history midterm

why did oligarchies come about as a form of government

• it was due to the rise of the middle class

• because oligarchies gave citizens more power

• it limited stuggles for power

• none of the above

how were those who were conquered by rome treated?

• punished harshly for opposing Rome

• treated well, as long as they accepted roman rule and paid their taxes

• they were all forced into slavery

• none of the above

which of these best describes why virgil wrote the aeneid

• to give rome a heroic tale like homer did greece

• to build patriotism in rome

• to inspire loyalty across a large empire

• all of the above

why did the pelopnnesisn wars start

• some parts of greece did not like the athenian's growing power

• persia was threatening to invade again

• the kidnapping of helen of troy

• it was due to alexander the great's conquest

landholding members of the roman upper class were called

• patricians

• tribunes

• plebeians

• consuls

why did homer write the iliad and the odyssey

• to show how awesome greece was (a)

• to inform about the trojan war (b)

• to show a detailed account of the persain wars (c)

• both a and b

which of these best describes a govt. in which a king and/or queen exerxises central power

• oligarchy

• aristocracy

• democracy

• monarchy

in ancient rome, supervising the govt. and commanding the armies are both jobs of the

• patricians

• tribunes

• consuls

• plebeians

which roman ruler started a census, in order to keep track of the population and tax records

• diocletian

• julius caesar

• constantine

• augustus

the roman ruler who encouraged toleration of christians, and also moved the capital of the roman empire was names

• diocletian

• julius caesar

• constantine

• augustus