HIST101H Early Western Civilization and Ancient Rome Study Guide Exam

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HIST 101H Early Western Civilization to 1000 CE Spring 2018 Exam #3 – Ancient Rome (Study Guide) Section I Directions: Be able to identify each of the people/objects/places/terms/events below. In a short answer, explain why are they significant and how they influenced Early Western History? 1. Concrete 2. Trajan’s Column 3. Tiberius Gracchus 4. The Rape of Lucretia 5. Juvenal 6. mare nostrum 7. The Aeneid 8. Pompeii 9. Tarquinus Superbus 10. Masada 11. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus 12. plebeians 13. St Paul 14. The Capitoline Wolf 15. The battle of Actium 16. Marcus Aurelius 17. The Tetrarchy 18. Cato 19. The Punic Wars 20. The Rubicon Section II Directions: Be prepared to answer the following questions. Answer the question completely and include some discussion of primary sources, where appropriate, to support your answer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What was the pater familias? What role did this concept have in Roman society? Describe life in the city of Rome. Would you have liked to have lived there? What factors led to the decline of the Republic? Why was the senate hostile to Caesar? Describe the influence of The Greeks and Etruscans on Rome Do you think Octavian earned his title of 'Augustus'? Why did the philosophy of stoicism become popular in the Roman world? Describe the development of Christianity in the first century CE.
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Concrete
In early western history concrete was used to build structures such as the Pantheon,
Trojans column and marine structures like bridges, storm drains and aqueducts. The romans
mainly used pozzuolana which they got from volcanic sand. Romans also applied the use of
concrete in construction of other large structures like Roman Baths and Colosseum.
Concrete influenced early western history in various ways. In 476AD the knowledge for making
cement was lost until it was discovered in 1414. People were able to find some manuscripts
which described techniques for making pozzolan cement. This knowledge rekindled cement
construction.

Trojan column
This is a roman triumphal column, which signifies Roman emperor Trajan’s victories in
Desean wars. This structure which is designed with a spiral bas relief representing the wars
between the Romans and the desmans has inspired the designing of numerous victory columns in
western history.

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Tiberius Gracchus

Tiberius Sempron us Gracchus was a well-connected politician in Roman Empire in earl
y western history. He came up with reforms that could assist the small scale independent
farmers. Tiberius Gracchus was killed in a protest which was started his senatorial opponents.

The Rape of Lucretia
The rape of lacertian represent one of the most significant occurrences of violence against
women in the society. Rape of lacertian sparked the beginning of roman republic, being a
mythological figure, her rape case the Roman citizens significantly. For centuries, researchers
and historians have been analyzing the Lucretius rape case.

Juvenal
Juvenal was a roman poet who in the late 1st century AD ...


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