Juno Rome 2 – Flashcards
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One consequence of Rome's conquests was the increased role in society played by:
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Slaves
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The Augustan system refers to:
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the political reforms instituted by Augustus and continued under his successors
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The Romans were the first people to use___ on massive scale in buildings.
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concrete
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Although the Roman Republic had greatly increased the territory ruled by Rome, under the emperors even more territory was added to the empire, with ___ adding more than any other ruler.
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Augustus
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Prior to Julius Caesar's appointment as "Dictator for Life" only one other Roman had been appointed to that position without the traditional six-month term, and he was:
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Sulla
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The cultural dominance of the Roman Empire is attested to by the:
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spread of Latin as a literary, legal and commercial language
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Changes in Roman law of marriage in the second century B.C.E. meant that:
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wives retained control of their own property, guaranteeing them more independence
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Roman law consisted of three branches: civil law, natural law, and:
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the law of the peoples
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Those who ruled Rome from 96 to 180 C.E. were called the "Five Good Emperors" because they:
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were capable administrators who governed successfully
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One way by which the Romans were able to maintain their empire was through:
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a system of roads constructed to be able to move army units throughout the empire
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After Rome had twice defeated Carthage, a Third Punic War:
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was provoked by war hawks who thought Carthage must be destroyed
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During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian general Hannibal:
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brought his entire army, including elephants, over the Alps
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The "Golden Age" in Roman literature refers to the literature produced under the reign of:
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Augustus
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Why did the Romans regard Carthage as a threat?
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the Carthaginian empire in Sicily and Spain was encroaching on Rome
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Once the Romans had effectively gained control of Italy, they;
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started a series of wars for control of the western Mediterranean
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Roman law was developed under the Principate by:
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jurists appointed to deliver opinions on case law and trials
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When Julius Caesar adopted Octavian as his heir:
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Octavian had to fight his rivals and kill his republican opponents
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The greatest Roman Stoic, Cicero, believed that:
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virtue leads to happiness, and peace of mind is the highest goal
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The Augustan system of government:
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is known as the Principate because Octavian ruled as the princeps, the first citizen
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Social tensions in the late Roman Republic were made worse by:
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the widening gulf between the wealthy and the poor
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Pax Romana refers to the:
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long period in which there were no major wars within the Roman Empire
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Revolts in Judea in the first and second century C.E. resulted in:
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the destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem
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Since the Romans employed slaves for all forms of manual labor:
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little technology innovation took place, and urban underemployment was common
