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WESTERN CIVILIZATION (practice questions for Midterm)
PART I Short Answer (1 point each)
1. What was the Roman name for their noble class?
2. What was the term used to describe the years of peace at the beginning of the Empire?
3. Who were the Etruscans?
PART II Multiple Choice: Circle the correct answer.(2 points each)
1 The tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus brought such a permanent change
to Roman politics because (a) the tribunate was used to challenge senatorial
authority (b) bloodshed became a way to solve political problems (c) political
problems divided Romans into opposing groups
(d) all of the above.
2. In 27 B.C. Augustus established a government for Rome that was a (a)
republic (b) empire (c) constitutional monarchy (d) dictatorship.
Essay question:
When did the Roman Republic REALLY end; with the rise of Caesar Augustus in
27 BC, the dictatorship for life of Julius Caesar in 45 BC, the dictatorship of
Cornelius Sulla in 82 BC or the challenge of the Gracchi brothers before 100
BC? Discuss and explain what criteria you use.