Roman Influence on Modern Politics (lesson 1-4)

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What is the primary focus of lectures 16 through 19?

  • The nature of the Roman Republican system of government
  • The pressures of empire on Roman society
  • The influence of Greek culture on Rome (correct)
  • The Roman Revolution

Which modern polity has been influenced by the Roman Republican system of government?

  • United States (correct)
  • France
  • Russia
  • China

What is the main subject of lectures 20 through 27?

  • The nature of the Roman Republican system of government
  • The Roman Revolution (correct)
  • The pressures of empire on Roman society
  • The influence of Greek culture on Rome

Who are some of the significant personalities during the 'Roman Revolution'?

<p>Marius, Sulla, Pompey, Julius Caesar (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What principle of history does the 'Roman Revolution' perfectly illustrate?

<p>Contingency (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the major outcomes of Rome's overseas expansion mentioned in the text?

<p>Political changes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the nature of the Roman Revolution according to the text?

<p>A series of crises leading to the shattering of the Republican government (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the ultimate destination of the Roman body politic by the time of Caesar’s assassination?

<p>Autocracy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Augustus establish at Rome, according to the text?

<p>The Principate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterized Augustus' solution to the Republic’s problems?

<p>Radical alteration of government with transparent Republican forms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What flaw did the Principate have at its core, according to the text?

<p>The issue of succession, making life for subsequent emperors perilous (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did most protagonists in the drama of the Revolution tend to act?

<p>Within the bounds of necessity or precedent (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Lectures 31 to 33 examine?

<p>The long reign of Augustus and his establishment of the Principate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'The Roman Revolution was not a staged or planned event, but a cumulative snowball of crises.' What does this statement imply?

<p>'The Roman Revolution was chaotic and unplanned.' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main avenues for studying the pre-Roman tribal cultures of Italy?

<p>Linguistics and burial styles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which culture was influenced by the Greeks and is known as Hellenized?

<p>The Etruscans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many languages and dialects have been determined to have existed in pre-Roman tribal Italy?

<p>At least 40 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who had control of the Po Valley around 400 B.C.?

<p>The Celts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which region was primarily inhabited by settled agriculturists in pre-Roman tribal Italy?

<p>The plains (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which pre-Roman tribal culture in Italy had an unclear origin?

<p>The Etruscans (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a common characteristic of the Greek colonies in Italy?

<p>They were centralized around coastal cities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What areas did the Oscans and Samnites control around 400 B.C.?

<p>Central Italy and Campania (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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