Question 1

The Roman and Han Empires had all of the following traits in common EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a similar social and economic structures. 
B)  a society centered on the family. 
C)  an agriculturally-based economy. 
D)  large populations. 
E)  relative stability of its leadership. 
A)  a similar social and economic structures. 
B)  a society centered on the family. 
C)  an agriculturally-based economy. 
D)  large populations. 
E)  relative stability of its leadership.

Question 2

The Romans built a vast network of roads to facilitate troop movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The major stages of Roman imperial expansion before 100 B.C.E. included

Accepted Answer

A)  the involvement and seizures of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean. 
B)  seizure of the Atlantic coastline of northwestern Africa to outflank Carthage. 
C)  the defeat of the Gauls by Sulla and Pompey. 
D)  only military, not economic considerations. 
E)  revenge for the death of Cincinnatus at the hands of the Latins. 
A)  the involvement and seizures of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean. 
B)  seizure of the Atlantic coastline of northwestern Africa to outflank Carthage. 
C)  the defeat of the Gauls by Sulla and Pompey. 
D)  only military, not economic considerations. 
E)  revenge for the death of Cincinnatus at the hands of the Latins.

Question 4

After Rome's final victory against Carthage, Carthaginian women and children were sold into slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What was true about the Silk Road?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was built for military defense against would-be Asian invaders. 
B)  It stimulated diplomacy between Rome and China. 
C)  It helped make silk widely popular among wealthy Roman women. 
D)  It led to an increase in banditry and crime for merchants. 
E)  It had the unintended consequences of sparking the collapse of the Roman Empire. 
A)  It was built for military defense against would-be Asian invaders. 
B)  It stimulated diplomacy between Rome and China. 
C)  It helped make silk widely popular among wealthy Roman women. 
D)  It led to an increase in banditry and crime for merchants. 
E)  It had the unintended consequences of sparking the collapse of the Roman Empire.

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
patricians

Accepted Answer

Patricians were a group of elite familie

Question 7

Livy incorporated legendary tales into his history of early Rome to

Accepted Answer

A)  add some levity and entertainment value. 
B)  teach moral values and virtues. 
C)  show is cleverness as a writer. 
D)  flatter and please the king. 
E)  humiliate Rome's enemies. . 
A)  add some levity and entertainment value. 
B)  teach moral values and virtues. 
C)  show is cleverness as a writer. 
D)  flatter and please the king. 
E)  humiliate Rome's enemies. .

Question 8

The rise of the latifunia contributed to the declining number of small citizen farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The government of Rome

Accepted Answer

A)  was originally established as a representative democracy. 
B)  contained an element of republicanism from its beginnings. 
C)  was originally a monarchy but later became a republic. 
D)  was developed as a monarchy under the Celts. 
E)  was ruled by the upper class plebeians. 
A)  was originally established as a representative democracy. 
B)  contained an element of republicanism from its beginnings. 
C)  was originally a monarchy but later became a republic. 
D)  was developed as a monarchy under the Celts. 
E)  was ruled by the upper class plebeians.

Question 10

How did Rome achieve its empire? What factors caused the continuation and expansion of Roman imperialism?

Accepted Answer

Rome achieved its empire through a combi

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Sassanian Persians and Germanic tribes

Accepted Answer

The Sassanian Persians and the Germanic

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Spartacus rebellion

Accepted Answer

The Spartacus Rebellion, also known as t

Exam 5: The Roman World Empire

The Roman and Han Empires had all of the following traits in common EXCEPT

The Romans built a vast network of roads to facilitate troop movements.

The major stages of Roman imperial expansion before 100 B.C.E. included

After Rome's final victory against Carthage, Carthaginian women and children were sold into slavery.

What was true about the Silk Road?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). patricians

Livy incorporated legendary tales into his history of early Rome to

The rise of the latifunia contributed to the declining number of small citizen farmers.

The government of Rome

How did Rome achieve its empire? What factors caused the continuation and expansion of Roman imperialism?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sassanian Persians and Germanic tribes

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Spartacus rebellion

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Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

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The Flowering of Traditional China

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

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The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

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