Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
natural law

Accepted Answer

Natural law refers to a philosophical th

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
centuriate assembly

Accepted Answer

The Centuriate Assembly, also known as t

Question 3

What characteristics of Christianity and Christian beliefs helped fuel its growth as an institution?

Accepted Answer

There are several characteristics of Chr

Question 4

Which statement is true of the centuriate assembly?

Accepted Answer

A)  It prevented the Roman army from functioning in a political role. 
B)  It had an organizational pattern that assured a majority for its poorest members. 
C)  It had the responsibilities of electing the chief magistrates and passing legislation. 
D)  It had the power of declaring war and peace. 
E)  It was abolished during the Punic Wars. 
A)  It prevented the Roman army from functioning in a political role. 
B)  It had an organizational pattern that assured a majority for its poorest members. 
C)  It had the responsibilities of electing the chief magistrates and passing legislation. 
D)  It had the power of declaring war and peace. 
E)  It was abolished during the Punic Wars.

Question 5

Roman antagonism toward Christianity was deepened by

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian refusal to worship state gods and emperors. 
B)  the public nature of Christian gatherings. 
C)  Christian universality as a force for strengthening of public order. 
D)  the activities of Matthew and Mark. 
E)  its Germanic origins. 
A)  Christian refusal to worship state gods and emperors. 
B)  the public nature of Christian gatherings. 
C)  Christian universality as a force for strengthening of public order. 
D)  the activities of Matthew and Mark. 
E)  its Germanic origins.

Question 6

As it prospered, the early Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

A)  saw trade and manufacturing become significantly more important than agriculture. 
B)  eliminated the practice of slavery. 
C)  required people in the entire empire to speak Latin. 
D)  saw the supply of gold and silver coins decrease in the eastern part of the empire. 
E)  saw the development of a large gap between rich and poor. 
A)  saw trade and manufacturing become significantly more important than agriculture. 
B)  eliminated the practice of slavery. 
C)  required people in the entire empire to speak Latin. 
D)  saw the supply of gold and silver coins decrease in the eastern part of the empire. 
E)  saw the development of a large gap between rich and poor.

Question 7

What was true of slaves in Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves worked only on farms and in farm households. 
B)  Greek slaves were valued as tutors, musicians, and doctors. 
C)  Slaves were often transported to Rome from Sicily. 
D)  Slaves who rebelled against abusive masters often received a legal pardon. 
E)  Sicilian slaves were treated well by their owners and rarely revolted. 
A)  Slaves worked only on farms and in farm households. 
B)  Greek slaves were valued as tutors, musicians, and doctors. 
C)  Slaves were often transported to Rome from Sicily. 
D)  Slaves who rebelled against abusive masters often received a legal pardon. 
E)  Sicilian slaves were treated well by their owners and rarely revolted.

Question 8

In the 130s and 120s B.C.E., Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus advocated the seizure of lands owned by the aristocracy and for redistribution to landless Romans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which crises contributed to the near collapse of the Roman Empire in the third century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The plague 
B)  Slave revolts 
C)  Peasant uprisings 
D)  Labor surpluses 
E)  Volcanic eruptions 
A)  The plague 
B)  Slave revolts 
C)  Peasant uprisings 
D)  Labor surpluses 
E)  Volcanic eruptions

Question 10

What role did Christianity play in the Late Roman Empire? Was it, in any real way, the cause of its fall? Might it have even prolonged the life of the Empire? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Christianity played a significant role i

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, and Mars

Accepted Answer

The terms Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, and Ma

Question 12

What reform did Caesar implement after becoming dictator in 47 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  He allowed intermarriage between patricians and plebeians. 
B)  He decreased the size of the senate. 
C)  He launched massive building projects. 
D)  He introduced the Egyptian solar year calendar. 
E)  He started the Punic Wars. 
A)  He allowed intermarriage between patricians and plebeians. 
B)  He decreased the size of the senate. 
C)  He launched massive building projects. 
D)  He introduced the Egyptian solar year calendar. 
E)  He started the Punic Wars.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Twelve Tables

Accepted Answer

The Twelve Tables, also known as the Law

Question 14

The First Punic War

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted from a Roman invasion of Spain. 
B)  was waged between Carthage and Rome over control of the island of Sicily. 
C)  was begun with an attack by Hannibal. 
D)  discouraged the Romans from developing their naval power. 
E)  was caused by a Macedonian assault on Sicily. 
A)  resulted from a Roman invasion of Spain. 
B)  was waged between Carthage and Rome over control of the island of Sicily. 
C)  was begun with an attack by Hannibal. 
D)  discouraged the Romans from developing their naval power. 
E)  was caused by a Macedonian assault on Sicily.

Question 15

The chief executive officers of the Roman Republic who were responsible for leading the Roman army into battle and administering the government were the

Accepted Answer

A)  consuls. 
B)  praetors. 
C)  senators. 
D)  centuriates. 
E)  tribunes. 
A)  consuls. 
B)  praetors. 
C)  senators. 
D)  centuriates. 
E)  tribunes.

Question 16

Roman expansion and imperialism was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  a desire to improve the economies of conquered peoples. 
B)  unsuccessful diplomatic moves. 
C)  pure accident and fate. 
D)  diplomacy, strategic fortifications, road construction, and allied military support. 
E)  the successful employment of the phalanx. 
A)  a desire to improve the economies of conquered peoples. 
B)  unsuccessful diplomatic moves. 
C)  pure accident and fate. 
D)  diplomacy, strategic fortifications, road construction, and allied military support. 
E)  the successful employment of the phalanx.

Question 17

Discuss the status of women in Rome. What opportunities and limitations did they face? How were women differently and similarly perceived in the Rome and Han Empires?

Accepted Answer

The status of women in Rome was complex

Question 18

The patricians were the ultimate victors in their long power struggle against the plebeians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Horatius at the bridge

Accepted Answer

Horatius at the Bridge refers to a legen

Question 20

Romulus and Remus were the legendary founders of Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The Roman World Empire

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). natural law

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). centuriate assembly

What characteristics of Christianity and Christian beliefs helped fuel its growth as an institution?

Which statement is true of the centuriate assembly?

Roman antagonism toward Christianity was deepened by

As it prospered, the early Roman Empire

What was true of slaves in Rome?

In the 130s and 120s B.C.E., Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus advocated the seizure of lands owned by the aristocracy and for redistribution to landless Romans.

Which crises contributed to the near collapse of the Roman Empire in the third century?

What role did Christianity play in the Late Roman Empire? Was it, in any real way, the cause of its fall? Might it have even prolonged the life of the Empire? Why or why not?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, and Mars

What reform did Caesar implement after becoming dictator in 47 B.C.E.?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Twelve Tables

The First Punic War

The chief executive officers of the Roman Republic who were responsible for leading the Roman army into battle and administering the government were the

Roman expansion and imperialism was characterized by

Discuss the status of women in Rome. What opportunities and limitations did they face? How were women differently and similarly perceived in the Rome and Han Empires?

The patricians were the ultimate victors in their long power struggle against the plebeians.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Horatius at the bridge

Romulus and Remus were the legendary founders of Rome.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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