Rome

Question 0

One way the army changed from the days of the Early Republic to the Late Empire

Answer 0

Who was fighting in the army (went from citizens with land to mercenaries)

Question 1

Because of its obsession with this civilization it was said that _____

Answer 1

“Captive Greece captured its conqueror”

Question 2

The large estates that developed after the Punic Wars were knows as _____

Answer 2

Latifundia

Question 3

Crops that were grown on Latifundia’s

Answer 3

Olives and grapes (cash crops)

Question 4

One could say that Rome became an oligarchy in the Late Republic because of the takeover of the government by the _____

Answer 4

Senate

Question 5

The basic military formation used was the _____

Answer 5

Legion

Question 6

What social class was described as “free but powerless”?

Answer 6

Plebeians

Question 7

What was Augustus’ method of succession?

Answer 7

He had his successor put into the government earlier so he knew how to be ‘ruler’

Question 8

What social class’s numbers were very small at the beginning of the Early Republic but larger by the beginning of the Late Empire?

Answer 8

Slaves

Question 9

The Goldan Age of Rome is better known as the _____

Answer 9

Pax Romana

Question 10

What was the disputed area over which the Punic War began?

Answer 10

Sicily

Question 11

One way that the term “checks and balances” worked in the Early Republic was _____

Answer 11

That the senate didn’t have too much power

Question 12

One of Rome’s great contributions to architecture was the _____

Answer 12

Arch

Question 13

Rome relied too much on _____

Answer 13

Other civilizations and slaves

Question 14

The name of the government program to help the poor was _____

Answer 14

“Bread and circuses”

Question 15

What did Romans compare religion to?

Answer 15

“Comparable to good manners or polite behavior”

Question 16

What was significant about the new emperor in 476 AD

Answer 16

He was German

Question 17

Who made good reforms, called a king by some, and was assassinated?

Answer 17

Julius Caesar

Question 18

Who did a surprise attack on Italy and successfully fought against them but eventually lost?

Answer 18

Hannibal

Question 19

Who was a famous dictator that ruled for a couple of weeks and then returned to farming?

Answer 19

Cincinnatus

Question 20

Who converted to Christianity (legalized it) and built a new capital?

Answer 20

Constantine

Question 21

Who tried to resign but the Senate said no and preferred to be called Princeps?

Answer 21

Augustus

Question 22

After the Etruscans were overthrown in 509 BC what did Rome become?

Answer 22

A republic

Question 23

What did the Romans not like about the Etruscans ruling system?

Answer 23

Etruscans were more tyrannical

Question 24

The two groups in Roman society in 509 BC were the _____ and the _____

Answer 24

``` Patricians, which was the small class of landowning rulers Plebeians, which was the large class of all others who fought in the army ```

Question 25

Something the Plebeians weren't allowed to do?

Answer 25

They weren't allowed to be heard from in the centuraite assembly, they tried but it was always the richer that had majority

Question 26

Augustus reign is often called the Principate after which of his honorary terms?

Answer 26

Princepts (first citizen)

Question 27

How did Augustus change the army?

Answer 27

He made the troops loyal to him (and not to the generals). He did this by paying their salaries and reducing its size from 60 to 28 "Lean and mean"