Quiz 5 Flashcards
a chief executive officer of the Roman Republic; two were elected each year, one to run the government and one to lead the army into battle
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Consul
__________ was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity as his faith.
Constantine
Diocletian
Theodosius the Great
Nero
Constantine
After several wars, Hannibal’s forces were finally defeated at the Battle of __________
Carthage.
Macedonia.
Cannae.
Zama.
Zama
As the Roman Empire expanded, the Romans created a body of law known as the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ that applied to Romans and non-Romans. law of reason civil law Twelve Tables Law of Nations
Laws of nations
The Romans displayed their engineering skills throughout their empire in all ways EXCEPT by __________
building an extensive network of roads.
building a dozen aqueducts in Rome to keep the city supplied with water.
using only Greek styles in their architecture.
learning how to use concrete in architecture.
using only Greek styles in their architecture.
an official of the Roman Republic in charge of enforcing civil law
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praetors
In 107 B.C., Roman General Marius strengthened the military in all ways EXCEPT by __________
promising land to recruits.
becoming involved in politics in order to get certain laws passed.
insisting that the Senate control the military.
having volunteers swear an oath to the general rather than the state.
insisting that the Senate control the military.
Like the Greeks, the Romans believed that __________
women needed the protection of male guardians.
children should be raised in schools.
children should be at least 16 years old before they married.
only girls should be sent to school.
women needed the protection of male guardians.
The __________ were the last to sack Rome before Romulus Augustulus was deposed and the Western Roman Empire fell.
Vandals
Barbarians
Huns
Visigoths
Vandals
regular church members
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Laity
As the first emperor, __________ restored stability to the Roman Empire.
Octavian
Caesar
Hadrian
Pompey
Octavian
great landowners, they formed the ruling class in the Roman Republic
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patricians
__________ pushed for land reform as a remedy for Rome’s economic and social crisis.
Octavian
Marius
Sulla
The Gracchus brothers
The Gracchus brothers
__________ led the most famous slave revolt, which lasted for two years.
Virgil
Horace
Spartacus
Juvenal
Spartacus
The earliest forms of writing outlining Christian beliefs were __________
the Old Testament.
letters, or epistles, written by followers of Jesus.
the New Testament.
the Gospels.
letters, or epistles, written by followers of Jesus.
