Question 1

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Octavian

Accepted Answer

Octavian, also known as Augustus, was th

Question 2

Compare and contrast the Roman family of the Republic with the Greek family of Periclean Athens. Can it be said that women had more rights and freedom in one of these societies than the other? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The Roman family of the Republic and the

Question 3

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Marius and Sulla

Accepted Answer

Marius and Sulla were two prominent figu

Question 4

How did the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean change the Roman use of slaves?

Accepted Answer

A) Slavery came to be seen as immoral. 
B) The number of female slaves dropped sharply. 
C) Slavery took on a racial component. 
D) Slaves came to be used exclusively for agriculture. 
E) The number of slaves increased dramatically. 
A) Slavery came to be seen as immoral. 
B) The number of female slaves dropped sharply. 
C) Slavery took on a racial component. 
D) Slaves came to be used exclusively for agriculture. 
E) The number of slaves increased dramatically.

Question 5

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Gaul

Accepted Answer

Gaul refers to a region of Western Europ

Question 6

Why did the Roman Republic fail?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Republic failed for a variety

Question 7

Compare and contrast Roman religion with the religion of the Greeks. How did Rome's religion help facilitate its expansion?

Accepted Answer

Roman religion and Greek religion shared

Question 8

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
tribunes of the plebs

Accepted Answer

The Tribunes of the Plebs were political

Question 9

What did Caesar demonstrate by crossing the Rubicon?

Accepted Answer

A) He was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate. 
B) He was willing to compromise with Pompey. 
C) He had no will to fight his enemies in Rome. 
D) He wished to retire peacefully to his rural estates. 
E) He was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome. 
A) He was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate. 
B) He was willing to compromise with Pompey. 
C) He had no will to fight his enemies in Rome. 
D) He wished to retire peacefully to his rural estates. 
E) He was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome.

Question 10

The Second Punic War marked Rome's only serious defeat during the Republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome?

Accepted Answer

A) Jupiter Optimus Maximus 
B) Cato 
C) Spartacus 
D) Thracia 
E) Portunus 
A) Jupiter Optimus Maximus 
B) Cato 
C) Spartacus 
D) Thracia 
E) Portunus

Question 12

Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family?

Accepted Answer

A) The mother 
B) The father 
C) The eldest son 
D) The eldest daughter 
E) The oldest female 
A) The mother 
B) The father 
C) The eldest son 
D) The eldest daughter 
E) The oldest female

Question 13

In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome

Accepted Answer

A) employed mercenary armies from Persia and Asia Minor. 
B) faced large, well-trained armies from the Greek colonies. 
C) gained a sense of security and demobilized its military. 
D) had to fight the soldiers of King Pyrrhus, sent against them by the Greeks. 
E) relied upon a large and professional navy. 
A) employed mercenary armies from Persia and Asia Minor. 
B) faced large, well-trained armies from the Greek colonies. 
C) gained a sense of security and demobilized its military. 
D) had to fight the soldiers of King Pyrrhus, sent against them by the Greeks. 
E) relied upon a large and professional navy.

Question 14

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Spartacus

Accepted Answer

Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who l

Question 15

The Latin alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the "struggle of the orders," what did the plebeians want, and what did they succeed in getting? Can it be said that Rome became a democracy because of this struggle? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

In the "struggle of the orders," the ple

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true of the centuriate assembly?

Accepted Answer

A) It rivaled the Roman senate for power. 
B) It was the Roman army functioning in its political role. 
C) It was organized by classes based on wealth. 
D) It elected the chief magistrates and passed laws. 
E) It was structured in such a way that the wealthiest citizens always possessed a majority. 
A) It rivaled the Roman senate for power. 
B) It was the Roman army functioning in its political role. 
C) It was organized by classes based on wealth. 
D) It elected the chief magistrates and passed laws. 
E) It was structured in such a way that the wealthiest citizens always possessed a majority.

Question 18

Which phase in the creation of the Roman empire occurred first ?

Accepted Answer

A) The invasion of West Africa 
B) The conquest of India 
C) The domination of the Hellenistic kingdoms 
D) The conflict with Carthage 
E) The conquest of Italy 
A) The invasion of West Africa 
B) The conquest of India 
C) The domination of the Hellenistic kingdoms 
D) The conflict with Carthage 
E) The conquest of Italy

Question 19

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Latium

Accepted Answer

Latium was a region in central Italy, lo

Question 20

The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the Etruscans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The Roman Republic

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Octavian

Compare and contrast the Roman family of the Republic with the Greek family of Periclean Athens. Can it be said that women had more rights and freedom in one of these societies than the other? Why or why not?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Marius and Sulla

How did the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean change the Roman use of slaves?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Gaul

Why did the Roman Republic fail?

Compare and contrast Roman religion with the religion of the Greeks. How did Rome's religion help facilitate its expansion?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. tribunes of the plebs

What did Caesar demonstrate by crossing the Rubicon?

The Second Punic War marked Rome's only serious defeat during the Republic.

Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome?

Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family?

In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Spartacus

The Latin alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet.

In the "struggle of the orders," what did the plebeians want, and what did they succeed in getting? Can it be said that Rome became a democracy because of this struggle? Why or why not?

Which of the following is NOT true of the centuriate assembly?

Which phase in the creation of the Roman empire occurred first ?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Latium

The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the Etruscans.

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Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

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

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

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