Ch. 6 test review (fennell)
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shoefanaticxox on December 11, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The first Romans to reach China's court of Emperor Huan were envoys of which emperor? | Marcus Aurelius |
| The economic wealth of the early Roman state was based on | farming |
| The center of political action in the Roman Republic was | the Senate |
| In Roman society | the father's word was law in his household |
| Which statement is true about Roman women? | They exercised influence over husbands and sons |
| How did the early Romans view the natural world? | As filed with numerous invisible shapeless forces called numina |
| The covenant of protection between the gods and the Romans was called | pax deorum |
| Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to Roman expansion? | the desire to acquire buffer zones protecting them from attack by enemies. |
| A significant difference in Roman expansion versus Greek was that Romans: | extended citizenship in degrees to most conquered populations |
| For a period of over 60 years, Rome fought a war of expansion with which people? | Carthage |
| Two protracted and bloody wars against the Caarthagians were important because | Rome won control of the western Mediterranean |
| During the Republic, Romans managed their imperial territories by | establishing a provincial administration and sending a Roman senator to oversee matters |
| As the numbers of independent farmers declined in the later Republic, Italian landowners increasingly turned to | inexpensive slaves |
| What factor caused a decrease in small farms in the Late Roman Republic? | The growth of latifundia and a shift to nonstaple crops |
| The emperor responsible for the reorganization of the Roman government after 31 BCE was | Octavian |
| The main reason for the decline of the Roman Republic was | military leaders with armies loyal to them rather than to the state. |
| Under the Principate, Roman law | came largely from the emperor himself |
| One of the factors that most helped the growth of commerce was: | the implementation of the "pax romana" or roman peace |
| One of the most enduring consequences of the ROman Empire has been the | Romanization of the western Mediterranean |
| Before 212 BCE, many people living outside Italy became Roman citizens... | after serving lengthy terms of military service |
| The circumstance surrounding Jesus' ministry and acclamation by his followers as the messiah was | the Roman occupation of Judaea |
| How is the career of Paul an example of the "cosmopolitan" nature of the Roman empire? | He was able to use benefits of Roman citizenship, roads, and cities to spread Christianity |
| Why was becoming Christian considered an act of disloyalty in the Roman Empire? | Christians could not worship the emperor as a deity |
| Who were NOT among the earliest converts to Christianity? | urban merchants |
| The engineering expertise of the Romans is seen in all of these except: | gothic cathedrals |
| Starting with the reign of Augustus, the Roman army was reorganized and redeployed to | shift from an offensive to a defensive strategy |
| The most visible symptom of Rome's "third-century crisis" was the | frequent change of rulers |
| What was the reason for the economic decline in the third century CE? | debasing of coinage by the emperors |
| Who reformed Rome in the third century CE and saved it from its decline? | Diocletian |
| The conversion to Christianity of which Roman emperor ushered in a time of tolerance, acceptance, and eventual dominance of Christianity? | Constantine |
| What city became the new imperial capital of the Roman Empire in 324 CE? | Constantinople |
| The competition among states in the Warring States Period resulted in | the creation of the first empire under the QIn state |
| In an effort to increase his power, Shi Huangdi cracked down on | Confucians |
| Which of the following was NOT a tactic used to re-centralize power under the Qin? | a return to Confucianist values |
| Because of the influence of Confucian ethics, Chinese values emphasized | obedience and proper conduct |
| One of the great construction projects of Shi Huang-di was: | connection of walls which ultimately made up The Great Wall |
| What was buried with the emperor Shi Huang-di in his elaborate tomb? | statues of his soldier |
| The Confucian view of proper female behavior was exemplified by the | three submissions |
| It was customary for young brides in China to | live with their husbands family |
| The Qin ruler took the title Shi Huangdi, which meant | "First Emperor" |
| Which is NOT one of the reasons for the fall of the Qin Empire? | Incorporation in the empire of different ethnicities |
| The well planned urban capital of the Han dynasty was | Chang'an |
| How did Gaozu deal with the Xiongnu confederation threat? | he adopted a policy of appeasement |
| In what way did Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty significantly differ from previous emperors? | He was ambitious in exploring and conquering more territory |
| The important Han innovations include the development of | the horse collar, the watermill, and the crossbow |
| The leading export commodity of China during the Han was | silk |
| Which of the following is NOT generally considered a contributing factor to the fall of the Han Empire? | The subversive ideas of Buddhism |
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