HIS 101 Test 2

Question 1

What was the most powerful body in The Roman Republic

Answer 1

The senate

Question 2

What was the cursus Honorum in the Roman Republic

Answer 2

Wealth, Seniority, competition, experience, consensu

Question 3

What was the outcome of the Struggle of Orders during the Roman Republic

Answer 3

Office of Tribune, Twelve tables, Tribal Assembly, Intermarriage, all offices opened up to the public

Question 4

What was the name given to the wars fought between Rome and Carthage?

Answer 4

Punic Wars

Question 5

What was Rome’s status by 133 B.C.?

Answer 5

A world power

Question 6

Who were the Gracchi brothers?

Answer 6

Two dudes that tried to address rome’s shortcommings

Question 7

Who were the warlords during the late republic?

Answer 7

Private Generals

Question 8

Who made up the first triumvirate?

Answer 8

Pompey, Ceasar, Crassus

Question 9

within the Roman Empire, Christianity took hold:

Answer 9

in the cities

Question 10

The chief cause for the downfall of the Roman republic was the:

Answer 10

Growth of Rome to an empire for which the Roman city-state constitution was inadequate

Question 11

During the early centuries of the Christian Church, it’s development in organization, worship and doctrine:

Answer 11

Became decentralized

Question 12

The major problem that the Romans had to solve at home during the Early Republic (509 - 265 B.C.) was:

Answer 12

The struggle of the plebeians for social, economic and political equality called the “Struggle of orders”

Question 13

“And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. and I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt bind bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” this quotation from the bible is:

Answer 13

A basis for the pope’s claim to supremacy over the christian church

Question 14

The early constitution of the Roman republic:

Answer 14

Provided a “Ladder of offices” for magistrates, included a Senate which was an advisory board, contained several assemblies that passed laws and elected the magistrates, made provision for a dictator during a national assembly

Question 15

The Roman revolution refers to:

Answer 15

The last century of the Republic

Question 16

The Romans were _____ group-oriented and were _______ intellectually creative than the greeks

Answer 16

more, less

Question 17

the second punic war finally ended when _____ defeated hannibal at _____ in 202, B.C.

Answer 17

scipio africanus, zama

Question 18

The term “Iconlast” means:

Answer 18

One who advocaes the destruction of religious images, which are deemed superstitious and equivalent to idol worship

Question 19

The two main religious factions in Islam during the middle ages were:

Answer 19

Sunnites and Shi’ites

Question 20

A comitatus was:

Answer 20

A german organization consisting of a war leader and followers

Question 21

The “bible” of the Islamic religion is called the:

Answer 21

Koran

Question 22

The capital of the Byzantine Empire bore the name of the Emperor:

Answer 22

Constantine

Question 23

Most of our knowledge of the Early Germans previous to the great invasions comes from:

Answer 23

The writings of Caesar and Tacitus

Question 24

The profound effect of Constantinople is still seen in cultures which are still Byzantine, namely those of:

Answer 24

Eastern Europe and Russia

Question 25

Paterfamilias meant that:

Answer 25

The Roman emperor possesed all power within the state

Question 26

What was Julius Caesar’s view of the Roman Empire?

Answer 26

Commonwealth

Question 27

What was the size and population of the Roman Empire?

Answer 27

50 - 100 million

Question 28

How was it governed and held together?

Answer 28

Legions and roads

Question 29

What is meant by Rome being a society of millionaires and beggars?

Answer 29

There wasn’t really a middle class and the wealth difference between the upper and lower class was ginormous

Question 30

What was “bread and circuses”

Answer 30

A lot of people weren’t doing anything so Rome threw parties to keep them busy

Question 31

How many slaves did the Romans possess?

Answer 31

1/3 of the population were slaves

Question 32

How were the slaves treated in the Roman empire

Answer 32

Fairly well

Question 33

Why did slavery begin to decline during the Later Roman Empire?

Answer 33

Slaves could buy their freedom and if they were sick their owners would probably just let them go

Question 34

What was the status of Roman women during the Empire

Answer 34

Honored and Degraded at the same time

Question 35

What were the features of Roman architecture and art?

Answer 35

power, propaganda, unity, and realism

Question 36

Why were their structures larger than what the Greeks built?

Answer 36

They were concrete so they were stronger

Question 37

What were some of the types of structures that the Romans built?

Answer 37

Arches, Domes, Basilicas, Public Baths, Aqueducts, Fountains, Amphitheaters, Circus Maximus, and the Pantheon

Question 38

In what areas did the romans fail to make significant contributions to civilization?

Answer 38

Science and Philosophy?

Question 39

What is the legacy of the latin language?

Answer 39

Law, medicine, and scientific names

Question 40

What were the two great ages for Roman literature?

Answer 40

Golden Age and Silver Age?

Question 41

What are the Roman language?

Answer 41

Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian Languages

Question 42

Why was the rise and triumph of Christianity such a great success story?

Answer 42

It came from a Podunk from the boonies, it was outlawed for forever, then legalized then one of the biggest religions today

Question 43

What is the most famous book written about the decline and fall of Rome

Answer 43

Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Question 44

What happened in Rome from the death of Marcus Aureluis in 180 A.D. to the death of the last severan in 235 A.D.

Answer 44

Military gained power, it became a miilitary monarchy, there was a civil war, lots of changes in Emperors and it was the start of lots of invasions

Question 45

What were some of the obvious signs that Rome was in trouble politically after 180 A.D.?

Answer 45

Senate ignored, problems of succession, Quality of Emperors (Princesps vs dominus), Cost, size and roles of government increased, and the role of the military increased - “Barrack’s Emperors”