Ap History Chapter 5

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The first Romans to reach China's court of Emperor Huan were envoys of which emperor?

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Andun/ Marcus Aurelius

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The economic wealth of the early Roman state was based on what?

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Land.

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What was the center of political action in the Roman Republic?

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Senate

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In Roman society the father's word was considered to be what in his household?

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law

Front 5

False statements about Roman women...

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They were equal to Roman men. They had no say in Family matters.
They were required to provide ten years of military service.
They were powerless and virtually slaves in their own homes.

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Early Romans viewed the natural world as filled with numerous invisible shapeless forces called...

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numina

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The covenant of protection between the gods and the Romans was called:

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pax deorum

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Contributing factors to Roman expansion included the following:

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Aggressive fans of war.
The short term office of the console.
Acquiring buffer zones.
The presence of a large, well-maintained army.

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A significant difference in Roman expansion versus Greek was that Romans extended what, in varying degrees to most conquered populations?

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Citizenship.

Front 10

For a period of over 60 years, Rome fought a war of expansion with which people?

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Carthaginians.

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Two protracted and bloody wars against the Carthaginians were important because Rome won control of the western what?

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Mediterranean

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During the Republic, Romans managed their imperial territories by establishing a provincial administration and sending a Roman what to oversee matters?

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Senator.

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As the numbers of independent farmers declined in the later Republic, Italian landowners increasingly turned to what for labor?

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Slaves

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The growth of latifundia and a shift to nonstaple crops caused a decrease in small what in the Late Roman Republic?

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Self sufficient farms.

Front 15

The emperor responsible for the reorganization of the Roman government after 31 B.C.E was

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Octavian

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The main reason for the decline of the Roman Republic was military leaders with armies loyal to who?

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Military leaders themselves, and not the state.

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Under the Principate, Roman law came largely from who?

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Emperor.

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A factor that most helped the growth of commerce was the implementation of the roman peace known as the

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pax romana

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One of the most enduring consequences of the Roman Empire has been the Romanization of the western

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Mediterranean.

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Before 212 C.E., many people living outside Italy became Roman citizens after serving in the

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military

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The circumstance surrounding Jesus' ministry and acclamation by his followers as the messiah was the Roman occupation of

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Judaea

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The career of Paul is an example of the cosmopolitan nature of the Roman Empire because he was able to use the benefits of Roman...

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Roads, cities, and citizenship.

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Becoming a Christian was considered an act of disloyalty in the Roman Empire because they did not worship who as a deity?

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Emperor.

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3 groups among the earliest converts to Christianity?

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Women, slaves, and urban poor.

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Examples of the engineering expertise of the Romans?

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Aqueducts, fortification, roads, arches.

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Starting with the reign of Augustus, the Roman army was reorganized and redeployed to shift their strategy in what way?

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Offensive to defensive.

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What was the most visible symptom of Rome's "Third-century crisis?"

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Frequent change of rulers.

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The reason for the economic decline in the 3rd century c.e. was the debasing of what by the emperors?

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coinage

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Who reformed Rome in the third century c.e. and saved it from decline?

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Diocletian

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The conversion to Christianity of which Roman emperor ushered in a time of tolerance, acceptance, and eventual dominance of Christianity?

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Constantine

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What city became the new imperial capital of the Roman Empire in 324 C.E.?

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Constantinople.

Front 32

The competition among states in the Warring States Period resulted in the creation of the first empire under what state of dynasty?

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Qin

Front 33

In an effort to increase his power, Shi Huangdi cracked down on what group?

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Confucians

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Under the Qin, the following were used as tactics to re-centralize power.

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Elimination of primogeniture.
The standardization of weights and measure.
The creation of a code of law.
The elimination of rival centers of authority.

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Because of the influence of Confucian ethics, Chinese values emphasized proper conduct and

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obedience.

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Buried with the Emperor Shi Huangdi in his elaborate tomb were statues of what?

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Terracotta soldiers.

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The Confucian view of proper female behavior was exemplified by the three what?

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submissions.

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It was customary for young brides in China to live with their husband's what?

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family

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The Qin ruler took the title Shi Huangdi, which meant

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First Emperor

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Fall of the Qin dynasty

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Weak ruler
Anger at centralization
Unification of nomads under Maodum.

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The well-planned urban capital of the Han dynasty was

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Chang'an

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Gaozu dealt with the Xiongnu confederation threat by adopting a policy of

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appeasement

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Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty significantly differed from previous emperors because he was ambitious in what way?

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He wanted to explore and receive new land.

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The important Han innovations include the development of what 3 items?

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Watermill, crossbow, horse collars.

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The leading export commodity of China during the Han was

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silk