Ch. 1 Review - Roman Civilization

__________ contributed to the Pax Romana.

• A large army, an ample food supply, and improvements in Roman government

• Hadrian's Wall

• A small army, return of farmland to small farmers, and an end to slavery

• The Praetorian Guard

How did Roman statues differ from Greek statues?

• Roman statues looked perfect.

• Roman statues were made of concrete.

• Roman statues were of animals.

• Roman statues were not meant to look perfect.

Galen emphasized the importance of __________.

• mapping the oceans

• observing the stars

• studying body structure

• poetry and art

What happened when the Roman government put less gold in its coins in the A.D. 200s?

• People began to barter.

• People collected coins.

• The price of goods decreased.

• Many Romans enlisted in the army.

Both Diocletian and Constantine introduced reforms that __________.

• halted the decline of the Roman Empire

• regulated what jobs people had

• led to their reelection

• moved the capital to Constantinople

When do historians date the end of the Western Roman Empire?

• when Romulus Augustulus took power

• when Odoacer took control

• in A.D. 500

• when Odoacer was killed

Empress Theodora helped __________.

• the theater prosper

• destroy the Byzantine Empire

• women gain more rights

• Rome become prosperous again

Which of the following was a major Byzantine industry?

• concrete

• mining

• weapon making

• silk weaving

Most Byzantine women __________.

• were homemakers

• led independent lives

• became well educated

• were slaves

In the Eastern Orthodox church, icons were __________.

• once forbidden

• against religious law

• never important

• always protected