humanities ch 3 reading
The Twelve Tables of Law - ANS-What was the name of the Roman Empire's legal code, first
developed in 450 BCE?
- ANS-Case Law: Principles based on particular disputes
Precedents: guidelines for future judgements
Praetors: magistrates who administered justice
Jurisconsults: experts in the law
- ANS-Patricians: large landowners
Plebeians: farmers and small land owners
Consuls: elected magistrates
Members of Popular Assembly: Plebeians
Members of Roman Senate: patricians
Rome emerged as dominant in the western Mediterranean. - ANS-What was the significance of
the Punic Wars between the Romans and the Phoenicians?
-they appointed Roman governors to rule
-They required military service in the Roman Army
-They demanded taxes be paid to Rome - ANS-What were techniques the Romans used to
administer the foreign provinces they acquired?
-it used common sense to resolve private disputes
-it put the spirit of the law above letter of the law
-it was based on interpretations of existing laws - ANS-Which of the following applies to the
Roman system of law?
It became a long-term profession - ANS-In what way did the Roman army change during the
first century CE?
They saw this as politically practical. - ANS-Why did the Romans allow those in the conquered
provinces to retain their local customs?
-it grew into a profession for free men
-it was a means for non-Romans to become citizens - ANS-Which were true of the Roman
army?
-the population of unemployment increased
-small farmers were forced to sell their land
, -The Republic declined - ANS-Which of the following occurred as large Roman landowners
gained economic power?
Competing claims to power among army generals - ANS-Which of the following political factors
played a key role in the decline of the Roman Republic?
Gaul - ANS-Before he became dictator in Rome, Julius Caesar spent nine years as military
commander, conquering _____________
- ANS-Which descriptions are true about Julius Caesar?
-He reformed the Western calendar
-He consolidated laws
-He regulated taxation - ANS-Which of the following were accomplished of Julius Caesar as
dictator of the Roman Empire?
restabilize Rome - ANS-The reform measures implemented by Julius Caesar were intended to
His opponents assassinated him. - ANS-How did Julius Caesar's reign end?
Octavian - ANS-After Julius Caesar's death, Mark Antony joined with Cleopatra in a battle
against __________ to govern the Roman Empire.
- ANS-Princeps: First citizen
Imperator: army general
Augustus: revered one
a time artistic and literary productivity - ANS-The Pax Romana was
-a police force
-a fire department
-new aqueducts - ANS-Which changes occurred during the reign of Emperor Octavian?
Tiber - ANS-The city of Rome was founded in the lower valley of the __________ River, a
strategic spot for control of the Italian peninsula.
- ANS-Etruscan: experts in the art of metallurgy and city planning
Greek: masters of philosophy and the arts
Phoenician: brought an alphabet and maritime skills
Christianity - ANS-The birth of which religion occurred during the reign of Augustus during the
Roman Empire?
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