Rome*

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1. The Pax Romana was a

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200 year period of peace and prosperity

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2. Hannibal was a

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Carthaginian general who destroyed much of Rome

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3. Slaves in the Roman Empire

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Made up the vast majority of the population

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5. All of the following are characteristics of the Pax Romana EXCEPT:

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Achievements in mathematics, the creation of zero, the decimal point and the construction of the Hanging Gardens.

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4. In philosophy, art and science, the Romans

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Were more practical than the Greeks

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6. In order to maintain its borders, the Roman Empire

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Built a far reaching road network and enlarged its army to secure the frontier

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7. The Twelve Tables and Hammurabi’s Code were both

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Legal systems that saw to protect individual rights

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8. The Roman political system was more stable that the Athenian system because

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Rather than voting on every individual issue, the Roman citizens elected representatives

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9. Which of the following is true about the social system of both ancient Rome and ancient Greece?

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The middle class consisted of free people who didn’t necessarily participate in government

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10. Unlike the Greek polis, ancient Rome promoted which of the following after the establishment of the Republic?

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A policy of territorial expansion and conquest

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12. During the Republican period of ancient Rome, the __________had less social and political authority than the __________.

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Plebeians…patricians

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11. What features of Rome’s geography made it strategically located for territorial expansion?

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It had easy access to northern Africa, the Middle East, Greece an Spain

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13. The Roman Empire was similar to the Han Dynasty in China in that both

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Enjoyed long periods of centralized government and a thriving economy

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14. Which of the following is true about Roman trade routes?

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Most of them were based along the Mediterranean Sea

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16. Unlike the economies of other ancient civilizations, the Roman economy was largely driven by

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An abundance of slave labor

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15. Which of the following is true about the factors that influences Rome’s expansion?

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Roman territory increased in size following the Punic Wars

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17. In which of the following ways was Christianity similar to Judaism?

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Both B & C
B) Both believed in the existence of one God
C) Both were considered threatening to the Roman government in the waning (declining) years of the Pax Romana

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18. By what means did the Roman and Mauryan Empires initially extend the majority of its borders?

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Forming political alliance and extending citizenship to neighboring empires

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19. Christianity was legalized in the Roman Empire with the passage of

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Edict of Milan

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20. Which of the following accurately describes the state of Christianity in the Roman Empire before AD313?

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Christians had to practice in hiding to avoid persecution

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21. On a social level, early Christianity was different from other religions in the Roman Empire in that

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It empowers non-citizens, criminals, women, lepers and slaves

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22. Which of the following explains why early Christianity and Buddhism spread so quickly?

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They appealed to the lower classes

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23. In contrast to other Roman emperors, how did Constantine impact Christianity around the fall of the Roman Empire?

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He supported the acceptance of Christianity

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24. The eastern half of the Roman Empire was renamed

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The Byzantine Empire

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25. All of the following contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire EXCEPT

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Growing tensions between Christian sects (divisions)

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26. How did the vastness of the Roman Empire contribute to its eventual collapse?

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It was too large to preserve unity among all the regions

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27. Why was the fall of the Roman Empire worse than that of the Han and Gupta Dynasties of Asia?

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It fell victim to both internal and external problems

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28. What did Emperor Diocletian do to prevent the fall of the Roman Empire?

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Divided the empire in two and appointed a co-emperor

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29. The diaspora refers to the

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Spreading of Jewish people due to a military threat

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31. In the practice of religion, the Ten Commandments are to Christianity as the Eightfold Path is to

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Buddhism

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30. What happened to the territories of the Roman Empire following its collapse

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They were divided among the different tribal groups

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32. The Europeans referred to China as the Far East. The Chinese referred to China as the Middle Kingdom. What do these terms illustrate?

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The point of view of people influences geographic labels

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33. The Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in global history because it led to

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the development of civilization

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34. Throughout history, a basic purpose of government has been to provide

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laws to maintain order

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35. Egyptians used hieroglyphics in the same way Sumerians used

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cuneiform

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Explain the Western Roman Empire fell. What ultimately happened to the East?

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The Western Roman Empire fell because they felt the most of the inflation and taxes that the Empire was facing at the time. They were very poor so they couldn’t afford to protect their northern boarders, barbarians would cross the boarder for refuge. Germanic Invasions would be the straw that broke the camels back. The Eastern Roman Empire would not be effected the much from the inflation and taxes so they stayed stable. After Rome fell from the Germanic Invasions they became the Byzantine Empire.