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Chapter 5: Rome and the Rise of Christianity, 600 B.C.– A.D. 500

Rome and the Rise of Christianity, 600 B.C.–A.D. 500

1
As the Roman Empire expanded, the Romans created a body of law known as the __________ that applied to Romans and non-Romans.
A)Twelve Tables
B)Law of Nations
C)civil law
D)law of reason
2
During the First Punic War, __________ became the first Roman province.
A)Sicily
B)Corsica
C)Sardinia
D)Etruria
3
After several wars, Hannibal's forces were finally defeated at the Battle of __________
A)Macedonia.
B)Cannae.
C)Zama.
D)Carthage.
4
__________ pushed for land reform as a remedy for Rome’s economic and social crisis.
A)The Gracchus brothers
B)Marius
C)Sulla
D)Octavian
5
In 107 B.C., Roman General Marius strengthened the military in all ways EXCEPT by __________
A)promising land to recruits.
B)becoming involved in politics in order to get certain laws passed.
C)having volunteers swear an oath to the general rather than the state.
D)insisting that the Senate control the military.
6
As the first emperor, __________ restored stability to the Roman Empire.
A)Caesar
B)Pompey
C)Octavian
D)Hadrian
7
The Romans displayed their engineering skills throughout their empire in all ways EXCEPT by __________
A)using only Greek styles in their architecture.
B)learning how to use concrete in architecture.
C)building a dozen aqueducts in Rome to keep the city supplied with water.
D)building an extensive network of roads.
8
Like the Greeks, the Romans believed that __________
A)children should be raised in schools.
B)women needed the protection of male guardians.
C)only girls should be sent to school.
D)children should be at least 16 years old before they married.
9
__________ led the most famous slave revolt, which lasted for two years.
A)Juvenal
B)Spartacus
C)Virgil
D)Horace
10
At the time Jesus started his public preaching, the Jews were divided among themselves, with the __________ advocating Jewish cooperation with the Romans.
A)Sadducees
B)Essenes
C)disciples
D)Zealots
11
The earliest forms of writing outlining Christian beliefs were __________
A)the Old Testament.
B)the New Testament.
C)the Gospels.
D)letters, or epistles, written by followers of Jesus.
12
__________ was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity as his faith.
A)Constantine
B)Nero
C)Diocletian
D)Theodosius the Great
13
When economic and military problems threatened the Roman Empire in the third century, Diocletian introduced changes that included all of the following EXCEPT __________
A)dividing the empire into 4 units, each with its own ruler.
B)enlarging the administrative bureaucracies.
C)ending taxation.
D)enlarging the army.
14
The __________ were the last to sack Rome before Romulus Augustulus was deposed and the Western Roman Empire fell.
A)Huns
B)Visigoths
C)Barbarians
D)Vandals
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