Question 1

Talk about:
-"the year of the four emperors"

Accepted Answer

The Year of the Four Emperors refers to

Question 2

How much credit, if any, does Augustus deserve for what is referred to as the Pax Romana , the "Roman peace"?

Accepted Answer

Augustus deserves a significant amount o

Question 3

The poet Juvenal commented that the only things that concerned Romans were bread and circuses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) limitless expansion in central Europe. 
B) the encouragement of self-government among provincial cities. 
C) provincial rule by proconsuls. 
D) minimum military force to the east. 
E) a withdrawal from military activity in central Europe after military defeat by German tribes. 
A) limitless expansion in central Europe. 
B) the encouragement of self-government among provincial cities. 
C) provincial rule by proconsuls. 
D) minimum military force to the east. 
E) a withdrawal from military activity in central Europe after military defeat by German tribes.

Question 5

One historian has said that the Romans became Christians and the Christians became Romans. Is that an accurate assessment of the relationship between Rome and early Christianity? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The statement that "the Romans became Ch

Question 6

Talk about:
-Perpetua

Accepted Answer

Perpetua was a Christian martyr who live

Question 7

Trade and commerce in the Early Empire

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A) hindered the development of manufacturing. 
B) was focused mainly in the provinces of Gaul and Britain. 
C) was secondary in importance to agriculture. 
D) was unaffected by the building of roads. 
E) never was as fully developed as it was during the republican period. 
A) hindered the development of manufacturing. 
B) was focused mainly in the provinces of Gaul and Britain. 
C) was secondary in importance to agriculture. 
D) was unaffected by the building of roads. 
E) never was as fully developed as it was during the republican period.

Question 8

In the face of overpopulation throughout the empire, Augustus discouraged the growth of large families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and imperator (emperor), but he preferred to be addressed as

Accepted Answer

A) pontifex. 
B) dominus. 
C) overlord. 
D) senator. 
E) princeps. 
A) pontifex. 
B) dominus. 
C) overlord. 
D) senator. 
E) princeps.

Question 10

The city on the Tiber that was Rome's chief port was

Accepted Answer

A) Venice. 
B) Marseilles. 
C) Naples. 
D) Tiberius. 
E) Ostia. 
A) Venice. 
B) Marseilles. 
C) Naples. 
D) Tiberius. 
E) Ostia.

Question 11

Talk about:
-Messiah

Accepted Answer

The term "Messiah" refers to a savior or

Question 12

Talk about:
-Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Accepted Answer

The Essenes were a Jewish sect that exis

Question 13

Livy was best known in the Augustan Age for his

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Talk about:
-Livy

Accepted Answer

Livy, also known as Titus Livius, was a

Question 15

Augustus added more territory to the Roman Empire than any other single Roman in its history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Talk about:
-Julio-Claudians

Accepted Answer

The Julio-Claudians were the first dynas

Question 17

Talk about:
-Vesuvius and Pompeii

Accepted Answer

Vesuvius is a famous volcano located in

Question 18

Talk about:
-maius imperium

Accepted Answer

Maius imperium, which translates to "gre

Question 19

Talk about:
-the imperial cult

Accepted Answer

The imperial cult refers to the worship

Question 20

Talk about:
-Hadrian's Pantheon

Accepted Answer

Hadrian's Pantheon is a magnificent anci

Talk about: -"the year of the four emperors"

How much credit, if any, does Augustus deserve for what is referred to as the Pax Romana , the "Roman peace"?

The poet Juvenal commented that the only things that concerned Romans were bread and circuses.

Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

One historian has said that the Romans became Christians and the Christians became Romans. Is that an accurate assessment of the relationship between Rome and early Christianity? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Perpetua

Trade and commerce in the Early Empire

In the face of overpopulation throughout the empire, Augustus discouraged the growth of large families.

The Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and imperator (emperor), but he preferred to be addressed as

The city on the Tiber that was Rome's chief port was

Talk about: -Messiah

Talk about: -Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Livy was best known in the Augustan Age for his

Talk about: -Livy

Augustus added more territory to the Roman Empire than any other single Roman in its history.

Talk about: -Julio-Claudians

Talk about: -Vesuvius and Pompeii

Talk about: -maius imperium

Talk about: -the imperial cult

Talk about: -Hadrian's Pantheon

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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: -"the year of the four emperors"

How much credit, if any, does Augustus deserve for what is referred to as the Pax Romana , the "Roman peace"?

The poet Juvenal commented that the only things that concerned Romans were bread and circuses.

Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

One historian has said that the Romans became Christians and the Christians became Romans. Is that an accurate assessment of the relationship between Rome and early Christianity? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Perpetua

Trade and commerce in the Early Empire

In the face of overpopulation throughout the empire, Augustus discouraged the growth of large families.

The Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and imperator (emperor), but he preferred to be addressed as

The city on the Tiber that was Rome's chief port was

Talk about: -Messiah

Talk about: -Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Livy was best known in the Augustan Age for his

Talk about: -Livy

Augustus added more territory to the Roman Empire than any other single Roman in its history.

Talk about: -Julio-Claudians

Talk about: -Vesuvius and Pompeii

Talk about: -maius imperium

Talk about: -the imperial cult

Talk about: -Hadrian's Pantheon

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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