Question 1

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Aeneid

Accepted Answer

The Aeneid is an epic poem written by th

Question 2

​At the Battle of Actium, Octavian defeated

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Antony and Cleopatra 
B)  ​Caesar and Brutus​ 
C)  ​Augustus and Antony​ 
D)  ​Lepidus and Crassus​ 
E)  ​Marius and Sulla 
A)  ​Antony and Cleopatra 
B)  ​Caesar and Brutus​ 
C)  ​Augustus and Antony​ 
D)  ​Lepidus and Crassus​ 
E)  ​Marius and Sulla

Question 3

An entire 60,000 man Roman army was completely destroyed at the hands of Hannibal at

Accepted Answer

A)  Zama. 
B)  Cannae. 
C)  Pontus. 
D)  Cisalpine Passes. 
E)  Corsica. 
A)  Zama. 
B)  Cannae. 
C)  Pontus. 
D)  Cisalpine Passes. 
E)  Corsica.

Question 4

The Emperor Nerva initiated

Accepted Answer

A)  the adoptive system to provide for competent Roman rulers. 
B)  a policy to free slaves in their old age. 
C)  the cult of Mithra. 
D)  the opening of the army to barbarian enlistment. 
E)  the strengthening of border defenses of Rome. 
A)  the adoptive system to provide for competent Roman rulers. 
B)  a policy to free slaves in their old age. 
C)  the cult of Mithra. 
D)  the opening of the army to barbarian enlistment. 
E)  the strengthening of border defenses of Rome.

Question 5

​Why was the adoptive system a successful method to establish succession and stability?

Accepted Answer

The adoptive system, also known as the a

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Augustus

Accepted Answer

Augustus, also known as Gaius Octavius,

Question 7

Which Roman emperor allowed the Goths to cross the Danube frontier?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vespasian 
B)  Diocletian 
C)  Constantine 
D)  Valens 
E)  Trajan 
A)  Vespasian 
B)  Diocletian 
C)  Constantine 
D)  Valens 
E)  Trajan

Question 8

Jewish resentment of Roman rule was exacerbated in the A.D. 30s and 40s by

Accepted Answer

A)  a Roman ban on the practice of Judaism. 
B)  Roman conversion of the Jerusalem temple into a temple for pagan gods. 
C)  the Roman introduction of Gothic colonists into Palestine. 
D)  the order of Caligula to have a statue of himself placed in the temple in Jerusalem. 
E)  the Roman endorsement of monotheism in Judea. 
A)  a Roman ban on the practice of Judaism. 
B)  Roman conversion of the Jerusalem temple into a temple for pagan gods. 
C)  the Roman introduction of Gothic colonists into Palestine. 
D)  the order of Caligula to have a statue of himself placed in the temple in Jerusalem. 
E)  the Roman endorsement of monotheism in Judea.

Question 9

Which of the following statement is TRUE in reference to slavery during the era of Pax Romana?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves were freed if they served in the military. 
B)  Wars and foreign excursions actually decreased the number of slaves. 
C)  Children born to slave women and Roman citizens were put to death. 
D)  Freed slaves were forced to leave the city of Rome. 
E)  Laws were passed to protect slaves from cruel masters. 
A)  Slaves were freed if they served in the military. 
B)  Wars and foreign excursions actually decreased the number of slaves. 
C)  Children born to slave women and Roman citizens were put to death. 
D)  Freed slaves were forced to leave the city of Rome. 
E)  Laws were passed to protect slaves from cruel masters.

Question 10

How did Diocletian and Constantine attempt to reform Rome to fix the problems they faced? Were these reforms successful?​

Accepted Answer

Diocletian and Constantine both attempte

Question 11

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Nero

Accepted Answer

Nero was a significant historical figure

Question 12

​Cicero's accomplishments include all except

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Senator 
B)  ​distinguished orator 
C)  ​Roman statesman 
D)  ​student of Greek philosophy 
E)  ​general 
A)  ​Senator 
B)  ​distinguished orator 
C)  ​Roman statesman 
D)  ​student of Greek philosophy 
E)  ​general

Question 13

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Livia

Accepted Answer

Livia was a Roman empress and the third

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Aeneid

At the Battle of Actium, Octavian defeated

An entire 60,000 man Roman army was completely destroyed at the hands of Hannibal at

The Emperor Nerva initiated

Why was the adoptive system a successful method to establish succession and stability?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Augustus

Which Roman emperor allowed the Goths to cross the Danube frontier?

Jewish resentment of Roman rule was exacerbated in the A.D. 30s and 40s by

Which of the following statement is TRUE in reference to slavery during the era of Pax Romana?

How did Diocletian and Constantine attempt to reform Rome to fix the problems they faced? Were these reforms successful?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Nero

Cicero's accomplishments include all except

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Livia

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War 2: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War 2: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Exam 4: Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Aeneid

​At the Battle of Actium, Octavian defeated

An entire 60,000 man Roman army was completely destroyed at the hands of Hannibal at

The Emperor Nerva initiated

​Why was the adoptive system a successful method to establish succession and stability?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Augustus

Which Roman emperor allowed the Goths to cross the Danube frontier?

Jewish resentment of Roman rule was exacerbated in the A.D. 30s and 40s by

Which of the following statement is TRUE in reference to slavery during the era of Pax Romana?

How did Diocletian and Constantine attempt to reform Rome to fix the problems they faced? Were these reforms successful?​

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Nero

​Cicero's accomplishments include all except

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Livia

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War 2: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War 2: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

Filters

At the Battle of Actium, Octavian defeated

Why was the adoptive system a successful method to establish succession and stability?

How did Diocletian and Constantine attempt to reform Rome to fix the problems they faced? Were these reforms successful?

Cicero's accomplishments include all except