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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 |
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During the First Punic War, __________ became the first Roman province. |
| | A) | Sicily |
| | B) | Corsica |
| | C) | Sardinia |
| | D) | Etruria |
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After several wars, Hannibal's forces were finally defeated at the Battle of __________ |
| | A) | Macedonia. |
| | B) | Cannae. |
| | C) | Zama. |
| | D) | Carthage. |
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__________ pushed for land reform as a remedy for Rome’s economic and social crisis. |
| | A) | The Gracchus brothers |
| | B) | Marius |
| | C) | Sulla |
| | D) | Octavian |
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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. |
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As the first emperor, __________ restored stability to the Roman Empire. |
| | A) | Caesar |
| | B) | Pompey |
| | C) | Octavian |
| | D) | Hadrian |
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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. |
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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. |
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__________ led the most famous slave revolt, which lasted for two years. |
| | A) | Juvenal |
| | B) | Spartacus |
| | C) | Virgil |
| | D) | Horace |
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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 |
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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. |
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__________ was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity as his faith. |
| | A) | Constantine |
| | B) | Nero |
| | C) | Diocletian |
| | D) | Theodosius the Great |
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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. |
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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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