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What was an important difference between the political systems of the Romans and Greeks? |
Rome extended citizenship to its conquered people |
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Other than Greeks, who were the first people to build permanent settlements in Italy? |
Etruscans |
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The villages that became Rome were located on what river? |
Tiber |
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How are Roman women portrayed in Rome;s founding legends? |
Virtuous and brave |
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According to legend, who founded Rome? |
Romulus and Remus |
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According to the most common Roman creation myth, who assisted Rome’s first ruler, Romulus, with the rule of the city? |
he was helped by a council of advisors called the Senate |
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What is one possible reason that the Romans overthrew the Etruscans in 509 BCE? |
Etruscan rulers had become increasingly authoritarian |
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Which of the following was true of Roman religion? |
It was largely a matter of rites and ceremonies, not inner piety |
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What did Romans, like the Persians, do once they conquered an area |
They built roads to facilitate communication and trade |
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How was Roman society divided in the early republic |
In 2 groups– the patricians and the plebians |
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In the early republic, which group controlled political power and military leadership? |
Patricians |
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During the republic, which of the following was true of the Roman Senate? |
One of its chief responsibilities was to advise officials and consuls |
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Why was the ius gentium important to Roman society? |
It covered both Roman citizens and foreigners as a kind of universal law |
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During the Struggle of the Orders, how did the plebeians force political concessions? |
Plebeian men refused to serve in the military |
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What was recorded on the Twelve Tables? |
Laws |
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One result of the Struggle of the Orders was the creation of a law code that made all |
citizens, plebeian and patrician, equal before the law |
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In the 3rd century BCE, the main challenge to Roman control of the Mediterranean came from which of the following |
Carthage |
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The First Punic War ended with a Roman victory and the creation of Rome’s first |
navy |
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Who was the Carthaginian general who brought the Second Punic War to the gates of Rome? |
Hannibal |
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Why did the Carthaginians recall Hannibal from Italy? |
The Romans had attacked Carthage itself |
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In Roman families, what was the paterfamilias? |
The oldest dominant male in a family, who had near absolute power |
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What was relatively unusual about women in Roman families? |
They were able to inherit and own property |
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How did Romans view slavery during the republic? |
It was an unfortunate state but one from which a slave might become free |
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To what does the term latifundia refer? |
Huge agricultural estates created by warfare and absentee farmers |
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What was the main feature of the reform program proposed by Tiberius Gracchus |
To redistribute public land to poor Romans |
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How did Gaius Marius recruit men to serve in an African campaign? |
He promised land to landless men in return for their service |
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What did Julius Caesar do once he became leader of Rome |
He enacted a series of basic reforms throughout the empire |
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What was one of Augustus’s important military reforms? |
He began a permanent standing army |
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What does the phrase Roma et Augustus mean? |
It refers to the cult of the emperor and the state |
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Under Augustus, women could be freed from male guardianship if they |
had a certain number of children |
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Who was the author of the Aeneid |
Virgil |
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Which emperor transformed the principate into a hereditary monarchy |
Vespasian |
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What was an important achievement of the emperor Hadrian? |
He established an efficient imperial bureaucracy |
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What important improvements in urban planning were made in Rome during the second century CE |
Hundreds of miles of aqueducts and sewers were built |
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How did Rome solve the problem of feeding its growing population? |
Emperors provided free bread, oil, and wine to the population |
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At its height, what was the population of ancient Rome |
1 million |
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During the pax Romana, what regions became prime grain producers for the empire? |
Britain and Belgium |
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Who played the role of middlemen between the Romans and the Chinese in the trade along the Silk Road |
Parthians |
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To whom did the term pagan originally refer? |
Those who lived in the countryside |
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Who or what did militant Jews believe would come and destroy the Roman Empire |
The Messiah |
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What did the mystery religions offer adherents in the Roman Empire? |
The promise of eternal life |
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What writings provide the historical documentation of the life of Jesus? |
The four Gospels of the Bible provide the principal evidence for his life and deeds |
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Why did Pontius Pilate condemn Jesus to death? |
He was concerned with maintaining social order |
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What was one of the primary early rituals celebrated by Christians? |
A commemorative meal |
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What did Paul of Tarsus advocate with regard to Christian ideals |
That Christ’s teachings should be proclaimed to all |
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Which of the following generally characterized the relationship between Christians and Roman pagans? |
There was increasing pagan toleration with sporadic outbursts of persecution |
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What significant political change did Diocletian enact? |
He divided the Roman Empire into 2 parts |
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What was one of the advantages of the huge estates, or villas, created in the fourth century |
They offered protection in an unsettled world |
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Which of the following was true of the emperor Constantine? |
He supported Christianity |
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Who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire? |
Theodosius |
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