Question 1

All of the following are true of Roman attitudes towards marriage in the first two centuries A.D.except

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A) a women could obtain a divorce as easily as her husband. 
B) after a divorce, the woman usually maintained custody of the children. 
C) there is evidence of genuine affection between husband and wife. 
D) promiscuity, adultery, divorce, and remarriage were quite common. 
E) marriage was considered a sacred civic duty. 
A) a women could obtain a divorce as easily as her husband. 
B) after a divorce, the woman usually maintained custody of the children. 
C) there is evidence of genuine affection between husband and wife. 
D) promiscuity, adultery, divorce, and remarriage were quite common. 
E) marriage was considered a sacred civic duty.

Question 2

Who was the Roman Emperor whose Meditations were an eloquent expression of Stoicism?

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A) Marcus Aurelius 
B) Antoninus Pius 
C) Hadrian 
D) Trajan 
E) Nerva 
A) Marcus Aurelius 
B) Antoninus Pius 
C) Hadrian 
D) Trajan 
E) Nerva

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Stoicism

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Question 4

In the year A.D.410, Rome was invaded and sacked by the

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A) Avars. 
B) Alemanni. 
C) Ostrogoths. 
D) Visigoths. 
E) Vandals. 
A) Avars. 
B) Alemanni. 
C) Ostrogoths. 
D) Visigoths. 
E) Vandals.

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Parthians

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Who?
The Parthians were an ancient Irani

Question 6

As the Roman Empire moved towards its final fall, which of the following social trends became evident?

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A) Aristocrats left the cities and secluded themselves in their country estates. 
B) Increasing numbers of peasants looked to the Germans as liberators from the rapacious state. 
C) Townspeople avoided public service. 
D) There was a general loss on confidence and an increased focus on the spiritual. 
E) All of these 
A) Aristocrats left the cities and secluded themselves in their country estates. 
B) Increasing numbers of peasants looked to the Germans as liberators from the rapacious state. 
C) Townspeople avoided public service. 
D) There was a general loss on confidence and an increased focus on the spiritual. 
E) All of these

Question 7

At its height, the Roman Empire completed the Hellenistic trend towards cosmopolitanism and universalism by

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A) constructing a world community that broke down nations. 
B) developing a rational system of law that applied to all people. 
C) its expansive conception of citizenship. 
D) extending stability and order from Britain to Arabia and from the Sahara to the Danube. 
E) All of these 
A) constructing a world community that broke down nations. 
B) developing a rational system of law that applied to all people. 
C) its expansive conception of citizenship. 
D) extending stability and order from Britain to Arabia and from the Sahara to the Danube. 
E) All of these

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-tetrarchy

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The Tetrarchy, derived from the Greek wo

Question 9

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-What were the accomplishments of the first Roman emperor, Augustus?

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Augustus, the first Roman emperor, achie

Question 10

In the realm of the arts, architecture, and engineering, the Romans can be credited with all the following except

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A) Roman sculpture conveyed intense realism -flattering and unflattering. 
B) Romans independently developed a unusually realistic style of sculpture. 
C) Romans adopted and transformed Greek architecture. 
D) the Romans used arches, vaults, and domes to place a new emphasis on the interiors of buildings. 
E) Romans excelled in civil engineering. 
A) Roman sculpture conveyed intense realism -flattering and unflattering. 
B) Romans independently developed a unusually realistic style of sculpture. 
C) Romans adopted and transformed Greek architecture. 
D) the Romans used arches, vaults, and domes to place a new emphasis on the interiors of buildings. 
E) Romans excelled in civil engineering.

Question 11

The term Pax Romana applies best to

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A) the reign of Augustus, ending in A.D 14. 
B) what Romans called a "Time of Happiness." 
C) the stipulation that the father controlled the Roman household. 
D) the comparatively uncomplicated politics of the Roman Republic. 
E) the plague brought back to Rome by Marcus Aurelius' army. 
A) the reign of Augustus, ending in A.D 14. 
B) what Romans called a "Time of Happiness." 
C) the stipulation that the father controlled the Roman household. 
D) the comparatively uncomplicated politics of the Roman Republic. 
E) the plague brought back to Rome by Marcus Aurelius' army.

Question 12

The greatest Roman defeat since Cannae, the battle of Adrianople, was precipitated most directly by

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A) the pressure of the Huns on the Visigoths. 
B) mistreatment of the Visigoths by Roman officials. 
C) the superiority of the Visigoth infantry over the Roman cavalry. 
D) the attack of Attila the Hun. 
E) a calculated abandonment of the defensive line along the Danube. 
A) the pressure of the Huns on the Visigoths. 
B) mistreatment of the Visigoths by Roman officials. 
C) the superiority of the Visigoth infantry over the Roman cavalry. 
D) the attack of Attila the Hun. 
E) a calculated abandonment of the defensive line along the Danube.

Question 13

During the Pax Romana, slaves

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A) declined in number. 
B) were increasingly protected from cruel treatment by their masters. 
C) were often skilled artisans. 
D) were often freed by their masters in exchange for a percentage of their future earnings. 
E) All of these 
A) declined in number. 
B) were increasingly protected from cruel treatment by their masters. 
C) were often skilled artisans. 
D) were often freed by their masters in exchange for a percentage of their future earnings. 
E) All of these

Question 14

The mystery religions that flooded Rome from the Near East included each of the following elements except

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A) initiation rites and, often, secrecy oaths. 
B) attempts to unite with a deity. 
C) communion by, among other means, eating a sacred meal. 
D) a reliance on reason to overcome life's difficulties. 
E) the promise of immortality. 
A) initiation rites and, often, secrecy oaths. 
B) attempts to unite with a deity. 
C) communion by, among other means, eating a sacred meal. 
D) a reliance on reason to overcome life's difficulties. 
E) the promise of immortality.

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-manumission

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Manumission is the act of a slave owner

Question 16

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
-Fill in the area controlled by the Roman Empire under Augustus.

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As an AI text-based model, I'm unable to

Question 17

Nerva initiated a period of competent government by

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A) establishing the Flavian dynasty. 
B) initiating an adoptive system of imperial succession. 
C) creating open competition for government jobs. 
D) requiring that all Senators begin their career by serving in the provinces. 
E) introducing a system of exams for government officials. 
A) establishing the Flavian dynasty. 
B) initiating an adoptive system of imperial succession. 
C) creating open competition for government jobs. 
D) requiring that all Senators begin their career by serving in the provinces. 
E) introducing a system of exams for government officials.

Question 18

The Princeps Vespasian strengthened discipline in the Roman Army by

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A) establishing the death penalty for disobeying a higher-ranking officer. 
B) stationing troops away from their homelands and rotating officers from one post to another. 
C) ending the recruitment of soldiers outside the city of Rome. 
D) increasing soldiers' rations. 
E) eliminating inhumane treatment of the rank and file troops. 
A) establishing the death penalty for disobeying a higher-ranking officer. 
B) stationing troops away from their homelands and rotating officers from one post to another. 
C) ending the recruitment of soldiers outside the city of Rome. 
D) increasing soldiers' rations. 
E) eliminating inhumane treatment of the rank and file troops.

Question 19

The granting of citizenship to nearly all free men in the Empire in 212 B.C.undermined the Roman military because

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A) provincials no longer had to join the army to attain citizenship. 
B) citizen-soldiers could not be disciplined as harshly as conscripts. 
C) the resulting drop in tax revenues devastated the army. 
D) soldiers who became citizens demanded higher pay. 
E) it empowered the local elites to assert their local interests. 
A) provincials no longer had to join the army to attain citizenship. 
B) citizen-soldiers could not be disciplined as harshly as conscripts. 
C) the resulting drop in tax revenues devastated the army. 
D) soldiers who became citizens demanded higher pay. 
E) it empowered the local elites to assert their local interests.

Question 20

Virgil's epic the Aeneid was written because

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A) Virgil wanted to protest against the tyrannous rule of Augustus. 
B) the Senate commissioned it when it gave Octavian the title Augustus. 
C) Augustus commissioned it to glorify his role in founding the Empire. 
D) he sought to compete with the popularity of Livy's History of Rome. 
E) Aeneas was a popular hero who sacrificed his life in a rear guard action on a bridge over the Tiber River. 
A) Virgil wanted to protest against the tyrannous rule of Augustus. 
B) the Senate commissioned it when it gave Octavian the title Augustus. 
C) Augustus commissioned it to glorify his role in founding the Empire. 
D) he sought to compete with the popularity of Livy's History of Rome. 
E) Aeneas was a popular hero who sacrificed his life in a rear guard action on a bridge over the Tiber River.

All of the following are true of Roman attitudes towards marriage in the first two centuries A.D.except

Who was the Roman Emperor whose Meditations were an eloquent expression of Stoicism?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Stoicism

In the year A.D.410, Rome was invaded and sacked by the

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Parthians

As the Roman Empire moved towards its final fall, which of the following social trends became evident?

At its height, the Roman Empire completed the Hellenistic trend towards cosmopolitanism and universalism by

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -tetrarchy

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What were the accomplishments of the first Roman emperor, Augustus?

In the realm of the arts, architecture, and engineering, the Romans can be credited with all the following except

The term Pax Romana applies best to

The greatest Roman defeat since Cannae, the battle of Adrianople, was precipitated most directly by

During the Pax Romana, slaves

The mystery religions that flooded Rome from the Near East included each of the following elements except

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -manumission

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Fill in the area controlled by the Roman Empire under Augustus.

Nerva initiated a period of competent government by

The Princeps Vespasian strengthened discipline in the Roman Army by

The granting of citizenship to nearly all free men in the Empire in 212 B.C.undermined the Roman military because

Virgil's epic the Aeneid was written because

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 7: The Roman Empire: a World-State

All of the following are true of Roman attitudes towards marriage in the first two centuries A.D.except

Who was the Roman Emperor whose Meditations were an eloquent expression of Stoicism?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Stoicism

In the year A.D.410, Rome was invaded and sacked by the

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Parthians

As the Roman Empire moved towards its final fall, which of the following social trends became evident?

At its height, the Roman Empire completed the Hellenistic trend towards cosmopolitanism and universalism by

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -tetrarchy

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What were the accomplishments of the first Roman emperor, Augustus?

In the realm of the arts, architecture, and engineering, the Romans can be credited with all the following except

The term Pax Romana applies best to

The greatest Roman defeat since Cannae, the battle of Adrianople, was precipitated most directly by

During the Pax Romana, slaves

The mystery religions that flooded Rome from the Near East included each of the following elements except

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -manumission

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Fill in the area controlled by the Roman Empire under Augustus.

Nerva initiated a period of competent government by

The Princeps Vespasian strengthened discipline in the Roman Army by

The granting of citizenship to nearly all free men in the Empire in 212 B.C.undermined the Roman military because

Virgil's epic the Aeneid was written because

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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