Question 1

The most lucrative form of income for Rome came from ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  taxation of conquered territories 
B)  provincial resources 
C)  the sale of slaves from newly assimilated territories 
D)  construction of roads and aqueducts 
E)  vast new opportunities for trade 
A)  taxation of conquered territories 
B)  provincial resources 
C)  the sale of slaves from newly assimilated territories 
D)  construction of roads and aqueducts 
E)  vast new opportunities for trade

Question 2

How do each of the first three Punic Wars compare to each other? What were the major successes and defeats of each?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The first of the Puni

Question 3

The most significant among the Roman wars for expansion were the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  wars to conquer the Etruscans 
B)  wars to conquer the Sabine 
C)  wars with Carthage 
D)  wars with Greece 
E)  civil wars within Roman society 
A)  wars to conquer the Etruscans 
B)  wars to conquer the Sabine 
C)  wars with Carthage 
D)  wars with Greece 
E)  civil wars within Roman society

Question 4

A significant consequence of Rome's wars was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  overextension of the army 
B)  acquisition of foreign provinces 
C)  the expense of maintaining provincial government structure without taxes 
D)  incorporating new provinces into the representative government structure 
E)  suppression of radical ideas from other cultures 
A)  overextension of the army 
B)  acquisition of foreign provinces 
C)  the expense of maintaining provincial government structure without taxes 
D)  incorporating new provinces into the representative government structure 
E)  suppression of radical ideas from other cultures

Question 5

Early Roman culture was most directly influenced by the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Greeks 
B)  Trojans 
C)  Samnites 
D)  Gauls 
E)  Etruscans 
A)  Greeks 
B)  Trojans 
C)  Samnites 
D)  Gauls 
E)  Etruscans

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Plebeians

Accepted Answer

The less privileged

Question 7

How many consuls served every year?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Five 
E)  Seven 
A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Five 
E)  Seven

Question 8

The type of marriage in which authority over a woman was transferred from her father to her husband was known as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  patriarchal 
B)  purchase 
C)  usage 
D)  without authority 
E)  feme covert 
A)  patriarchal 
B)  purchase 
C)  usage 
D)  without authority 
E)  feme covert

Question 9

In order to consolidate authority over the territories it had conquered, Rome used all of the following tactics except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  construction of all-weather military roads 
B)  establishment of military colonies at strategic points 
C)  conscription of enemies into Roman legions 
D)  imposing patron-client relationships with the conquered 
E)  allotting land to poor plebeians in military colonies 
A)  construction of all-weather military roads 
B)  establishment of military colonies at strategic points 
C)  conscription of enemies into Roman legions 
D)  imposing patron-client relationships with the conquered 
E)  allotting land to poor plebeians in military colonies

Question 10

What was Hannibal's surprise strategy in the second Punic War?

Accepted Answer

A)  To invade southern Italy with the assistance of displaced Greeks 
B)  To lay siege to the Roman provinces on Corsica and Sardinia 
C)  To use Numidian land troops to provoke the Romans to attack in Gaul 
D)  To use diverse forces and attack by land, crossing the Alps into northern Italy 
E)  To entrap and burn the Roman navy in the straits between Sicily and Carthage 
A)  To invade southern Italy with the assistance of displaced Greeks 
B)  To lay siege to the Roman provinces on Corsica and Sardinia 
C)  To use Numidian land troops to provoke the Romans to attack in Gaul 
D)  To use diverse forces and attack by land, crossing the Alps into northern Italy 
E)  To entrap and burn the Roman navy in the straits between Sicily and Carthage

Question 11

Analyze the role of the family in Roman life in light of the concept of paterfamilias .

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The family was the ma

Question 12

The most important of the Etruscan temples in Rome at Capitoline Hill was dedicated to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zeus and Hera 
B)  Jupiter and Juno 
C)  Neptune and Athena 
D)  Poseidon and Artemis 
E)  Vespa and Ceres 
A)  Zeus and Hera 
B)  Jupiter and Juno 
C)  Neptune and Athena 
D)  Poseidon and Artemis 
E)  Vespa and Ceres

Question 13

The patron-client relationship was centered around ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bilateral obligations of service 
B)  sponsorship of business and arts 
C)  development of trade activities 
D)  dominance of the political structure by the patricians 
E)  the patricians and the priests of the temple 
A)  bilateral obligations of service 
B)  sponsorship of business and arts 
C)  development of trade activities 
D)  dominance of the political structure by the patricians 
E)  the patricians and the priests of the temple

Question 14

Discuss the development of religion in the Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Question 15

Early Roman history is available to us through ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the writings of Livy 
B)  inscriptions of the Etruscans 
C)  correlating reports of the Greek Logographers 
D)  oral tradition 
E)  cave paintings 
A)  the writings of Livy 
B)  inscriptions of the Etruscans 
C)  correlating reports of the Greek Logographers 
D)  oral tradition 
E)  cave paintings

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Etruscans

Accepted Answer

Inhabitants of north

Question 17

The rule of law was a Roman concept that stated ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves could not own property without decree 
B)  patricians and plebeians had the right to be Senators 
C)  the Twelve Tables could be suspended in time of war 
D)  that written legal decrees had more power than even the highest government official 
E)  that the Senate could employ the army to crush rebellion when necessary 
A)  slaves could not own property without decree 
B)  patricians and plebeians had the right to be Senators 
C)  the Twelve Tables could be suspended in time of war 
D)  that written legal decrees had more power than even the highest government official 
E)  that the Senate could employ the army to crush rebellion when necessary

Question 18

What historical developments led to dictatorships in Rome?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Many economic, politi

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Legion

Accepted Answer

Largest un

Question 20

In which of the following ways were women in Rome better off than women in Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)  They could work in a variety of jobs. 
B)  They could appear in public without a chaperone 
C)  They could serve in the military. 
D)  They could hold public office. 
E)  They were exempt from slavery. 
A)  They could work in a variety of jobs. 
B)  They could appear in public without a chaperone 
C)  They could serve in the military. 
D)  They could hold public office. 
E)  They were exempt from slavery.

Exam 5: The Rise of Rome

The most lucrative form of income for Rome came from ______________.

How do each of the first three Punic Wars compare to each other? What were the major successes and defeats of each?

The most significant among the Roman wars for expansion were the ______________.

A significant consequence of Rome's wars was ______________.

Early Roman culture was most directly influenced by the ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Plebeians

How many consuls served every year?

The type of marriage in which authority over a woman was transferred from her father to her husband was known as ______________.

In order to consolidate authority over the territories it had conquered, Rome used all of the following tactics except ______________.

What was Hannibal's surprise strategy in the second Punic War?

Analyze the role of the family in Roman life in light of the concept of paterfamilias .

The most important of the Etruscan temples in Rome at Capitoline Hill was dedicated to ______________.

The patron-client relationship was centered around ______________.

Discuss the development of religion in the Roman Empire.

Early Roman history is available to us through ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Etruscans

The rule of law was a Roman concept that stated ______________.

What historical developments led to dictatorships in Rome?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Legion

In which of the following ways were women in Rome better off than women in Greece?

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