Question 1

Talk about:
-gentes

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Gentes is a Latin word that translates t

Question 2

The immediate cause of the First Punic War was

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A) Carthaginian treachery in the Pyrrhic Wars. 
B) Roman colonization in North Africa. 
C) Carthaginian expansion along the Spanish and Italian coasts. 
D) Rome sending an army to Sicily. 
E) Cato's decision to destroy Carthage. 
A) Carthaginian treachery in the Pyrrhic Wars. 
B) Roman colonization in North Africa. 
C) Carthaginian expansion along the Spanish and Italian coasts. 
D) Rome sending an army to Sicily. 
E) Cato's decision to destroy Carthage.

Question 3

In Rome, the male family head could

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A) sell his children. 
B) put his children to death. 
C) arrange the marriages of all offspring. 
D) divorce his wife. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) sell his children. 
B) put his children to death. 
C) arrange the marriages of all offspring. 
D) divorce his wife. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Mark Antony and Cleopatra

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Mark Antony and Cleopatra are two histor

Question 5

The college of augurs existed to

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A) keep wine used in religious ceremonies pure. 
B) keep the Roman supply of water fresh and available. 
C) interpret auspices - signs sent to humans by the gods. 
D) keep track of the official system of weights and measures. 
E) provide assurance that Roman architecture was aligned with religious precepts. 
A) keep wine used in religious ceremonies pure. 
B) keep the Roman supply of water fresh and available. 
C) interpret auspices - signs sent to humans by the gods. 
D) keep track of the official system of weights and measures. 
E) provide assurance that Roman architecture was aligned with religious precepts.

Question 6

Talk about:
-​Livy

Accepted Answer

Livy, also known as Titus Livius, was a

Question 7

Which of the following statements about Roman names is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A) Three names became common in the later Republic. 
B) The praenomen was the forename or personal name. 
C) The nomen was the hereditary family name. 
D) The cognomen was the hereditary family name. 
E) Women usually had one name, the feminine form of the father's nomen. 
A) Three names became common in the later Republic. 
B) The praenomen was the forename or personal name. 
C) The nomen was the hereditary family name. 
D) The cognomen was the hereditary family name. 
E) Women usually had one name, the feminine form of the father's nomen.

Question 8

Talk about:
-First Triumvirate

Accepted Answer

The First Triumvirate was a political al

Question 9

Talk about:
-Tiber River

Accepted Answer

The Tiber River is a key geographical fe

Question 10

Talk about:
-mos maiorum and pietas

Accepted Answer

Mos maiorum and pietas are two important

Question 11

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

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A) suffered a devastating defeat by Hannibal. 
B) defeated the army of Hannibal. 
C) won a great naval victory, giving them control of the Straits of Messana. 
D) retreated to the walls of Sagantum. 
E) captured and sacked the city of Carthage. 
A) suffered a devastating defeat by Hannibal. 
B) defeated the army of Hannibal. 
C) won a great naval victory, giving them control of the Straits of Messana. 
D) retreated to the walls of Sagantum. 
E) captured and sacked the city of Carthage.

Question 12

Tiberius Gracchus ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of

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A) punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces. 
B) cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome. 
C) freeing the slaves. 
D) war against Ptolemaic Egypt. 
E) providing farms to landless farmers. 
A) punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces. 
B) cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome. 
C) freeing the slaves. 
D) war against Ptolemaic Egypt. 
E) providing farms to landless farmers.

Question 13

Because the Romans frequently adopted the gods of the peoples they came into contact with, and since, by the Republic, Greece was a major influence upon Rome, it can be argued that the Romans and the Greeks had essentially the same "Greco-Roman" religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Like most of the great Roman writers of the first century B.C.E., Catullus was from Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Talk about:
-fasces

Accepted Answer

Fasces were a symbol of authority in anc

Question 16

Compare and contrast Roman religion with the religion of the Greeks. How did its religion help Rome become such an important state?

Accepted Answer

The Roman religion and the religion of t

Question 17

Talk about:
-Cincinnatus

Accepted Answer

Cincinnatus was a Roman statesman and mi

Question 18

Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic was his

Accepted Answer

A) use of Greek mercenaries. 
B) recruitment of destitute volunteers who swore an oath of allegiance only to him. 
C) theft the state treasury's tax revenues to buy weapons. 
D) proclamation of himself as dictator for life. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) use of Greek mercenaries. 
B) recruitment of destitute volunteers who swore an oath of allegiance only to him. 
C) theft the state treasury's tax revenues to buy weapons. 
D) proclamation of himself as dictator for life. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 19

Discuss the role of the Senate, powerful generals, and politicians in the collapse of the Roman Republic.

Accepted Answer

The collapse of the Roman Republic was a

Question 20

Talk about:
-​Battle of Cannae

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Cannae was a major battle

Talk about: -gentes

The immediate cause of the First Punic War was

In Rome, the male family head could

Talk about: -Mark Antony and Cleopatra

The college of augurs existed to

Talk about: -Livy

Which of the following statements about Roman names is INCORRECT?

Talk about: -First Triumvirate

Talk about: -Tiber River

Talk about: -mos maiorum and pietas

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

Tiberius Gracchus ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of

Because the Romans frequently adopted the gods of the peoples they came into contact with, and since, by the Republic, Greece was a major influence upon Rome, it can be argued that the Romans and the Greeks had essentially the same "Greco-Roman" religion.

Like most of the great Roman writers of the first century B.C.E., Catullus was from Rome.

Talk about: -fasces

Compare and contrast Roman religion with the religion of the Greeks. How did its religion help Rome become such an important state?

Talk about: -Cincinnatus

Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic was his

Discuss the role of the Senate, powerful generals, and politicians in the collapse of the Roman Republic.

Talk about: -Battle of Cannae

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Talk about: -gentes

The immediate cause of the First Punic War was

In Rome, the male family head could

Talk about: -Mark Antony and Cleopatra

The college of augurs existed to

Talk about: -​Livy

Which of the following statements about Roman names is INCORRECT?

Talk about: -First Triumvirate

Talk about: -Tiber River

Talk about: -mos maiorum and pietas

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

Tiberius Gracchus ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of

Because the Romans frequently adopted the gods of the peoples they came into contact with, and since, by the Republic, Greece was a major influence upon Rome, it can be argued that the Romans and the Greeks had essentially the same "Greco-Roman" religion.

Like most of the great Roman writers of the first century B.C.E., Catullus was from Rome.

Talk about: -fasces

Compare and contrast Roman religion with the religion of the Greeks. How did its religion help Rome become such an important state?

Talk about: -Cincinnatus

Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic was his

Discuss the role of the Senate, powerful generals, and politicians in the collapse of the Roman Republic.

Talk about: -​Battle of Cannae

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Empire

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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Talk about: -Livy

Talk about: -Battle of Cannae