// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108) $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108) // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108)/05 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108)/05 // question: 16531356 name: By the second century B.C.E., what had become the governing body of Rome? ::By the second century B.C.E., what had become the governing body of Rome?::[html]By the second century B.C.E., what had become the governing body of Rome?{ =The senate#Correct ~The pontificate#Incorrect ~The imperium#Incorrect ~The army#Incorrect ~The centuriate assembly#Incorrect } // question: 16531357 name: During the period of the early republic, the Roman army was comprised of ::During the period of the early republic, the Roman army was comprised of::[html]During the period of the early republic, the Roman army was comprised of{ ~slaves.#Incorrect =male citizens who could equip themselves for battle.#Correct ~non-citizens who had committed crimes.#Incorrect ~Italians who had been conscripted into the army.#Incorrect ~male citizens under twenty years of age.#Incorrect } // question: 16531359 name: How did the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean change the Roman use of slaves? ::How did the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean change the Roman use of slaves?::[html]How did the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean change the Roman use of slaves?{ ~Slavery came to be seen as immoral.#Incorrect ~The number of female slaves dropped sharply.#Incorrect ~Slavery took on a racial component.#Incorrect ~Slaves came to be used exclusively for agriculture.#Incorrect =The number of slaves increased dramatically.#Correct } // question: 16531362 name: In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the ... ::In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the ...::[html]In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the following tactics?{ ~allying with the Etruscans against Rome#Incorrect =the formation of popular assemblies to lobby for more political reforms#Correct ~open civil war#Incorrect ~assassination of political opponents#Incorrect ~All of these are correct.#Incorrect } // question: 16531366 name: Over time, Roman religion completely merged with ::Over time, Roman religion completely merged with::[html]Over time, Roman religion completely merged with{ =Greek religion.#Correct ~Egyptian religion.#Incorrect ~Persian philosophy.#Incorrect ~Hebrew religion.#Incorrect ~Greek philosophy.#Incorrect } // question: 16531368 name: Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the ::Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the::[html]Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the{ =plain of Latium.#Correct ~river Danube.#Incorrect ~coast of the Aegean Sea.#Incorrect ~foothills of the Alps.#Incorrect ~toe of the Italian peninsula.#Incorrect } // question: 16531370 name: The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and ... ::The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and ...::[html]The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and heavily influenced Roman urban culture were the{ ~Ligurians.#Incorrect ~Gauls.#Incorrect ~Samnites.#Incorrect =Etruscans.#Correct ~Dorians.#Incorrect } // question: 16531375 name: What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take? ::What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take?::[html]What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take?{ ~Sell his children#Incorrect ~Put his children to death#Incorrect =Arrange the marriages of his daughters#Correct ~Assign the person who would serve as guardian in his absence#Incorrect ~Enjoy multiple wives#Incorrect } // question: 16531376 name: What did Caesar demonstrate by crossing the Rubicon? ::What did Caesar demonstrate by crossing the Rubicon?::[html]What did Caesar demonstrate by crossing the Rubicon?{ =He was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate.#Correct ~He was willing to compromise with Pompey.#Incorrect ~He had no will to fight his enemies in Rome.#Incorrect ~He wished to retire peacefully to his rural estates.#Incorrect ~He was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome.#Incorrect } // question: 16531382 name: What precedent for the treatment of vanquished foes emerged from the creation... ::What precedent for the treatment of vanquished foes emerged from the creation...::[html]What precedent for the treatment of vanquished foes emerged from the creation of the Roman Confederation?{ ~It forced slave labor on the populace of the defeated cities#Incorrect =It offered the most favored "allied" peoples full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake in successful Roman expansion.#Correct ~It slaughtered the citizens wholesale and sold the rest to pirates.#Incorrect ~It confiscated all the property of defeated peoples.#Incorrect ~It created for the first time the citizen category of "plebeian."#Incorrect } // question: 16531384 name: What resulted from the First Punic War? ::What resulted from the First Punic War?::[html]What resulted from the First Punic War?{ ~The Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Spain.#Incorrect =The Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Sicily and pay an indemnity to Rome.#Correct ~Sicily gained its independence from both Rome and Carthage.#Incorrect ~Rome was forced to relinquish its Mediterranean claims.#Incorrect ~Pyrrhus invaded Italy.#Incorrect } // question: 16531385 name: What resulted from the reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus? ::What resulted from the reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus?::[html]What resulted from the reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus?{ ~Their reforms helped create a system of absolute political domination by the optimates.#Incorrect ~The reforms eliminated the position of tribune of the plebs.#Incorrect =Their reforms resulted in further instability and violence as they polarized various social groups.#Correct ~Their reforms established more egalitarian laws and customs.#Incorrect ~The reforms made Rome more democratic.#Incorrect } // question: 16531389 name: What was the impact of Italy's geography on the development of Rome? ::What was the impact of Italy's geography on the development of Rome?::[html]What was the impact of Italy's geography on the development of Rome?{ ~It provided little productive land for agriculture.#Incorrect ~It divided the peninsula into small isolated communities.#Incorrect =It made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend.#Correct ~It made the conquering of the Mediterranean a difficult task.#Incorrect ~It created the same difficult environment as in Greece, thus making political unity difficult.#Incorrect } // question: 16531391 name: What was the most formidable power that the Romans faced in the Mediterranean? ::What was the most formidable power that the Romans faced in the Mediterranean?::[html]What was the most formidable power that the Romans faced in the Mediterranean?{ =Carthage#Correct ~Pella#Incorrect ~Corinth#Incorrect ~Syracuse#Incorrect ~Messana#Incorrect } // question: 16531393 name: What was the paterfamilias in Roman society? ::What was the paterfamilias in Roman society?::[html]What was the paterfamilias in Roman society?{ ~A client to a patron or wealthy citizen#Incorrect =The male head of the household#Correct ~An upper-class aristocrat#Incorrect ~A common person#Incorrect ~The male head of the family#Incorrect } // question: 16531398 name: Which action enhanced Julius Caesar's popularity? ::Which action enhanced Julius Caesar's popularity?::[html]Which action enhanced Julius Caesar's popularity?{ ~He defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E.#Incorrect ~He dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life.#Incorrect ~He was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions.#Incorrect ~He married Cleopatra.#Incorrect =He led successful military commands, especially in Gaul.#Correct } // question: 16531402 name: Which innovation enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters and public baths? ::Which innovation enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters and public baths?::[html]Which innovation enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters and public baths?{ ~Steel#Incorrect ~Copper#Incorrect ~Calculus#Incorrect =Concrete#Correct ~Load-bearing arches#Incorrect } // question: 16531410 name: Which statement best describes Roman imperial expansion? ::Which statement best describes Roman imperial expansion?::[html]Which statement best describes Roman imperial expansion?{ ~It was ruthlessly and carefully planned from the beginning.#Incorrect ~It was driven solely by economic necessity.#Incorrect ~It was opposed by most senators as too costly and too dangerous.#Incorrect =It was highly opportunistic, responding to unanticipated military threats and possibilities for glory.#Correct ~It was futile, as Rome's empire did not endure.#Incorrect } // question: 16531413 name: Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome? ::Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome?::[html]Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome?{ ~Jupiter Optimus Maximus#Incorrect ~Cato#Incorrect =Spartacus#Correct ~Thracia#Incorrect ~Portunus#Incorrect } // question: 16531414 name: Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family? ::Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family?::[html]Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family?{ ~The mother#Incorrect =The father#Correct ~The eldest son#Incorrect ~The eldest daughter#Incorrect ~The oldest female#Incorrect } // question: 16531416 name: Who were members of the equestrian order? ::Who were members of the equestrian order?::[html]Who were members of the equestrian order?{ =They were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans established by Tiberius Gracchus.#Correct ~They were a new military order created by Caesar.#Incorrect ~They were competitors of the optimates for power in the Roman Senate.#Incorrect ~They were advisors to proconsuls in the provinces of the Republic.#Incorrect ~They were second class citizens of non-Roman origin.#Incorrect } // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108) $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108) // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108)/tf05 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108)/tf05 // question: 16531418 name: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in 31 B.C.E. at the Battle of ... ::Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in 31 B.C.E. at the Battle of ...::[html]Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in 31 B.C.E. at the Battle of Actium, thus symbolically ending the Roman Republic.{TRUE} // question: 16531420 name: Because the Romans frequently adopted the gods of the peoples they came into ... ::Because the Romans frequently adopted the gods of the peoples they came into ...::[html]Because the Romans frequently adopted the gods of the peoples they came into contact with, and since, by the Republic, Greece was a major influence upon Rome, it can be argued that the Romans and the Greeks had essentially the same "Greco-Roman" religion.{TRUE} // question: 16531424 name: Roman legend identifies twin brothers Romulus and Remus as the founders of Rome. ::Roman legend identifies twin brothers Romulus and Remus as the founders of Rome.::[html]Roman legend identifies twin brothers Romulus and Remus as the founders of Rome.{TRUE} // question: 16531429 name: The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the ... ::The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the ...::[html]The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the Etruscans.{TRUE}