Question 1

The first emperor of Rome was

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A)  Julius Caesar. 
B)  Claudius. 
C)  Marcus Junius Brutus. 
D)  Octavian. 
E)  Vespasian. 
A)  Julius Caesar. 
B)  Claudius. 
C)  Marcus Junius Brutus. 
D)  Octavian. 
E)  Vespasian.

Question 2

Which of the following emperors divided Rome into two⎯western and eastern Rome?

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A)  Octavian 
B)  Valerian 
C)  Caligula 
D)  Claudius 
E)  Constantine 
A)  Octavian 
B)  Valerian 
C)  Caligula 
D)  Claudius 
E)  Constantine

Question 3

The Roman discovery of this building material helped in the construction of roads,bridges,aqueducts,and fortifications

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A)  ​steel 
B)  ​concrete 
C)  ​cement 
D)  ​arches 
E)  ​redwood 
A)  ​steel 
B)  ​concrete 
C)  ​cement 
D)  ​arches 
E)  ​redwood

Question 4

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-On the map of Europe,fill in the areas that were considered Roman territories in 140 B.C.and in 44 B.C.

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I'm sorry for any confusion, but as an A

Question 5

​At the Battle of Actium,Octavian defeated

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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 6

​According to the author,the genius of Rome lays in the area of

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A)  ​art 
B)  ​philosophy 
C)  ​law and government 
D)  ​science 
E)  ​literature 
A)  ​art 
B)  ​philosophy 
C)  ​law and government 
D)  ​science 
E)  ​literature

Question 7

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

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The Twelve Tables were a set of laws wri

Question 8

Summarize the multiple reasons for the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

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The collapse of the Western Roman Empire

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Hadrian, also known as Publius Aelius Ha

Question 10

All of the following statements are true of Vespasian except​

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A)  ​his rise marked the beginning of the Flavian dynasty 
B)  ​constructed the Colosseum to house gladiatorial contests 
C)  ​defeated nationalists uprising in Gaul and Judea 
D)  ​was succeeded by Titus 
E)  ​defeated Nero in a civil war 
A)  ​his rise marked the beginning of the Flavian dynasty 
B)  ​constructed the Colosseum to house gladiatorial contests 
C)  ​defeated nationalists uprising in Gaul and Judea 
D)  ​was succeeded by Titus 
E)  ​defeated Nero in a civil war

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Octavian, also known as Augustus, was a

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Tiberius Gracchus was a Roman politician

Question 13

The author characterizes Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus as

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A)  radicals aiming to overthrow existing political and property relations. 
B)  moderate reformers trying to deal with real social problems. 
C)  intransigent defenders of the great landowners' interests. 
D)  Carthaginian agents. 
E)  enemies of the landless peasants. 
A)  radicals aiming to overthrow existing political and property relations. 
B)  moderate reformers trying to deal with real social problems. 
C)  intransigent defenders of the great landowners' interests. 
D)  Carthaginian agents. 
E)  enemies of the landless peasants.

Question 14

All of the following indexed the rising status of upper-class women in Rome except

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A)  the banning of prostitution. 
B)  a law prohibiting fathers from marrying their daughters against their will. 
C)  a law allowing women to draw up wills without the consent of their husbands. 
D)  Roman women were not secluded in their homes as upper-class Greek women were. 
E)  Roman women could own property and if divorced, keep their dowry. 
A)  the banning of prostitution. 
B)  a law prohibiting fathers from marrying their daughters against their will. 
C)  a law allowing women to draw up wills without the consent of their husbands. 
D)  Roman women were not secluded in their homes as upper-class Greek women were. 
E)  Roman women could own property and if divorced, keep their dowry.

Question 15

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

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Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who l

Question 16

Ptolemy,the second century A.D.Alexandrian scholar,summarized the Greco-Roman world's knowledge of

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A)  astronomy. 
B)  medicine. 
C)  physics. 
D)  anthropology. 
E)  geography. 
A)  astronomy. 
B)  medicine. 
C)  physics. 
D)  anthropology. 
E)  geography.

Question 17

The Emperor Nerva initiated

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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 18

Discuss the establishment of the Roman Empire,evaluating whether each of the following was particularly significant: personality,military strength,or the principle of legitimacy.How would you explain the source of sovereignty during that period?

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The establishment of the Roman Empire wa

Question 19

The authors of your text refer specifically to the great accomplishment of Rome as

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A)  its military conquest of the Mediterranean. 
B)  distinguishing themselves by their prophets. 
C)  developing a religion that was appealing to so many peoples. 
D)  originating the tradition of the Pontifex Maximus. 
E)  transcending a narrow city state era into a world state of different nations and peoples. 
A)  its military conquest of the Mediterranean. 
B)  distinguishing themselves by their prophets. 
C)  developing a religion that was appealing to so many peoples. 
D)  originating the tradition of the Pontifex Maximus. 
E)  transcending a narrow city state era into a world state of different nations and peoples.

Question 20

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

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Meditations is a key term that refers to

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

The first emperor of Rome was

Which of the following emperors divided Rome into two⎯western and eastern Rome?

The Roman discovery of this building material helped in the construction of roads,bridges,aqueducts,and fortifications

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -On the map of Europe,fill in the areas that were considered Roman territories in 140 B.C.and in 44 B.C.

​At the Battle of Actium,Octavian defeated

​According to the author,the genius of Rome lays in the area of

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

Summarize the multiple reasons for the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

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

All of the following statements are true of Vespasian except​

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

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

The author characterizes Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus as

All of the following indexed the rising status of upper-class women in Rome except

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

Ptolemy,the second century A.D.Alexandrian scholar,summarized the Greco-Roman world's knowledge of

The Emperor Nerva initiated

Discuss the establishment of the Roman Empire,evaluating whether each of the following was particularly significant: personality,military strength,or the principle of legitimacy.How would you explain the source of sovereignty during that period?

The authors of your text refer specifically to the great accomplishment of Rome as

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

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 II: Western Civilization in the Balance

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

The Troubled Present

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At the Battle of Actium,Octavian defeated

According to the author,the genius of Rome lays in the area of

All of the following statements are true of Vespasian except