Chapter 34 Question Preview (ID: 31026)

a) surrender to Etruscans

b) conquer most of Europe

c) expand into North Africa

d) take over the Italian peninsula

a) Pompey became dictator.

b) Julius Caesar became dictator.

c) Rome burned to the ground.

d) Julius Caesar was assassinated.

a) He expanded its borders to natural boundaries like the Sahara.

b) He encouraged education, art, and literature.

c) He replaced brick buildings with marble.

d) He decreased the size of the empire by giving up territory.

a) Carthage Wars.

b) Punic Wars.

c) Mediterranean Wars.

d) Sea Wars.

a) Although they took part in parades, they had few military skills.

b) Although its members were farmers, they also liked to fight.

c) Although they were stationed in Spain, they sometimes marched into Italy.

d) Although their job was to protect the emperor, sometimes they plotted against him.

a) The destruction of Rome.

b) the destruction of Carthage

c) peace between Carthage and Rome.

d) Carthage winning control of the Mediterranean.

a) It had to pay Roman taxes.

b) Its citizens were taken to Rome.

c) Its people became Roman citizens.

d) It was allowed to trade with Rome.

a) shared power with the emperor.

b) had no real authority.

c) had complete control of Rome.

d) established the Praetorian.

a) the ability to get wheat from Egypt

b) the right to start colonies in Spain

c) the use of chariots in warfare

d) control of trade in the Mediterranean

a) Rome adopted other cultures.

b) New technology was invented.

c) Romans moved to distant lands.

d) Powerful generals led big armies.

a) Power moved from a single ruler to an elected republic.

b) Rome controlled all of Europe and Asia.

c) Rome won new territory only through peaceful means.

d) Rome fought wars to defend its growing territory.

a) He established new colonies.

b) He adopted a new calendar.

c) He put Romans to work.

d) all of these

a) They drew on ancient Latin traditions.

b) They copied ship designs from Carthage.

c) They were influenced by Etruscan culture.

d) They adopted ideas from Greek settlers in Italy.

a) Etruscans

b) Gauls

c) Franks

d) Samnites

a) they got the right to serve in the Senate

b) they served in the army, and had to go to war

c) they had to farm enough to feed the army

d) they had to stay home to take care of their families.

a) He was crowned by Julius Caesar.

b) He was elected by the people.

c) He defeated his rivals in battle.

d) He married Cleopatra of Egypt.

a) Roman citizens were not allowed to keep slaves.

b) People who supported slave revolts lost their jobs.

c) Landowners put slaves to work instead of paying free workers.

d) Soldiers who captured slaves were released from the army.

a) a war between two or more countries

b) a conflict that does not involved actual fighting.

c) a conflict between a weak country and a strong one.

d) a war between groups in the same country.

a) Marc Antony.

b) Caesar Augustus.

c) Julius Caesar.

d) Hannibal.

a) Romans suffered from constant invasions.

b) Rome went through a civil war for 200 years.

c) Rome fell after a three-year rebellion.

d) Rome was mostly at peace for 200 years.