Ancient World Ch. 5 Roman Empire Test Review

This test covers chapter 5, pages 130-153

Test Date:  Thursday, February 7th

The Transformation from Republic to Empire:

• The impacts of Roman expansion
• The major people during the Civil War period
• Sulla vs. Marius
• The First Triumvirate
• Pompey
• Crassus
• Julius Caesar
• Caesar's Gallic Wars
• The Battle of Pharsal
• The Second Triumvirate
• Octavian
• Mark Antony (and Cleopatra)
• Marcus Lepidus
• The Battle of Actium

The Roman Empire:

• Significance of Augustus Caesar
• Political and military reforms
• The Emperors of the Pax Romana
• Significant emperors (i.e.—those discussed specifically in class)
• You do not need to know specific dates for each emperor, but you do need to know which “line” a specific emperor belongs to: for example, you should know that Tiberius was a Julio-Claudian emperor while Trajan was an Antonine emperor

• Characteristics of Roman society and culture, including aspects of daily life and significant artistic, literary, and scientific achievements

The Final Centuries:

• Problems of the 3^rd century
• Significance of Diocletian and his policies
• Military reforms, division of the Empire, the Tetrarchy, and the Great Persecution
• Significance of Constantine
• Civil War with Maxentius, the Battle of Mulvian Bridge
• The Edict of Milan, Constantinople, the Council of Nicaea
• The origin and spread of early Christianity (from the first century to the 4^th century)
• The role of Rome in early Christianity
• The impact of Christianity in Rome
• Emperor Theodosius
• The Germanic migrations/invasions
• Various groups
• Huns; Goths, Vandals, Angles, Saxons, Franks
• Aspects of Germanic culture
• Impact on Rome
• The Battle of Adrianople
• Causes of the fall/transformation of the western Roman Empire

What is the format of the test?

• 15 multiple choice questions, each worth 3 points (45 points total)
• 2 essay questions—you will pick one—worth 55 points