and with what social groups was Romanization most complete? Why?

Accepted Answer

Romanization refers to the process by wh

Question 6

Which city, located on the Tiber, was Rome's chief port?

Accepted Answer

A) Venice 
B) Marseilles 
C) Milan 
D) Tiberius 
E) Ostia 
A) Venice 
B) Marseilles 
C) Milan 
D) Tiberius 
E) Ostia

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-good emperors

Accepted Answer

The "good emperors" refer to a group of

Question 8

Which statement best describes the Julio-Claudian emperors?

Accepted Answer

A) They were all competent rulers. 
B) They varied in ability and effectiveness. 
C) They were responsible for a tremendous amount of social legislation. 
D) They undid all the military reforms of Augustus. 
E) They were all completely incompetent. 
A) They were all competent rulers. 
B) They varied in ability and effectiveness. 
C) They were responsible for a tremendous amount of social legislation. 
D) They undid all the military reforms of Augustus. 
E) They were all completely incompetent.

Question 9

Which of these legal concepts were developed by the Romans?

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A) Dependent rights 
B) Equal rights 
C) Natural rights 
D) Royal rights 
E) Fiscal rights 
A) Dependent rights 
B) Equal rights 
C) Natural rights 
D) Royal rights 
E) Fiscal rights

Question 10

What was Paul's major contribution to Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A) He founded the Christian church at Rome. 
B) He argued that women and men should be equal in all things. 
C) He broadened Christianity's reach by preaching to Jews and non-Jews alike. 
D) He maintained strict control over individual churches. 
E) He focused on making Rome the central hub of the Christian sect. 
A) He founded the Christian church at Rome. 
B) He argued that women and men should be equal in all things. 
C) He broadened Christianity's reach by preaching to Jews and non-Jews alike. 
D) He maintained strict control over individual churches. 
E) He focused on making Rome the central hub of the Christian sect.

Question 11

What was one of Augustus's key innovations in Roman provincial rule?

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A) Abandonment of North Africa 
B) Division of Roman provinces into those ruled directly by the princeps and the senatorial provinces administered by the Senate 
C) Use of military governors alone 
D) Complete revision of provincial tax policies 
E) Creation of a federal system wherein provincial governors had almost complete power 
A) Abandonment of North Africa 
B) Division of Roman provinces into those ruled directly by the princeps and the senatorial provinces administered by the Senate 
C) Use of military governors alone 
D) Complete revision of provincial tax policies 
E) Creation of a federal system wherein provincial governors had almost complete power

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-Ahuramazda

Accepted Answer

Ahuramazda is the supreme god in Zoroast

Question 13

Who ordered the last great persecution of Christians?

Accepted Answer

A) Marcus Aurelius 
B) Octavian 
C) Constantine 
D) Pontius Pilate 
E) Diocletian 
A) Marcus Aurelius 
B) Octavian 
C) Constantine 
D) Pontius Pilate 
E) Diocletian

Question 14

The "golden age" historian Livy is best known for his

Accepted Answer

A) rejection of Latin prose in favor of Greek poetic forms. 
B) perception of history in terms of sharp moral lessons. 
C) factual accuracy and critical judgment toward his sources and Rome's past. 
D) written work, Epistles, which portrayed Rome as a degenerate society in a state of collapse. 
E) depiction of the Trojan Wars, which was the subject of the Aeneid. 
A) rejection of Latin prose in favor of Greek poetic forms. 
B) perception of history in terms of sharp moral lessons. 
C) factual accuracy and critical judgment toward his sources and Rome's past. 
D) written work, Epistles, which portrayed Rome as a degenerate society in a state of collapse. 
E) depiction of the Trojan Wars, which was the subject of the Aeneid.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-bishops

Accepted Answer

Bishops are high-ranking members of the

Question 16

What was Livy most known for in the Augustan Age?

Accepted Answer

A) Aeneid 
B) Metamophoses 
C) Satires 
D) Meditations 
E) History of Rome in 142 books 
A) Aeneid 
B) Metamophoses 
C) Satires 
D) Meditations 
E) History of Rome in 142 books

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-Messiah

Accepted Answer

The term "Messiah" refers to a savior or

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Colosseum

Accepted Answer

The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-imperator

Accepted Answer

Imperator is a Latin word meaning "comma

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-Ulpian

Accepted Answer

Ulpian was a prominent Roman jurist who

Exam 6: The Roman Empire.

Please define the following key terms. -paterfamilias

The five "good emperors" oversaw a period of almost constant war within the empire.

Please define the following key terms. -Sadducees and Pharisees

Please define the following key terms. -Ovid

Define "Romanization." In what areas and with what social groups was Romanization most complete? Why?

Which city, located on the Tiber, was Rome's chief port?

Please define the following key terms. -good emperors

Which statement best describes the Julio-Claudian emperors?

Which of these legal concepts were developed by the Romans?

What was Paul's major contribution to Christianity?

What was one of Augustus's key innovations in Roman provincial rule?

Please define the following key terms. -Ahuramazda

Who ordered the last great persecution of Christians?

The "golden age" historian Livy is best known for his

Please define the following key terms. -bishops

What was Livy most known for in the Augustan Age?

Please define the following key terms. -Messiah

Please define the following key terms. -Colosseum

Please define the following key terms. -imperator

Please define the following key terms. -Ulpian

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European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

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Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

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Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

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Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

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The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

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Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

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