Chapter 06 Quiz A with Explanations

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. What type of government did Rome turn to after ending its monarchy in 509 B.C.E.?

An oligarchy correct incorrect

A republic correct incorrect

A tyranny correct incorrect

An aristocracy correct incorrect

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. With which North African power did Rome fight three wars in the third and second centuries B.C.E.?

Carthage correct incorrect

Egypt correct incorrect

Persia correct incorrect

Greece correct incorrect

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. The Roman family unit was lead by the eldest male member, called the

magistrate. correct incorrect

patrician. correct incorrect

consul correct incorrect

pater familias. correct incorrect

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. The office of tribune was created to protect the interests of the

patricians. correct incorrect

military. correct incorrect

plebeians. correct incorrect

equestrians. correct incorrect

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. Which culture made a large contribution to the development of Roman culture?

Egyptian correct incorrect

Greek correct incorrect

Celtic correct incorrect

Carthaginian correct incorrect

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. One of the major causes for the downfall of the Roman Republic by the end of the first century B.C.E. was

the involvement of the military in politics. correct incorrect

an invasion by Germanic tribes. correct incorrect

a major slave revolt in Gaul. correct incorrect

a decline in the patrician class. correct incorrect

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. What was the key to Octavian's success in implementing an imperial system in Rome after 31 B.C.E.?

He used the military to ruthlessly suppress all opposition. correct incorrect

He eliminated republican institutions and replaced them with a tyranny, correct incorrect

He established a new government using the Egyptian pharaoh's rule as a model. correct incorrect

He kept republican institutions like the Senate but held absolute power behind scenes. correct incorrect

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. The process by which the Roman Empire integrated all of its territory into a unified whole was

by building public works. correct incorrect

through military occupation. correct incorrect

through Romanization. correct incorrect

by offering citizenship to all. correct incorrect

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. How did Roman emperors appease the poor citizens of Rome?

By providing food and entertainment correct incorrect

Through coercion correct incorrect

By building better housing correct incorrect

By providing more jobs correct incorrect

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. Which Roman institution required the greatest share of state resources?

The bureaucracy correct incorrect

The army correct incorrect

The navy correct incorrect

The emperor correct incorrect

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. What was a significant difference between Romanization in the western part of the empire and Romanization in the eastern part?

The process had a greater influence on the east. correct incorrect

Language played an important role in the east. correct incorrect

Slavic tribes played an important role in the west. correct incorrect

The process had a greater influence on the west. correct incorrect

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. How did the Roman Empire view foreign religious traditions?

They made no effort to limit religious expression to their own gods. correct incorrect

They persecuted many foreign religions, including Mithraism. correct incorrect

They allowed local religions as long as they did not spread. correct incorrect

They viewed only monotheistic religious traditions favorably. correct incorrect

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. After the execution of Jesus of Nazareth in 30 C.E., what did his followers begin to identify him as?

A Zealot correct incorrect

A follower of Mithraism correct incorrect

The Messiah correct incorrect

Sol Invictus correct incorrect

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. Which classes were attracted to early Christianity in the Roman Empire?

Women and administrators correct incorrect

Merchants and the lower classes correct incorrect

Soldiers and bureaucrats correct incorrect

Slaves and farmers correct incorrect

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. In 313 C.E., Emperor Constantine made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire by promulgating the

Nicaean Council. correct incorrect

Roman Act of Toleration. correct incorrect

Concordant of Constantinople. correct incorrect

Edict of Milan. correct incorrect

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. The writings of Augustine in the fifth century C.E. helped combine Christian religious thought with

Greco-Roman thought. correct incorrect

Manichaeism. correct incorrect

Arianism. correct incorrect

Indian asceticism. correct incorrect

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. What impact did Roman attempts to improve the empire's finances and encourage economic stability have on Roman society after the third century C.E.?

They caused widespread revolts against Roman rule. correct incorrect

They caused a significant decline in latifundias. correct incorrect

They led to citizens viewing the central government as a menace. correct incorrect

They led to a polarization of society between patricians and plebeians. correct incorrect

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. How were the political structures of the Parthian and Sasanid empires different from those of the Roman empire?

They were dependent on much larger bureaucracies. correct incorrect

They did not apply uniform systems of control over their states. correct incorrect

They placed more power in the hands of the supreme ruler. correct incorrect

They adopted systems of control from imperial China. correct incorrect

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. Why did Rome have significant commercial ties with Parthia?

Parthia produced many sought-after luxury goods. correct incorrect

Parthia was a major gold producer. correct incorrect

Parthia controlled a significant part of the Silk Road. correct incorrect

Parthia controlled all of India's trade. correct incorrect

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. The principal language of both Parthian and Sasanid administration was

Aramaic. correct incorrect

Hebrew. correct incorrect

Latin. correct incorrect

Sanskrit. correct incorrect