Chapter 06 Quiz C with References

. 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 Punic Wars were fought by Rome and _____.

Persia.

Athens.

France.

Carthage.

. The plebeian class consisted of _____.

The wealthiest families.

The families who were allowed to hold political power.

The lower classes.

The priesthood.

. Augustus' political power in Rome was unprecedented, but he held it because _____.

He held a series of traditional Republican offices.

He ruled as an absolute monarch.

He respected the power of the Senate.

He maintained an army in Rome at all times.

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

True.

False.

. Roman engineers are famous because _____.

They invented radical new techniques.

They developed existing techniques and recorded their methods for future generations.

They wrote down Greek methods for future generations.

They promoted themselves better than Greek engineers did.

. 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.

. Romanization was _____.

The process through which Roman culture spread to the provinces.

The process of Roman conquest.

The process of military occupation of newly conquered territories.

The imperial requirement to speak and write only in Latin.

. The Romans readily adopted foreign cults and religions.

True.

False.

. Christianity split from Judaism _____.

When Constantine adopted Christianity in the 4th century.

When Christians failed to support the Jewish rebellion against Rome.

When Christianity became more socially acceptable among Romans.

When Jesus was crucified by the Jews.

. 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.

. During Constantine's reign Christian leaders developed one, unified doctrine to which all Christians agreed.

True.

False.

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

First century BCE.

First century CE.

Fourth century CE.

Sixth century CE.

. Constantine moved the capital of the empire to Constantinople because

Of the city's strategic location.

The Roman elites disdained his rule.

He admired Greek culture more than Roman.

He wanted to name a city after himself.

. 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.

. One of the key factors in the collapse of the western Empire was _____.

The Mongol invasion.

Rivalry with Sasanid Persia.

Increased threats from Germanic tribes.

The collapse of Christianity and return to polytheistic worship.

. 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 Parthians broke off from the Seleucid Empire and created their own state centered in _____.

Iran.

Arabia.

Egypt.

Anatolia.

. The Sasanid Dynasty adopted the governing structure of _____.

The Romans.

The Seleucids.

The Greek city-states.

The Persians.

. Manichaean teachings, which arose in Iran in the 3rd century CE, drew from the teachings of _____.

Buddha.

Zoroaster.

Jesus Christ.

All of the above.

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