AP WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 11-13 Flashcards

248081748	About 55 c.e., Paul of Tarsus traveled from a port in Palestine to Rome to - seek converts - appeal his case - apply for Roman citizenship - seek his fortune - none of the above	appeal his case	0
248081749	According to the ancient legends, the kingdom of Rome was established 753 b.c.e. by - Remus - a she-wolf - Aeneas - Romulus - none of the above	Romulus	1
248081750	The society of the Etruscan was ruled by - city-states - a republican government - powerful kings - two consuls - tribunes	powerful kings	2
248081751	The Roman republic was dominated by - patricians - plebeians - democratic leaders - merchants - priests	patricians	3
248081752	During the Punic Wars, the Romans cam into bloody conflict with the Carthagin when the Romans expanded to: - Britain - Greece - Egypt - Sicily - Carthage	Sicily	4
248081753	The Gracchi brothers were known as - owners of latifundia - reformers - powerful generals - emerors - none of the above	reformers	5
248081754	The rise of private armies directly threatened the existence of the Roman republic. Which of the following men did not command private armies - Gaius Marius - the Gracchi brothers - Lucius Cornelius Sulla - Julius Caesar - Mark Antony	the Gracchi Brothers	6
248081755	Which of the following was done by Caesar after he seized power in 49 b.c.e - He started large scale building projects - He centralized the military under his control - He named himself dictator for life - He distributed property to the veterans of his armies. - All of the above	All of the above	7
248081756	Augustus's government was - a republic disguised as a monarchy - a monarchy disguised as a republic - an oligarchy disguised as democracy - a democracy disguised as an empire - an empire disguised as a democracy	a monarchy disguised as a republic	8
248081757	Who wrote on the corruption in the early Roman empire - Juvenal - Cicero - Livy - Tacitus - None of the above	Tactius	9
248081758	Which of the following does not describe Roman slaves - They were often chained together to work on latifundia - In cities, they were often feed when they reached thirty years of age - They had the right to elect their own tribunes - Female slaves usually worked as domestic servants - Some slaves were highly educated	They had the right to elect their own tribunes	10
248081759	One of the most popular religion in the Roman empire prior to Christianity was - Judaism - the cult of Isis - stoicism - the cult of Cybele - Islam	the cult of Isis	11
248081760	Mithraism was especially popular among - soldiers - women - slaves - the wealthy - intellectuals	soldiers	12
248081761	The Jewish people could not get along well with a number of imperial regimes because - they declined to pay taxes - they did not respect any secular authorities - they had difficulty recognizing emperors as divine - they were converting to Mithraism -all of the above	they had difficulty recognizing emperors as divine	13
248081762	The Essenes - were an early Christian sect - were a sect of Mithraism - was another term for the Dead Sea scrolls - followed their own savior - none of the above	none of the above	14
248081763	After Jesus crucifixion, his followers called him "Christ", meaning - "the anointed one" - "the son of God" - "the enlightened one" - "the sacrificer" - none of the above	" the anointed one"	15
248081764	The remarkable growth of early Christianity reflected the new faith's appeal particularly to - Roman emperors - high-ranking officials and the wealthy elite - the lower classes, urban populations, and women. - all of the above	the lower classes, urban population, and women	16