Western Civilization Final Exam BEST
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Which of the following is true of Jewish settlements in the Hellenistic period?
- CORRECT ANS-Jews were numerous in cities in Egypt, Asia Minor, and Syria
The largest area of Roman innovation in architecture was
- CORRECT ANS-the use of concrete on a massive scale
Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following
except
- CORRECT ANS-limitless expansion in central Europe
After imposed retirement from Roman politics, Cicero took up writing
- CORRECT ANS-philosophical treatises
Rome set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation
by
- CORRECT ANS-offering its most favored allies full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake
in successful Roman expansion
Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic was his -
CORRECT ANS-Recruitment of destitute volunteers who swore an oath of allegiance only to him
,Among Augustus's key innovations in Roman provincial rule was his
- CORRECT ANS-division of Roman provinces into those ruled directly by the princeps and the
senatorial provinces administered by the Senate
Optimates in the late Roman Republic wanted to maintain the privileges of the
- CORRECT ANS-nobiles
The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and heavily
influenced Roman urban culture were the
- CORRECT ANS-Etruscans
The emperor who said, "Live in harmony, make the soldiers rich, and don't give a damn for
anything else" was
- CORRECT ANS-Septimius Severus
Marcus Aurelius' cruel son, who was strangled by his wrestling partner in 192 C.E. was
- CORRECT ANS-Commodus
All of the following occurred during the reigns of the five "good emperors" except for
- CORRECT ANS-the halting of imperial bureaucratic growth
By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar showed that he
- CORRECT ANS-was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate
Charlemagne's most disappointing military campaign came against the
- CORRECT ANS-Basques
, The holy man who created the first community of monks in Egypt and laid the foundations for
the monastic movement was
- CORRECT ANS-Saint Anthony
In Western Europe, the chief political repercussion of frequent Viking raids was
- CORRECT ANS-an increase in the power of local aristocrats to whom threatened populations
turned for effective protection
One of the most famous Vikings, who discovered Greenland, was
- CORRECT ANS-Erik the Red
According to Cassiodorus, the trivium includes which of the following subjects?
- CORRECT ANS-grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic or logic
Among Otto I's more successful actions that clearly benefited the kingship of Germany was -
CORRECT ANS-defeat of the Magyars at the battle of Lechfeld in 955 and Christianization of
eastern Europe
The founder of the Frankish kingdom and the first royal Frankish defender of the Catholic faith
was
- CORRECT ANS-Clovis
The most successful Muslim raids in the ninth century occurred in
- CORRECT ANS-Sicily
Muslim societies abide by a strict code of law, much of it derived from the holy book Qur'an,
and regulating all aspects of Muslim life. This law code is called
- CORRECT ANS-the Shari'a
STUDYING MATERIAL WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION UPDATE
2024-2025 WITH 100+ QUESTIONS
Which of the following is true of Jewish settlements in the Hellenistic period?
- CORRECT ANS-Jews were numerous in cities in Egypt, Asia Minor, and Syria
The largest area of Roman innovation in architecture was
- CORRECT ANS-the use of concrete on a massive scale
Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following
except
- CORRECT ANS-limitless expansion in central Europe
After imposed retirement from Roman politics, Cicero took up writing
- CORRECT ANS-philosophical treatises
Rome set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation
by
- CORRECT ANS-offering its most favored allies full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake
in successful Roman expansion
Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic was his -
CORRECT ANS-Recruitment of destitute volunteers who swore an oath of allegiance only to him
,Among Augustus's key innovations in Roman provincial rule was his
- CORRECT ANS-division of Roman provinces into those ruled directly by the princeps and the
senatorial provinces administered by the Senate
Optimates in the late Roman Republic wanted to maintain the privileges of the
- CORRECT ANS-nobiles
The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and heavily
influenced Roman urban culture were the
- CORRECT ANS-Etruscans
The emperor who said, "Live in harmony, make the soldiers rich, and don't give a damn for
anything else" was
- CORRECT ANS-Septimius Severus
Marcus Aurelius' cruel son, who was strangled by his wrestling partner in 192 C.E. was
- CORRECT ANS-Commodus
All of the following occurred during the reigns of the five "good emperors" except for
- CORRECT ANS-the halting of imperial bureaucratic growth
By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar showed that he
- CORRECT ANS-was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate
Charlemagne's most disappointing military campaign came against the
- CORRECT ANS-Basques
, The holy man who created the first community of monks in Egypt and laid the foundations for
the monastic movement was
- CORRECT ANS-Saint Anthony
In Western Europe, the chief political repercussion of frequent Viking raids was
- CORRECT ANS-an increase in the power of local aristocrats to whom threatened populations
turned for effective protection
One of the most famous Vikings, who discovered Greenland, was
- CORRECT ANS-Erik the Red
According to Cassiodorus, the trivium includes which of the following subjects?
- CORRECT ANS-grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic or logic
Among Otto I's more successful actions that clearly benefited the kingship of Germany was -
CORRECT ANS-defeat of the Magyars at the battle of Lechfeld in 955 and Christianization of
eastern Europe
The founder of the Frankish kingdom and the first royal Frankish defender of the Catholic faith
was
- CORRECT ANS-Clovis
The most successful Muslim raids in the ninth century occurred in
- CORRECT ANS-Sicily
Muslim societies abide by a strict code of law, much of it derived from the holy book Qur'an,
and regulating all aspects of Muslim life. This law code is called
- CORRECT ANS-the Shari'a
