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The geography of the Italian peninsula created better conditions for agriculture than those found in the Greek peninsula. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Etruscan women participated more in society than Roman women. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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All classes in Roman society supported the overthrow of the Etruscan monarchy. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Roman constitution held in check the accumulation of wealth by noble families. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Plebeians won the right to marry patricians, which eliminated restrictions of birth on upward social mobility. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The number of clients surrounding a patron was a likely indication of that patrician’s influence and power. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When Rome’s allies in the Latin League revolted, Rome reacted by destroying them without compromise. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Romans’ religious beliefs were based upon proper observation of religious rituals, which included sacrifice. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Roman families worshipped both ancestors and household gods. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Roman infants were tightly bound in cloth for the first few months to make their limbs grow straight. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Women in Roman society compensated for their lack of power within the household by drinking and socializing at banquets. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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During battle, Roman soldiers avoided eating meat, which they feared would make them less brave and fierce. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Rome’s innovations in naval warfare led to an immediate victory over Carthaginian forces in 253 B.C. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Rome’s subject peoples flocked to join Hannibal when he arrived in central Italy. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When Rome defeated Carthage, it acquired lands in North Africa and Asia. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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After the defeat of Spartacus, his followers were emancipated and given small land grants. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The large estate, worked by slave gang labor, replaced the small farm after the Punic Wars. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Cato sought to preserve Roman values by taxing luxury goods and fining people for neglecting their farms. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Roman aristocrats sought to pacify the new propertyless class swelling the population of the city by subsidizing food. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Rome’s military success came in part from the ingenuity of engineering achievements, such as the ability to build bridges very quickly. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Romans resisted Hellenization in architecture and preferred to build in brick and concrete covered with stucco. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Roman playwrights like Plautus and Terence imitated Hellenistic models but added music. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Cicero came from a noble family and embodied the aristocratic privilege of the Roman elite. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Gracchi proposed reforms to help prevent a famine caused in part by the slave revolt in Sicily. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Both Tiberius and Gaius were murdered for political reasons, along with hundreds of their followers. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Marius redefined the Roman military by instituting a property requirement for soldiers. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Sulla sought to protect Roman citizens from politicians seeking personal gain and power. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Julius Caesar came to power with the loyalty of the army, even though he lacked the support of the plebeians. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Caesar disappointed his supporters by remaining in office beyond the limit of his term and by adopting the trappings of a monarch. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The conspirators behind Caesar’s murder celebrated the event by issuing a coin decorated with daggers. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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