History 01 Exam 2 Study Guide Terms and concepts are taken from the readings and lectures
1. When was the Roman republic
founded? Who were Remus &
Romulus?
2. How is the Rome different from the
Greek city-states’ concept of
citizenship?
3. What is the significance of the story of
The Rape of Lucretia?
4. Define Mos Maiorum, Virtus, and Fides.
5. What is the patron-client system?
6. What is patria potestas?
7. Describe Roman religion
8. Who were the Etruscans? What is the
Etruscan influence on Rome? (p.147148)
9. Define res publica. Who were the
patricians? Who were the plebeians?
What were the Twelve Tables? What is
the senate? (p.148)
10. When was Carthage founded? Who
founded the civilization? (p.152)
11. What were the Punic Wars? Who were
involved? What was the outcome of
the wars? (p.154-155)
12. Who was Gaius Marius (p.159) & how
did he contribute to the fall of the
Republic?
13. Who were the proletarians?
14. What was the 1st Triumvirate?
15. Why was Caesar assassinated in 44
B.C.E.? (p.164)
16. When was the Roman Empire created?
17. What was the Pax Romana?
18. Who was Mark Anthony? Who was
Cleopatra?
19. What does Augustus mean? (p.171)
20. What was a princeps?
21. How did Augustus change Rome’s
political system?
22. How did Augustus improve public safety
and health? (p.173).
23. Citizenship and slaves (p.174-175)
24. Describe the rise of Christianity in the
Roman Empire.
25. Where was Jesus from?
26. What does messiah mean? (p.186)
27. Did Jesus leave any writings?
28. When were the New Testament
Gospels composed?
29. How did the Roman destruction of
Jerusalem affect Christianity? (p. 188)
30. What was the Dominate? (p.205)
31. How were the Dominate’s emperors
different from earlier emperors?
32. Who was Constantine? Which city did
he establish as the eastern capital?
33. What was the Great Persecution? Who
launched the anti-Christian movement?
34. What was the Edict of Milan? When
was it written? What did it do?
35. Who was Theodosius I? What did he
do?
36. Where were the views and policies of
Christian emperors in regards to Jews?
(p211-212)
37. Define Arianism.
38. What was the Nicene Creed?
39. Who were the Germanic peoples?
(p.221). Why were they migrating into
the Roman Empire?
40. Who were the Huns?
41. Who was Attila the Hun?
42. Who were the Visigoths?
43. Who was Alaric? What did he do in
410?
44. Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
(p.224)Where did they settle?
45. Who were the Ostrogoths?
46. Who was Odoacer?
47. Who was Romulus Augustulus?
48. What is the significance of the year 476
(p.224).
49. Who were the Franks? Where did they
settle?
50. What was the Wergild?
51. How is the Roman Empire in the East
(c.500-565) different from the Roman
Empire in the West?
52. Who was Justinian? Who was
Theodora?
53. What was the Byzantine Empire?
54. What is the significance of the year
1453? (p.240)
55. Who was Muhammad?
56. What is the Qur’an?
57. What is the Hijra?
58. What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
59. How was Islam influenced by Judaism &
Christianity?
60. What is the significance of Battle of
Poitiers in 732? (p.280)
61. Why are the Islamic world, Byzantium,
and western Europe considered heirs of
Rome (p.264-267)