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A) They allowed their soldiers to adopt different religions.
B) They incorporated conquered peoples into their military to assure they had strong numbers.
C) They took a large number of defeated peoples back to Rome to serve as manual laborers.
D) They permitted full citizenship to certain conquered peoples, thereby allowing those people to feel a deep affinity for their new leaders.
E) They encouraged their soldiers to marry young women from the conquered groups.
G) A) and C)
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B) merchants
C) artisans
D) soldiers and sailors
E) farmers
G) A) and E)
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A) The Etruscans would not accept the concept of a monarchy.
B) The Etruscans enjoyed life too much to accept the training, fighting, and dying required by sustained warfare.
C) The Etruscans actually admired Roman culture and were ready to become acculturated to it.
D) The Romans had superior weapons and tactics to those of the Etruscans.
E) The Etruscan kingship and leaders of society went into a sharp decline that left the people helpless.
G) A) and D)
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A) The number of slaves went down dramatically.
B) More people were selling themselves into slavery for a better life.
C) Rape of a slave was a capital offense.
D) Slaves had to pay taxes.
E) Roman slavery was much more benevolent than in other areas.
G) A) and C)
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A) The military commanders came to be elected rather than appointed.
B) Rome began a military conquest to the East.
C) The Senate took firmer control of Rome and its military.
D) The plebeians began to join the military in large numbers.
E) The members of the Senate took over military strategy.
G) D) and E)
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A) It was a monotheistic religion with the emperor as a god.
B) The gods provided ethical guidance to society.
C) The religion emphasized an afterlife.
D) Priests and priestess held significant power and prestige in Roman society.
E) Worship of deities was more like a patriotic celebration and far less religious.
G) B) and E)
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A) The Romans used modern technology they had taken from the Etruscans and Greeks.
B) The Romans invaded Carthage, which forced Hannibal to leave Italy to defend his homeland.
C) The Romans gained control of Sicily so that Hannibal could not get reinforcements.
D) By using a "scorched earth" policy depriving Hannibal's army of food and supplies.
E) By confronting the Carthaginians in Spain to divert Hannibal's attention away from Italy.
G) D) and E)
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A) He disbanded the Senate and called for new elections.
B) He quietly moved most of the Senate's powers over to the General Assembly.
C) He gave citizenship to everyone in the Roman Empire.
D) He established himself as absolute dictator for life.
E) He turned Rome into a successful constitutional monarchy.
G) C) and D)
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The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term "Punic" comes from the Latin word "Punicus" (or "Poenicus"), which was the Roman term for the Carthaginians, whose ancestry was Phoenician.
The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The two states were the most powerful in the western Mediterranean at the time, and their interests began to clash as Rome expanded.
The First Punic War (264-241 BC) began over the control of Sicily and ended with Rome's victory, gaining control of the island, which became Rome's first province.
The Second Punic War (218-201 BC) is the most famous of the Punic Wars due to the Carthaginian general Hannibal's crossing of the Alps with his army, including war elephants, to invade Italy. This war ended with Rome decisively defeating Carthage at the Battle of Zama, leading to Carthage losing its status as a major power and becoming a Roman client state.
The Third Punic War (149-146 BC) was largely a siege of Carthage, ending in the city's complete destruction. After a lengthy blockade and assault, Roman forces broke through the city's defenses, destroyed Carthage, and enslaved its population. This marked the end of the Carthaginian state and the dominance of Rome in the western Mediterranean.
The outcome of the Punic Wars had a profound impact on the history of the Mediterranean world. Rome emerged as the dominant Mediterranean power and went on to establish a vast empire that lasted for centuries. The Punic Wars also showcased Rome's military might and its ability to adapt and overcome formidable foes.
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B) 50:50 percent
C) 10:90 percent
D) 25:75 percent
E) 40:60 percent
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A) The General Assembly was made up entirely of plebeians, or commoners.
B) The Roman bureaucracy voluntarily began to permit plebeians to participate.
C) The Senate was less powerful than the General Assembly.
D) Two consuls ran the government together, taking turns as head of the military and head of the civil government.
E) Both the Senate and the General Assembly had veto power over the consuls.
G) A) and B)
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