22 The period in Greek history after the death of Alexander is known as a] the Hellenic Period b] th
22 The period in Greek history after the death of Alexander is known as
a] the Hellenic Period
b] the Hellenistic Period
c] the Aetolian Period
d] the Etruscan Period
23 The conflict between Rome and Carthage are called the ___________ Wars
a] Peloponnesian
b] Punic
c] Public
d] Pro Forma
24 The precursors of the Roman Republic were the Etruscans
a] True
b] False
25 The Roman policy of ________ allowed conquest but loyalty among the subject peoples
a] slavery
b] orgy
c] enfranchisement
d] democracy
26 One of the lasting Roman contributions to western civilization was
a] pasta
b] law
c] military
d] togas
27 The self-contained military force that expanded the Roman Republic and later Empire was the
a] Guard
b] Navy
c] Legion
d] Regiment
28Pax Romana refers chiefly to the reign of
a] Julius Caesar
b] Sulla
c] Tiberius
d] Augustus
29 Cleopatra became the mistress of both Caesar and Anthony to preserve the integrity of the kingdom of ___________
a] Athens
b] Sicily
c] Persia
d] Egypt
30 Perhaps the most important event in Western Civilization occurs with the birth of
a] Julius Caesar
b] Alexander the Great
c] Jesus of Nazareth
d] Cleopatra of Egypt
31 The northern boundary of the empire under Augustus Caesar was the
a] Rhone
b] Rhine
c] Neckar
d] Danube
32 The Germanic migrations, due to many factors, caused external pressure on a weakening Rome
a] True
b] False
33 The Emperor that recognized Christianity as an official religion of the empire was
a] Nero
b] Caligula
c] Hadrian
d] Constantine
34 Constantine divided the empire into east and west with the new eastern capital at the city of Constantinople This city is now___________
a] Bagdad
b] Istanbul
c] Riyadh
d] Kuwait City
35 In ________ Rome falls to the Goths ending one of the great empires in history
a] 1952
b] 1776
c] 28 BC
d] 476
36 Rome’s Eastern Empire became
a] Persia
b] Hellenistic Greece
c] Byzantium
d] Arabia
37 By 732, the ______________ had conquered or converted all of the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Middle East, Spain, and were expanding into the Hungarian Plain
a] Barbary Pirates
b] Muslim Caliphates
c] Yugoslav Princes
d] British kings
38 The Vandals were raiders and pirates that looted Rome and settled in ________ before being destroyed by the Eastern Empire
a] Turkey
b] Denmark
c] Cathage
d] Russia
39 A free-born Roman could enter the gladiatorial profession if he so chose to
a] True
b] False
40 In 325 AD, Constantine called the Council of Nicaea to quell disputes within the Christian church over
a] bingo rules
b] building funds
c] collection amounts
d] religious doctrine
41 Phonecians were ______________ that appeared to have opened trade between the fertile cresant and some of the Greek Islands, Crete, and possibly Carthage
a] caravan organizers
b] community organizers
c] seafarers
d] pirates
42 The arrival of the ___________ helps begin the Germanic migrations outside the Roman borders creating territorial incursions by the German tribes
a] Greeks
b] Mongols
c] Ostragoths
d] Huns
43 The Byzantine Empress that helps Justinian hold his throne during the Nika Rebellion was
a] Livia
b] Drusilla
c] Theodora
d] Cleopatra
44 Hellenistic society registered special advances in
A) science
B) Latin literature
C) democracy
D) religious thought
45 The final alienation between Pompey and Caesar occurs when
a] Pompey’s wife Julia, Caesar’s daughter, dies in child birth
b] Pompey is unfaithful to Julia publically embarrassing Caesar
c] Pompey plotted against Caesar
d] Pompey wanted total control of Rome
46 Justinian wanted to reunite the Roman Empire and campaigned in Italy much against the advice of his advisors in Constantinople
a] True
b] False
47 The ______________ Law implies that women may not participate in royal succession although they do in actuality in the western medieval world
a] Roman
b] Salic
c] Cannon
d] Dane
48 A “Carthaginian Peace” is defined as
a] Generous terms by the victor to the vanquished
b] shaking hands by opposing armies after the battle
c] utter devastation of a conquered homeland and total subjugation /enslavement of the conquered peoples
d] A new wave rock band
49 In Roman and later Byzantine culture ___________ was considered an important part of daily life
a] concerts
b] orgies
c] bathing
d] hunting
50 Justinian codified and refined Roman laws and legal studies into the Corpus Germanus
a] True
b] False
