Ch 6 Ancient Rome Flashcards

1
Q
Gladiators were drawn from which of the following 
A. Patricians
B. Plebeians
C. Senate
D. Slaves
A

D

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2
Q

What would normally happen in rome when one ruler steps down and before the next ruler takes over

A

Answer may be wrong

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3
Q
All of the following are true about tiberious and Gaius except 
A. They met violent ends
B. They made huge reforms in rome
C. They tried to help the poor
D. They were both tribunes
A

B

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4
Q

According to mythology how was rome created

A

Romulus and remus

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5
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Which group of people worked toward getting the twelve tables and passed
A. Tribunes
B. Senate
C. Plebeians 
D. Patricians
A

A

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6
Q

What were the punic wars fought over

A

Control of the mediterranean

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7
Q

Who is charge of electing the consuls

A

Wrong answer

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8
Q

Which branch of the military was the smallest with only 80 men in each of the 6 groups

A

Century

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9
Q
Which of the following group of people were required to fight in the military
A. Plebeians
B. Senate
C. Patricians
D. Everyone
A

C

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10
Q

During which punic war was a sneak attack used to take control of the italian peninsula

A

Second

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11
Q

What was the significance of the end of the punic wars
A. Rome burned carthage
B. Rome became a super power after winning
C. Rome won all the land surrounding the mediterranean
D. All of the above

A

D

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12
Q

Which branch of the roman military had 10 groups per legion that consisted of 480 men each

A

Wrong answer

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13
Q
What did the government do to keep the poor of rome distracted
A. Daily grain rations
B. 150 holidays a year
C. Free games and mock battles
D. All of the above
A

D

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14
Q

Which emperor declared christianity the main religion of the roman empire

A

Constantine

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15
Q

The members of Rome’s first triumvirate include

A

Caesar, crassus, pompey

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16
Q
All of the following are true about slavery in Rome except 
A. You could be born into slavery
B. Slavery revolts were not common
C. Included 1/3 of their population
D. Worked on farms and in private homes
A

B

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17
Q
Which of the following is not a group romans would divide their conquered people into 
A. Slaves
B. Allies
C. Full citizens
D. Citizens who could not vote
A

A

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18
Q

Tribunes are elected from the tribal assembly and come from the patrician class

A

False

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19
Q

Julia married pompey to unify rome’s first triumvirate

A

True

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20
Q

Cleopatra was 18 when she lost her throne to her younger brother. She then started relationships with both caesar and antony to keep egypt safe from the roman threats. She lost her throne when she was 12. She got the throne back and then married them to make sure they were safe.

A

Wrong answer

21
Q

Patricians inherit their social status

A

True

22
Q

Augustus was the name given to mark antony which means exalted one

A

False

23
Q

Scorpio lead men, horses and elephants through the alps

A

False

24
Q

A legion was a group of 100 soldiers who were broken up from the larger century units

A

False

25
Q

Senators would kill anyone who they felt was threatening their power and influence

A

True

26
Q

Gaius was murdered for trying to limit the amount of land people could own

A

True

27
Q

Hannibal was defeated by caesar

A

Wrong answer

28
Q

Nómina is a spirit that was romans believed was in everything around them and was considered the symbol of the state

A

True

29
Q

A denarius was a silver coin used for trading goods

A

True

30
Q

The tribunes are supposed to help protect the patricians from the unfair acts of the plebeians

A

False

31
Q

Attila was the first person to be able to unite the germanic hun tribes under one ruler

A

True

32
Q

Carthage won the punic wars

A

False

33
Q

Mercenaries were used because the roman soldiers had become disloyal to the government and more loyal to the commanders

A

True

34
Q

Limited personal freedoms

A

Diocletian

35
Q

Made the plebeians manage the day to day affairs of the government

A

Augustus

36
Q

Restored a single ruler for the empire

A

Constantine

37
Q

Moved the capital

A

Wrong answer

38
Q

Set fixed prices for goods

A

Diocletian

39
Q

Claimed divine right

A

Diocletian

40
Q

No more land to conquer lead to this

A

Wrong answer

41
Q

This is why the government hired mercenaries to fight

A

Decline of loyalty in military

42
Q

When prices are raised because your money is not worth as much

A

Inflation

43
Q

Huns were positioned outside the empire causing this to happen

A

Disruption of trade

44
Q

Because of all the issues in the empire people no longer cared about the country

A

Wrong answer

45
Q

Government raised taxes because of this

A

Wrong answer

46
Q

This is why there was inflation in the Roman Empire

A

Gold and silver drain

47
Q

Explain the significance of the twelve tables.

-why it is important, what was the purpose of them, who wrote them. Not what they are

A

Got -4

Check answer

48
Q

Explain in depth rome’s second triumvirate

-who was in it, what happened to each, drama during the downfall, how caesar influenced them

A

-1

Check answer

49
Q
All of the following are examples of the senate except
A. Advise the consuls
B. Foreign policy
C. Financial policies
D. All of the above
A

D