HIEU 201 Chapter 6 Quiz _ 2023 {Graded A}

Plebeian concessions during the Struggle of the Orders included all of the following EXCEPT a. the creation of the Twelve Tables. b. recognition of the full power of the Plebeian Assembly to enact legislation. c. the institution of an Athenian-style democracy. d. access to the highest political, judicial, and religious offices. Hide Feedback Correct The Romans treated the Italian peoples they conquered a. as potential allies, to be integrated into Roman society. b. as separate and inferior races. c. as equals who were, nonetheless, to be kept separate. d. as slaves, to be used for menial labor and gladiatorial combat. Hide Feedback Correct After Carthage's stunning victory at the battle of Cannae (216 B.C.) a. Rome was unable to raise and equip new legions for a decade. b. Rome invaded North Africa, forcing the Carthaginian general Hannibal to withdraw his troops from Italy. c. the Romans created a new alliance with the Macedonians. d. the Romans sued for peace, conceding its claims in Spain. Hide Feedback Correct The overseas expansion of Rome led to social and economic changes, which included a. greater prosperity for most of the plebeian farmers. b. the rise of a business class whose sources of wealth included army supply contracts and tax collecting. c. the destruction of the patrician class by a new class of warriors. d. a decline in trade, commerce, and manufacturing, as Rome lived off the tribute extracted from conquered lands. Hide Feedback Correct The influx of slaves into Italy in the first century B.C. a. led to tensions, but no outright slave revolts. b. had no effect on employment, as slaves were only allowed to perform menial tasks. c. had little impact, since most slaves went directly into the households of a few wealthy Romans. d. was so great that, by 50 B.C., they constituted one-third of Italy's population.