Ch 6 Ancient Rome Flashcards

(49 cards)

1
Q
Gladiators were drawn from which of the following 
A. Patricians
B. Plebeians
C. Senate
D. Slaves
A

D

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What would normally happen in rome when one ruler steps down and before the next ruler takes over

A

Answer may be wrong

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3
Q
All of the following are true about tiberious and Gaius except 
A. They met violent ends
B. They made huge reforms in rome
C. They tried to help the poor
D. They were both tribunes
A

B

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4
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According to mythology how was rome created

A

Romulus and remus

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5
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Which group of people worked toward getting the twelve tables and passed
A. Tribunes
B. Senate
C. Plebeians 
D. Patricians
A

A

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6
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What were the punic wars fought over

A

Control of the mediterranean

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7
Q

Who is charge of electing the consuls

A

Wrong answer

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8
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Which branch of the military was the smallest with only 80 men in each of the 6 groups

A

Century

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9
Q
Which of the following group of people were required to fight in the military
A. Plebeians
B. Senate
C. Patricians
D. Everyone
A

C

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10
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During which punic war was a sneak attack used to take control of the italian peninsula

A

Second

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11
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What was the significance of the end of the punic wars
A. Rome burned carthage
B. Rome became a super power after winning
C. Rome won all the land surrounding the mediterranean
D. All of the above

A

D

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12
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Which branch of the roman military had 10 groups per legion that consisted of 480 men each

A

Wrong answer

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13
Q
What did the government do to keep the poor of rome distracted
A. Daily grain rations
B. 150 holidays a year
C. Free games and mock battles
D. All of the above
A

D

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14
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Which emperor declared christianity the main religion of the roman empire

A

Constantine

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15
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The members of Rome’s first triumvirate include

A

Caesar, crassus, pompey

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16
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All of the following are true about slavery in Rome except 
A. You could be born into slavery
B. Slavery revolts were not common
C. Included 1/3 of their population
D. Worked on farms and in private homes
A

B

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17
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Which of the following is not a group romans would divide their conquered people into 
A. Slaves
B. Allies
C. Full citizens
D. Citizens who could not vote
A

A

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18
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Tribunes are elected from the tribal assembly and come from the patrician class

A

False

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19
Q

Julia married pompey to unify rome’s first triumvirate

A

True

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20
Q

Cleopatra was 18 when she lost her throne to her younger brother. She then started relationships with both caesar and antony to keep egypt safe from the roman threats. She lost her throne when she was 12. She got the throne back and then married them to make sure they were safe.

21
Q

Patricians inherit their social status

22
Q

Augustus was the name given to mark antony which means exalted one

23
Q

Scorpio lead men, horses and elephants through the alps

24
Q

A legion was a group of 100 soldiers who were broken up from the larger century units

25
Senators would kill anyone who they felt was threatening their power and influence
True
26
Gaius was murdered for trying to limit the amount of land people could own
True
27
Hannibal was defeated by caesar
Wrong answer
28
Nómina is a spirit that was romans believed was in everything around them and was considered the symbol of the state
True
29
A denarius was a silver coin used for trading goods
True
30
The tribunes are supposed to help protect the patricians from the unfair acts of the plebeians
False
31
Attila was the first person to be able to unite the germanic hun tribes under one ruler
True
32
Carthage won the punic wars
False
33
Mercenaries were used because the roman soldiers had become disloyal to the government and more loyal to the commanders
True
34
Limited personal freedoms
Diocletian
35
Made the plebeians manage the day to day affairs of the government
Augustus
36
Restored a single ruler for the empire
Constantine
37
Moved the capital
Wrong answer
38
Set fixed prices for goods
Diocletian
39
Claimed divine right
Diocletian
40
No more land to conquer lead to this
Wrong answer
41
This is why the government hired mercenaries to fight
Decline of loyalty in military
42
When prices are raised because your money is not worth as much
Inflation
43
Huns were positioned outside the empire causing this to happen
Disruption of trade
44
Because of all the issues in the empire people no longer cared about the country
Wrong answer
45
Government raised taxes because of this
Wrong answer
46
This is why there was inflation in the Roman Empire
Gold and silver drain
47
Explain the significance of the twelve tables. | -why it is important, what was the purpose of them, who wrote them. Not what they are
Got -4 | Check answer
48
Explain in depth rome's second triumvirate | -who was in it, what happened to each, drama during the downfall, how caesar influenced them
-1 | Check answer
49
``` All of the following are examples of the senate except A. Advise the consuls B. Foreign policy C. Financial policies D. All of the above ```
D