AP World History Rome Test
Signs of Roman decline were manifested by
A series of civil wars and barbarian invasions
The German Visigoths overwhelmed the armies of Rome in 378 at the battle of
Adrianople
The economic decay of the Roman Empire included all of the following changes EXCEPT:
An increase in exports
In addition to the construction of massive buildings, the Romans also built
Aqueducts
To join the early Christian community, a person had to
Be baptized, or blessed with holy water
Which of these groups was NOT among the early settlers of the Italian peninsula
Carthaginians
Roman antagonism toward Christianity was deepened by
Christian rejection of Roman religious practices
The roman emperor who redirected imperial energy eastward to the new, second capital was
Constantine
To try to restore order to the empire, Roman emporer Diocletian
Divided the empire into 2 parts
Crassus was killed in battle, Caesar defeated Pompey and was later assassinated, Octavian defeated Antony, who committed suicide, and Octavian attained sole power and was named Augustus. As a result of the preceding, the traditional Roman Republic
Ended
When Germanic tribes entered into western part of the Roman Empire, they
Founded a hybrid culture that drew both on Germanic and Roman elements
The most visible symptom of Rome's "third century crisis" was the
Frequent change of rulers
The ancient Romans developed their religious beliefs from
Greek religion
What important change did the Roman emperor Constantine make in A.D. 313?
He granted religious toleration to Christians
Which of the following statements is true of Jesus of Nazareth?
His teachings were rooted in Jewish tradition
Large numbers of Germanic people's crossed into the lands of the Roman Empire in the late 300s to escape
Invading Huns
An empire
Is usually composed of a single ethnic group with a single language, religion, and identity
How did the senate change during the Roman Empire as compared to the republic?
It held much less power than under the republic
Greek culture was note for its accomplishments in art and literature, Roman culture was noted for its accomplishments in:
Law
The Roman Empire fell
Much sooner in the west than it did in the east
In the early Roman Republic, members of the landholding upper clsss were called
Patricians
Members of the aristocratic governing class in Rome were known as the
Patricians
Who made the greatest contribution toward setting Christianity on the road to becoming a world religion?
Paul
The basic message of Jesus of Nazareth was that
People should love God and each other
The new religion of Christianity appealed particularly to:
People with low stays in the Roman Empire
The success of Christianity is widely believed by historians to have been due to its
Promise of salvation, it's familiarity, and it's universality
Which of the following was a motivation for the expansion of the RomanEmpire?
Rejection of Greek culture and philosophy
The gladiatorial games
Required only limited public resources to finance the capture, transport, feeding, and disposal of live and dead participants
The reason why Jesus was denounced and crucified was that the
Roman authorities saw him as a revolutionary threat
As it prospered, the early Roman Empire
Saw the development of a large gap between rich and poor
The roman republic was not a true democracy; it was ruled by
Several assemblies of wealthy male citizens
The basic ideas of the practice of Christianity were written by Paul in a series of letters to the first Christians known as
The Epistles
Under the reign of the "5 Good Emperors"
The range of responsibilities that were affected by the policies of the Emperors increased
The fact that Rome's traditional gods and the worship of the emperor were symbols of loyalty to the Roman state created a problem for Jews and Christians because:
These groups were monotheists
Which of the following was a characteristic of all classical empires?
They were powerful states capable of coercing resources from subjects