Question 1

Talk about:
-gladiatorial games

Accepted Answer

The gladiatorial games were a popular fo

Question 2

Talk about:
-insulae

Accepted Answer

Insulae were apartment buildings in anci

Question 3

Talk about:
-infanticide

Accepted Answer

Infanticide is the act of killing an inf

Question 4

Which of the following trends developed during the reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors?

Accepted Answer

A) Emperors took more and more actual ruling power away from the old Senate. 
B) All efforts to achieve bureaucratic organization of imperial government eventually failed. 
C) Emperors turned over more and more of the daily affairs of government to the Senate. 
D) The power of imperial military forces stationed in Rome declined. 
E) The Senate seized political power, against the wishes of the weak emperors. 
A) Emperors took more and more actual ruling power away from the old Senate. 
B) All efforts to achieve bureaucratic organization of imperial government eventually failed. 
C) Emperors turned over more and more of the daily affairs of government to the Senate. 
D) The power of imperial military forces stationed in Rome declined. 
E) The Senate seized political power, against the wishes of the weak emperors.

Question 5

Concerning social classes during early Roman Empire,

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A) provincials were allowed to hold certain high magisterial positions. 
B) the power of the equestrian class was expanded. 
C) the Senate was expanded to include 400 equestrians. 
D) debt slavery was ended as a means to acquire slaves. 
E) independent farms made up the soldiers in Rome's legions. 
A) provincials were allowed to hold certain high magisterial positions. 
B) the power of the equestrian class was expanded. 
C) the Senate was expanded to include 400 equestrians. 
D) debt slavery was ended as a means to acquire slaves. 
E) independent farms made up the soldiers in Rome's legions.

Question 6

The word "gospels" means

Accepted Answer

A) truth. 
B) love. 
C) the word of Jesus. 
D) to your health. 
E) good news. 
A) truth. 
B) love. 
C) the word of Jesus. 
D) to your health. 
E) good news.

Question 7

What advantages and disadvantages faced those living in the city of Rome during the second century C.E.?

Accepted Answer

During the second century C.E., those li

Question 8

Talk about:
-auxiliaries

Accepted Answer

Auxiliaries, also known as auxiliary ver

Question 9

The absolute monarchical powers of Augustus as princeps led to

Accepted Answer

A) the usual victory of his candidates in official elections. 
B) the decline of popular participation in elections. 
C) his great popularity, as he followed proper legal forms for his power. 
D) led to the perception that he co-ruled with the Senate. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) the usual victory of his candidates in official elections. 
B) the decline of popular participation in elections. 
C) his great popularity, as he followed proper legal forms for his power. 
D) led to the perception that he co-ruled with the Senate. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

The event that curtailed Augustus's expansionist policies was

Accepted Answer

A) the Senatorial rejection of imperialist policy in 20 B.C.E. 
B) the defeat by Varus in the Teutoburg Forest. 
C) the revolt of the Egyptians in 14 B.C.E. 
D) the successful series of invasions by the Parthians in the east. 
E) revolt by the Jews in Judea. 
A) the Senatorial rejection of imperialist policy in 20 B.C.E. 
B) the defeat by Varus in the Teutoburg Forest. 
C) the revolt of the Egyptians in 14 B.C.E. 
D) the successful series of invasions by the Parthians in the east. 
E) revolt by the Jews in Judea.

Question 11

The greatest historian of the "silver age" of Latin literature was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Talk about:
-Sadducees and Pharisees

Accepted Answer

The Sadducees and Pharisees were two pro

Question 13

Talk about:
-imperator

Accepted Answer

Imperator is a Latin word meaning "comma

Question 14

Under the rule of Augustus, the Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

A) was a principate, with Augustus acting as an equal co-ruler with the Senate. 
B) returned to its traditional republic institutions. 
C) turned towards an absolute monarchy, with the princeps overshadowing the Senate. 
D) experienced a series of civil wars, making Augustus unpopular among the citizenry. 
E) became an oligarchy, with political power increasingly concentrated in the hands of the Senate. 
A) was a principate, with Augustus acting as an equal co-ruler with the Senate. 
B) returned to its traditional republic institutions. 
C) turned towards an absolute monarchy, with the princeps overshadowing the Senate. 
D) experienced a series of civil wars, making Augustus unpopular among the citizenry. 
E) became an oligarchy, with political power increasingly concentrated in the hands of the Senate.

Question 15

Talk about:
-Augustus

Accepted Answer

Augustus, also known as Gaius Octavius,

Question 16

Talk about:
-Zealots

Accepted Answer

The term "Zealots" refers to a Jewish po

Question 17

Much Roman art was created by Greek artists and craftspeople whose work demonstrated the realism and attention to detail prized by the Romans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which one of the following mystery cults had a great following, especially among the urban poor?

Accepted Answer

A) Dionysus 
B) Mars 
C) John the Baptist 
D) Horus 
E) Isis 
A) Dionysus 
B) Mars 
C) John the Baptist 
D) Horus 
E) Isis

Question 19

Talk about:
-Seneca

Accepted Answer

Seneca was a Roman philosopher, statesma

Question 20

Talk about:
-Romanization

Accepted Answer

Romanization refers to the process of sp

Talk about: -gladiatorial games

Talk about: -insulae

Talk about: -infanticide

Which of the following trends developed during the reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors?

Concerning social classes during early Roman Empire,

The word "gospels" means

What advantages and disadvantages faced those living in the city of Rome during the second century C.E.?

Talk about: -auxiliaries

The absolute monarchical powers of Augustus as princeps led to

The event that curtailed Augustus's expansionist policies was

The greatest historian of the "silver age" of Latin literature was

Talk about: -Sadducees and Pharisees

Talk about: -imperator

Under the rule of Augustus, the Roman Empire

Talk about: -Augustus

Talk about: -Zealots

Much Roman art was created by Greek artists and craftspeople whose work demonstrated the realism and attention to detail prized by the Romans.

Which one of the following mystery cults had a great following, especially among the urban poor?

Talk about: -Seneca

Talk about: -Romanization

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

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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Exam 6: The Roman Empire

Talk about: -gladiatorial games

Talk about: -insulae

Talk about: -infanticide

Which of the following trends developed during the reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors?

Concerning social classes during early Roman Empire,

The word "gospels" means

What advantages and disadvantages faced those living in the city of Rome during the second century C.E.?

Talk about: -auxiliaries

The absolute monarchical powers of Augustus as princeps led to

The event that curtailed Augustus's expansionist policies was

The greatest historian of the "silver age" of Latin literature was

Talk about: -Sadducees and Pharisees

Talk about: -imperator

Under the rule of Augustus, the Roman Empire

Talk about: -Augustus

Talk about: -Zealots

Much Roman art was created by Greek artists and craftspeople whose work demonstrated the realism and attention to detail prized by the Romans.

Which one of the following mystery cults had a great following, especially among the urban poor?

Talk about: -Seneca

Talk about: -Romanization

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

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

Filters