HIS 101 Chapter 8 Review
The reign of Augustus inaugurated a period known as what?
Pax Romana
Who is the concept of Forms or Ideas is associated with?
Plato
In an effort to alleviate social tensions, which group was allowed to elect two and then later ten tribunes?
Plebeians
What was Rome's monumental struggle with the Carthaginians known as?
Punic Wars
Which Greek god was the grandson of the earth and sky gods?
Zeus
What was the most prominent school of moral philosophy in Rome?
Stoicism
Jesus of Nazareth's followers called him Christ. What does Christ mean?
"the anointed one."
Who was Socrates was condemned to death by?
A jury of Athenian citizens.
In the Republic,who did Plato propose that the true rulers of society should be?
A philosophical elite
In the early period of Roman expansion, who was the principal power in the western Mediterranean?
Carthaginians
Who was the last of the Ptolemaic rulers?
Cleopatra
In the early stages of the Roman republic, what did the patricians elect two of?
Consuls
What were Latifundia?
Enormous plantations worked by slaves.
During its early history, Italy was dominated by the
Etruscans
How was Julius Caesar in regard to political philosophy?
He favored liberal policies and social reform
What did Spartacus do in 73 C.E.?
He raised an army of seventy thousand rebellious slaves.
Who was Vesta?
The Roman goddess of the hearth
What religion was NOT popular during the Roman empire?
The cult of Cybele
What does the term paterfamilias refer to?
The patriarchal nature of the Roman family
By the second century C.E., how much of the total population of the Roman empire was represented by slaves?
one-third