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| Unified Macedonia by controlling the local nobility |
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| What is the best summary of the prevailing male view of the ideal woman in the Hellenistic period? |
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| Hellenistic philosophers conceptualized their discipline as having these three branches. |
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| logic, ethics, and the study of the natural world |
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| the rational pursuit of pleasure would help people gain tranquility in their troubled souls |
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(T/F) Archeologists have excavated early Celtic settlements in Hallstatt, Austria.
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| As of around 290 BCE, which of the following was NOT one of the successor kingdoms to Alexander the Great's empire? |
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| (T/F) Subjects of the Hellenistic kings understood that citizenship was shared by all people within the kingdom. |
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| What factor was most responsible for the minimal direct trade between India and the Hellenistic world? |
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| Arab middlemen tried to monopolize the trade. |
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| (T/F) Hellenistic cities were essentially just garrisons, meant to maintain the conqueror's power. |
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| The baroque style of architecture was characterized by |
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| a sense of motion and emotional appeal. |
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| (T/F) Greeks considered all non-Greeks barbaric and uncivilized |
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| claimed a form of divine right |
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| flourished in Europe during the Hellenistic Age. |
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| (T/F) Alexander's defeat in India marked the first time he lost a battle, and contributed to the demise of his empire. |
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| In the Hellenistic age, Greek women |
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| achieved more social and legal freedom. |
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| (T/F) Hellenistic era astronomy relied on the intersection of Middle Eastern and Greek scholarly work. |
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(T/F) The Maccabeans violently rejected all Greek gods and customs.
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| The conquests of Alexander the Great included: |
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Mesopotamia
Egypt
Babylon
Persia
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(T/F) Priests in Hellenistic sanctuaries inflicted corporal punishment on criminals.
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(T/F) Greek poleis expanded their powers considerably during the Hellenistic Age and became more independent.
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| Which is NOT true of the Hellenistic world? |
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| The Persian Empire was politically dominant. |
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| the name for the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek by Alexandrian Jews. |
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(T/F) In Ptolemaic Egypt, women could lead military conquests.
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| What was pastoral poetry, and what is its significance? |
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| Pastoral verse describes idyllic rural settings, but the people experience tension and sadness like their urban contemporaries; Shakespeare, nineteenth-century Russians, and others have also written pastoral poetry. |
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| Which statement is NOT true regarding the Law of the Twelve Tables? |
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| it established the jus gentium. |
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| (T/F) The reforms of the Gracchi included attempts to limit the power of the aristocracy and stop abuses of power in the provinces. |
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| In general, what differentiates Roman oratory from Greek oratory? |
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| Roman oratory is blunter and more effective, while Greek oratory is more elegant and subtle. |
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| For what cause did wealthy women demonstrate in 195 BCE? |
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| Repeal of the Oppian Law, which restricted women's wealth. |
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(T/F) Romans had little use for theaters.
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(T/F) The Forum served as the administrative and judicial headquarters of the city of Rome.
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| According to Polybius, the Roman Republic benefited from its mixture of: |
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monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy.
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| What geographic feature facilitated the development of the city of Rome? |
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(T/F) Patricians were members of aristocratic clans; they occupied the top of the Republican Rome's social hierarchy.
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(T/F) During the Gallic Wars, approximately one million Celts were killed or enslaved.
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| (T/F) Natural law, international law, and jus gentium all refer to the same basic concepts. |
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| After the Third Macedonian War, |
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| Rome sold 150,000 people into slavery, destroyed 70 cities, and divided Macedon into 4 republics. |
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| Government in the Roman Republic included the Centuriate Assembly, composed of: |
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| all of Rome's male citizens. |
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(T/F) The Roman Empire was replaced by the Roman Republic by the end of the first century BCE.
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| Which is the correct summary of the achievements of Hannibal? |
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| In the Second Punic War, Hannibal led a surprise attack on Italy, marching across the alps with 25,000 men and 18 elephants. Despite stunning victories, he was ultimately defeated by the Romans. |
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(T/F) Marc Antony emerged as victor when the Second Triumvirate split, and became master of the entire Roman world.
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| What cause did Tiberius Gracchus advocate? |
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| What was the dominant language of the Greco-Roman culture? |
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| What was the most significant way in which the governing institutions of the United States of America differed from those of the Roman Republic? |
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| The Roman Senate had more influence and power than the US Senate. |
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| The Roman household was headed by a/an |
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(T/F) The Pax Romana was a period of 2 centuries when the Mediterranean world experienced a nearly unbroken peace.
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(T/F) Like the Greeks, Rome excluded defeated peoples from citizenship, leading to tension and rebellion in the provinces.
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| After the Latin War, Rome required defeated peoples to |
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| provide troops and loyalty. |
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| The First Triumvirate was responsible for |
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| granting land to Pompey's troops in the Middle East and Asia Minor. |
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| permanently ended the autonomy of the Senate. |
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(T/F) Syncretism is the practice of fusing together different administrative styles to produce a hybrid government.
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False.
Fusing different beliefs. |
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(T/F) Within the city of Rome, each adult male citizen received a daily food ration.
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(T/F) The Antoine Decree granted all citizens of the Empire equality under the law.
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| The only successful revolt against Roman rule was carried out by: |
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| The greatest rival of early Imperial Rome was |
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| The "Year of Four Emperors" was the result of |
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| competition between Roman armies to put their commanders on the throne. [69 BCE] |
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| (T/F) Between 114 CE and 117 CE, Rome conquered and lost much of Mesopotamia and Armenia. |
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| Which of these was NOT a major responsibility of the emperor under the Augustan system? |
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| to subsidize foreign trade. |
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(T/F) Trade within the Empire was conducted primarily via the extensive network of Roman roads.
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| Which of the following was NOT one of the titles bestowed upon or taken by Octavian? |
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| Hadrian's Wall was constructed to |
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| protect Rome's frontier in Britain. |
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| The cult of the emperor was reinforced through |
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| The counterproductive practice of medical bloodletting was championed by |
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(T/F) The emperors of the Antonine Age, beginning with Nerva, employed the tactic of adopting highly qualified heirs to be their successors.
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| (T/F) Roman aristocratic women possessed some measure of political power, as demonstrated by their appearance on coins. |
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(T/F) Gnostics rejected the material world and considered the body a prison for the human soul.
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| the New Testament narratives of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, written 30-60 years after Jesus' death. |
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(T/F) The New Testament is the Jewish record of Jesus' life and teachings.
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| Romanization in the provinces was primarily conducted by |
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| Which of the following were NOT among the first converts to Christianity? |
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| was the consequence of the raid on Judea by the Romans. |
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| Peasant life in the Empire |
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| Augustus' reforms of the army included: |
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| establishing regular terms of service and retirement benefits. |
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(T/F) Rome's Pantheon was built as a temple to all gods.
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| Under the Augustan imperial system, what was the primary function of the Senate? |
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| to act as the administrative arm of imperial rule. |
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