Question 1

The granting of citizenship to nearly all free men in the Empire in 212 B.C. undermined the Roman military because

Accepted Answer

A) provincials no longer had to join the army to attain citizenship. 
B) citizen-soldiers could not be disciplined as harshly as conscripts. 
C) the resulting drop in tax revenues devastated the army. 
D) soldiers who became citizens demanded higher pay. 
E) it empowered the local elites to assert their local interests. 
A) provincials no longer had to join the army to attain citizenship. 
B) citizen-soldiers could not be disciplined as harshly as conscripts. 
C) the resulting drop in tax revenues devastated the army. 
D) soldiers who became citizens demanded higher pay. 
E) it empowered the local elites to assert their local interests.

Question 2

During the fifth century A.D., which tribe made inroads in Roman North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) the Avars 
B) the  Alemanni 
C) the  Ostrogoths 
D) the  Visigoths 
E) the  Vandals 
A) the Avars 
B) the  Alemanni 
C) the  Ostrogoths 
D) the  Visigoths 
E) the  Vandals

Question 3

As the Roman Empire moved towards its final fall, which of the following social trends became evident?

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A) Aristocrats left the cities and secluded themselves in their country estates. 
B) Increasing numbers of peasants looked to the Germans as liberators from the rapacious state. 
C) Townspeople avoided public service. 
D) There was a general loss on confidence and an increased focus on the spiritual. 
E) all of the above 
A) Aristocrats left the cities and secluded themselves in their country estates. 
B) Increasing numbers of peasants looked to the Germans as liberators from the rapacious state. 
C) Townspeople avoided public service. 
D) There was a general loss on confidence and an increased focus on the spiritual. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 jus civile

Accepted Answer

The term "jus civile" refers to the civi

Question 5

The former slave and important philosopher Epictetus believed that happiness arises from inner contentment. Which of the following would he say contributes to inner contentment?

Accepted Answer

A) control over one's mind 
B) reduction of desires 
C) independence from externals such as wealth, fame, and affection 
D) a deliberate striving for inner dignity 
E) all of the above 
A) control over one's mind 
B) reduction of desires 
C) independence from externals such as wealth, fame, and affection 
D) a deliberate striving for inner dignity 
E) all of the above

Question 6

Quintilian's ideas on education

Accepted Answer

A) condoned flogging as an acceptable means of disciplining students. 
B) cautioned instructors against praising students for doing well. 
C) encouraged the assignment tasks beyond students' grasp. 
D) emphasized the making of good citizens as an important goal for the instructor. 
E) did not place value in rhetoric or in the development of orators. 
A) condoned flogging as an acceptable means of disciplining students. 
B) cautioned instructors against praising students for doing well. 
C) encouraged the assignment tasks beyond students' grasp. 
D) emphasized the making of good citizens as an important goal for the instructor. 
E) did not place value in rhetoric or in the development of orators.

Question 7

Cicero's statement, "True law is right reason in agreement with nature; it is of universal application, unchanging and ever lasting...." most directly reflected which philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A) Platonism 
B) Epicureanism 
C) Stoicism 
D) Christian humanism 
E) Neo-Platonism 
A) Platonism 
B) Epicureanism 
C) Stoicism 
D) Christian humanism 
E) Neo-Platonism

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true of the Roman population decline?

Accepted Answer

A) Population decline was a consequence of plagues, constant warfare, and a birth rate that did not rise to compensate for losses. 
B) The decline in population coincided with the spiraling costs of running the Empire. 
C) The reduction of population greatly eased the problematic land hunger faced by peasants. 
D) Population decline reduced the manpower available for the army. 
E) Emperors allowed for the establishment of Germanic colonies within the Empire's borders to compensate for Roman population loss. 
A) Population decline was a consequence of plagues, constant warfare, and a birth rate that did not rise to compensate for losses. 
B) The decline in population coincided with the spiraling costs of running the Empire. 
C) The reduction of population greatly eased the problematic land hunger faced by peasants. 
D) Population decline reduced the manpower available for the army. 
E) Emperors allowed for the establishment of Germanic colonies within the Empire's borders to compensate for Roman population loss.

Question 9

Like other followers of their philosophy, Roman Stoics believed that

Accepted Answer

A) moral values are obtained from reason alone. 
B) all people possess reason and therefore have the potential to act morally. 
C) since all people possess reason, all people belong to a common humanity. 
D) a person should be self-sufficient and content by seeking wisdom and virtue. 
E) all of the above 
A) moral values are obtained from reason alone. 
B) all people possess reason and therefore have the potential to act morally. 
C) since all people possess reason, all people belong to a common humanity. 
D) a person should be self-sufficient and content by seeking wisdom and virtue. 
E) all of the above

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the status of slaves and women differ in the Roman Republic and in the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

In both the Roman Republic and the Roman

Exam 7: The Roman Empire a World-State

The granting of citizenship to nearly all free men in the Empire in 212 B.C. undermined the Roman military because

During the fifth century A.D., which tribe made inroads in Roman North Africa?

As the Roman Empire moved towards its final fall, which of the following social trends became evident?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? jus civile

The former slave and important philosopher Epictetus believed that happiness arises from inner contentment. Which of the following would he say contributes to inner contentment?

Quintilian's ideas on education

Cicero's statement, "True law is right reason in agreement with nature; it is of universal application, unchanging and ever lasting...." most directly reflected which philosophy?

Which of the following is NOT true of the Roman population decline?

Like other followers of their philosophy, Roman Stoics believed that

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the status of slaves and women differ in the Roman Republic and in the Roman Empire?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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