Exam 5: The Civilization of Ancient Rome

Although the Roman Republic had greatly increased the territory ruled by Rome,under the emperors even more territory was added to the empire,with _________ adding more than any other ruler.

The greatest honor a Roman could hope to achieve was to:

The myth of the rape of Lucretia appealed to Roman patriotism by emphasizing:

Roman law consisted of three branches: civil law,natural law,and:

What were the effects of Marius's military reforms on Rome?

Roman women were particularly drawn to Eastern mystery cults because women:

The cultural dominance of the Roman Empire is attested to by the:

Traditional Roman religion included ancestor worship and:

The Augustan system refers to:

During the Second Punic War,the Carthaginian general Hannibal:

The Gracchi brothers were farmers who pressured the Senate to pass land reform laws in the second century B.C.E.

The "Golden Age" in Roman literature refers to the literature produced under the reign of:

To what extent did the Romans borrow from Etruscan society in shaping their own?

The Julian Calendar was a lunar calendar with an extra month added in order to keep festival dates at the appropriate time of the year.

Stoicism was popular with the lower classes in response to the Greek influences exhibited by the upper class.

Deep reserves of manpower and the discipline of Rome and its allies were the keys to success in overcoming Hannibal's military genius.

At the end of the Third Punic War,the surviving Carthaginians were sold into slavery and the ground around Carthage was sown with salt to prohibit anyone from rebuilding the empire.

The geographic site of Rome has many advantages,including:

Social tensions in the late Roman Republic were made worse by:

During the early Roman Republic,Rome: