Chapter 06 Student Quiz

. Territorial acquisition unbalanced the Roman Republic because _____.

All citizens demanded a say in running new territories.

Rome lacked powerful military leaders.

Military leaders played an increased role in domestic politics.

Conquered elites did not understand the Republican system.

. The plebeian class consisted of _____.

The wealthiest families.

The families who were allowed to hold political power.

The lower classes.

The priesthood.

. Roman emperors were rarely respected military leadersâthat was not their role.

True.

False.

. Augustus tried to create a dynasty, by after the death of Nero emperors were selected because of their _____.

military support.

Connections to Rome's patrician families.

Wealth.

Descent from Augustus.

. The Romans readily adopted foreign cults and religions.

True.

False.

. 11.Christians were easy targets for persecution in Roman society because _____.

They taught that the Roman Empire was evil.

They rejected their Jewish roots.

The Romans thought they rejected Roman culture and society.

They were right and the Romans feared them.

. 13.Divisions between the eastern and western Roman empires became acute in the _____.

First century BCE.

First century CE.

Fourth century CE.

Sixth century CE.

. The cost of running the Roman Empire increased in the third century primarily because of _____.

The corruption of the patrician class.

The growing expense of the army.

The increased cost of conquest.

The cost of making Christianity the state religion.

. The Romans' primary rival for control of Southwest Asia were successors to _____.

The Greek Empire.

The Egyptian Empire.

The Persian Empire.

The Mauryan Empire.

. The Sasanid Dynasty adopted the governing structure of _____.

The Romans.

The Seleucids.

The Greek city-states.

The Persians.

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