Chapter 5.3

Question 1

What ended the Mediterranean classical period?

Answer 1

The rise of the Roman Empire

Question 2

How did the Roman State begin?

Answer 2

As a local monarchy in central Italy, was taken over by aristocrats and formed the Roman Republic

Question 3

What caused the end of the traditional institutions of the Roman State?

Answer 3

A civil war between two powerful generals broke out after the city’s poor rebelled, Julius Ceaser won this war

Question 4

Who established the basic strictures of the Roman Empire?

Answer 4

Augustus Ceaser, Julius Ceaser’s grandnephew

Question 5

Rome conquered approximately the same amount of land as which Chinese Empire?

Answer 5

The Han, however Rome had a slightly smaller population

Question 6

Describe the downfall of the Roman Empire

Answer 6

It was a slow decline, lasted 250 years. Caused by economic deterioration and population loss, birth rate and trade went down. Government became generally less effective, Roman armies relied on non-Roman recruits, and invasion of nomadic people from the north marked the end, as the civilization could no longer defend itself