Chapter 5 Test Roman Empire

Discuss the Impact of Geography upon the development of Roman civilization

-Rome built on 7 different hills -Advantage in war (allowed city growth) -Agriculture Grew on base of hills -Trade of olive oil allowed roman economy to expand -No sea power, built up land base forces -Massive network of roads -Trading hub of mediteranean

Order of Roman Dates

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Crassus was killed in battle, Caesar defeated Pompey and was later assassinated, Octavia defeated Antony, who committed suicide, and Octavian attained sole power and was named Augustus. As a result of the preceding, the traditional Roman Republic. a. ended b. was restored c. increased senatorial power d. eliminated the monarchy e. became a dynasty

A

Roman jurists were able to provide a systematic framework for Roma law because a. they came to assume natural law, or universal law, was based upon reason b. the 12 tables provided an enduring basis for legislation c. the legal interpretation of the praetors maintained legal order d. of the universality of the law of nations e. of the influence of Plato and Aristotle

A

Signs of Roman decline were manifested by a. a series of Germanic barbarian invasions b. agricultural and economic prosperity which undermine the values of Rome c. the weakening of Rome's army which was forced to use Middle Eastern barbarians as soldiers d. the years of ongoing military chaos between 35 and 184 CE e. the celibacy of the emperors

A

The Roman general who began a new system of military recruitment that made soldiers loyal to their general and not the State was a. Marius b. Tiberius Gracchus c. Crassus d. Caesar e. Pompey

A

The chief executive officers of the Roman Republic who were responsible for leading the Roman army into battle and administering the government were the a. consuls b. praetors c. senators c. centuriates e tribunes

A

The major stages of Roman imperial expansion before 100BCE included a. the involvement and seizures of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean b. seizure of the Atlantic coastline of northwestern Africa to outflank Carthage c. the defeat of the Gauls by Sulla and Pompey d. only military, not economic considerations e. revenge for the death of Cincinnatus at the hands of the Latins

A

The third century CE was notable for all of the following except a. the official adoption of Christianity as the religion of the empire b. the invasion of Germanic tribes c. the onset of plagues d. the frequent turnover of "military" emperors e. inroads by the Sassanid Persian emoire

A

A development during the period of Julio-Claudian rule was that emperors a. increased the responsibilities that Augustus had given the senate b. acted more openly as real rulers than as "first citizens of the state" c. had fewer opportunities to act in an arbitrary and corrupt way d. lost power to the revitalized senate and assemblies e. sincerely attempted to restore the republic

B

Constantine's "New Rome" was established at the site of ancient a. Alexandria b. Byzantium c. Ephesus d. Delhi e. Thesolonnica

B

The First Punic War a. resulted from a Roman invasion of Spain b. was waged between Carthage and Rome over control of the island of Sicily c. was begun with an attack by Hannibal d. discouraged the Romans from developing their naval power e. was caused by a Macedonian assault on Sicily

B

Octavian a. was badly defeated by Antony and Cleopatra at Actium in 31 BCE b. gave up his military authority once he was given the title of Augustus in 27 BCE c. established the praetorian guard to guard him and his successors d. was officially installed as emperor in 21 BCE e. was the biological brother of Julius Caesa

C

The Roman Senate a. met, in sequence, on each of the several hills of Rome b. was composed of elected representatives chosen by the slaves c. had 300 members who were chosen for life d. was led by three tribunes and five praetors e. was selected by the clientes

C

The Roman government a. was originally established as a representative democracy b. contained an element of republicanism from its beginnings c. was originally a monarchy but later became a republic d. was developed as a monarchy under the Celts e. was ruled by the upper-class plebians

C

The Second Punic War a. saw the eventual victory of Carthage b. saw Hannibal invade Italy from Grace c. won Spain for Rome and resulted in Roman control over the western Mediterranean d. produced a great victory for the Romans over Hannibal at the battle of Cannae e. all of the above

C

The Third Punic War a. began with an unprovoked Carthaginian attack on Gaul b. took place immediately after the end of the Second Punic War c. resulted in Carthage being destroyed and its territory becoming a Roman province d. saved North Africa from Roman influence e. was caused by the assassination of Cato the Elder

C

Edict of Milan

Constantine and Licinius signed this letter that proclaimed religious toleration in Rome and ended the persecution of Christians

Julius Caesar a. was a member of the plebian class b. defeated Octavian's army and obtained the titles of dictator, then dictator for life c. saw the need for change and strengthened the Senate's power d. was assassinated by leading senators convinced his death would restore the republic e. all of the above

D

Roman imperialism was characterized by a. a desire to improve the economics of conquered peoples b. unsuccessful diplomatic moves c. pure accident and fate d. diplomacy, strategic fortifications, road construction, and allied military support e. the successful employment of the phalanx

D

The first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire was a. Augustus b. Hadrian c. Diocletian d. Constantine e. Theodosius

D

The zealots were a. a Jewish sect who established a religious community near the Dead Sea b. members of the Roman Emperor's private bodyguard c. a Jewish group who favored cooperation with Rome d. militant extremists who advocated the violent overthrow of Rome's rule e. the special Roma legions whose major function was to defend the empire from barbarians

D

As it prospered, the early Roman Empire a. saw trade and manufacturing become significantly more important than agriculture. b. eliminated the practice of slavery c. required people in the entire empire to speak Latin d. saw the supply of gold and silver coins decrease in the eastern part of the empire e. saw the development of a large gap between rich and more

E

The defenders of the plebians were known as the a. consuls b. praetors c. senators d. centuriates e. tribunes

E

Under _______________ , Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman Empire. a. Augustus b. Hadrian c. Diocletian d. Constantine e. Theodosius

E

Pompeii and Vesuvius

Pompeii was a roman/greek city that was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius, which the thought to be dormant

Twelve Tables

a set of roman laws that were updated because of Rome's unexpected expansion from farmer villages

A central aspect of early Roman conquest was that all conquered peoples a. immediately received Roman citizenship b. could do business with Rome c. could never intermarry with Romans d. had an interest n the success of Rome, since they could improve their status by demonstrating their loyalty to their conquerors e. were generally enslaved by Roman patricians

d

patricians

rich and powerful families of ancient rome who were landowners and had a lot of power

Spartacus rebellion

spartacus led a slave rebellion due to mistreatment of slaves in Rome. it is the most famous roman slave rising

Essay about Christians and Jews being threatened in Rome

the romans were threatened by the christians because they were growing in size, popularity & strength & then the romans prosecuted the christians & the romans destroyed jerusalem, the center of judaism & christianity