History Quiz Review:
Rome
Timeline of 5 Events (Place in Chronological Order). Match the dates to the time period they occurred.
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Roman Republic
Rise, Rule, Death of Julius Caesar
Rule of Caesar Augustus
Pax Romana
Roman Empire
Questions (ALL of these are taken from homework assignments and in-class work)
1. What are 5 questions we should ask of every history source we read?
2. What is imperialism?
3. What is a “preventive war”?
4. What were the results and significance of the Punic Wars?
5. What caused the Roman Republic to be in crisis in the 3rd and 2nd centuries? (see ppt notes)
6. What is a latifundia?
7. Who was Spartacus and what did he want? What happened to him?
8. Who were the Gracchus brothers? What did they want? What happened to them?
9. What are qualities of a great leader (according to the class handout)?
10. When was Caesar born? How did rise in power and become dictator of Rome?
11. Why was crossing the Rubicon a big deal?
12. What was the first triumvirate?
13. Who was Caesar Augustus? What changes did he bring to Rome?
14. List all the effects that Roman rule had on the communities the Romans took over in Europe:
15. Define Pax Romana. What was its importance?
16. What was important about Roman roads?
17. What was the role of Roman law in maintaining their empire?
18. List achievements of Roman engineering. What was an aqueduct? What was the Pantheon?
19. What were the gladiators and what role did they play in society?
20. How did the Roman government treat early Christian communities?
21. Which Roman emperor established Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire?
22. What is the New Testament?
23. “Christian numbers grew rapidly.” Why did Christianity grow in numbers?
24. When and why did Christianity win recognition as a legitimate religion in the Roman Empire?
25. “Christian leaders constructed an institutional apparatus that transformed a popular religion of
salvation into a powerful church” (bottom of textbook p.309). Put this sentence into your own
words.