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Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

The first settlers in Rome chose the site because _______.

  1. the valley surrounded by steep mountains provided protection from invaders

  2. settlers could see invaders from the site on the open plains

  3. it was located on a bay

  4. the soil was fertile
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The First settlers on Rome's seven hills were not thinking about building a great empire, they chose the site because it seemed to be a good place to live. The hills made it easy to defend. The soil was fertile. There was a river. But centuries passed, the people of Rome discovered that the location gave them many other advantages. Rome was at the center of a long narrow peninsula we now all Italy. 

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

The Romans were able to build larger buildings than the Greeks by using _______.

  1. a better grade of granite

  2. arches

  3. scaffolding

  4. stairways and ramps
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but grew so different from Greek buildings as to become a new architectural style. The two styles are often considered one body of classical architecture. Roman architecture flourished in the Roman Republic and even more so under the Empire, when the great majority of surviving buildings were constructed. It used new materials, particularly concrete, and newer technologies such as the arch and the dome to make buildings that were typically strong and well-engineered. Large numbers remain in some form across the empire, sometimes complete and still in use.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

Which group among the following dominated trade along An Silk Road in 800 C.E.?

  1. Chinese traders

  2. Portuguese sailors

  3. Italian merchants

  4. Muslim traders

  5. Mongol herdsmen
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Before the discovery of the sea route to India, the Silk Road was the most important connection between the East and West. It experienced its last great era during the time of the Mongol Empire. This ancient trade route starts in the old capitals of Luoyang and Xian (then called Chang'an), reaches the Yellow River at Lanzhou, then skirts westward along deserts and mountains before dividing into three routes at the oasis of Dunhuang.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

Who was the first Roman emperor?

  1. Augustus Caesar

  2. Julius Caesar

  3. Hadrian

  4. Marcus Aurelius
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Augustus Caesar, also known as Gaius Octavius, was the first Roman emperor, and ruled the Roman Empire between 31 B.C. and his death in A.D. 14. Some historians date his reign beginning in 27 B.C., when he dispensed with republican titles and accepted the title "Augustus."

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

Which of the following did Romans value most?

  1. Being wealthy

  2. Political freedom

  3. Family life

  4. Religious freedom
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The basic units of Roman society were households and families. Households included the head (usually the father) of the household, pater familias (father of the family), his wife, children, and other relatives. In the upper classes, slaves and servants were also part of the household. The head of the household had great power (patria potestas, "father's power") over those living with him: He could force marriage (usually for money) and divorce, sell his children into slavery, claim his dependents' property as his own, and even had the right to punish or kill family members (though this last right apparently ceased to be exercised after the 1st century BC).

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

Which of the following is NOT true of the Laws to Twelve Tables?

  1. They were created by the governing consuls

  2. They applied equally to all citizens

  3. They hung in the marketplace for all to see

  4. The plebians demanded that these laws be made
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Twelve Tables were demanded by the plebeians to ensure laws were written and public, but they were created by a commission of decemvirs, not the consuls.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

The thinkers of the Pericles era sought to find a new objective basis __________.

  1. for attaining ultimate knowledge

  2. for arriving at the truth

  3. for attaining happiness

  4. All of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The philosophers of the Periclean era, such as the Sophists and Socrates, shifted focus toward epistemology and the nature of truth.