CLST 2102 Michael Katchmer Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
What advantages did Rome's location have? - Correct answer--beyond reach of
colonizing foreigners
-mediterranean cimiate (mild temp and sufficient rainfall) made for more
agricultural production
-had a lot of mineral wealth and major rivers allowed for transportation
-mountains at top and middle of Italy made it harder to pass
-defensible hills, abundant water, and a natural crossing place below tiber island
What mountain range forms the "spine" of Italy? - Correct answer-apennines
Which mountain range creates a barrier in the north of Italy? - Correct answer-alps
How did plains people differ politically from hill people? - Correct answer-Plains
people: had a polis- politically autonomous city-state ruled by its citizens
-communal freedom under laws they make and enforce
-communal worship of the gods
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,-higher proportion of citizens involved in the running and defending of the state
hill people: tend to be tribal with less complex political structure
-traditional lifestyle
-prefer indolence over collectivity
-loose confederations
-tend to move around
What did Rome probably look like in the 8th century? - Correct answer-Rome
gains wealth from river trade
-it benefits financially and culturally from contact with more civilized people
(Greeks, Phoenicians, and Etruscans
-greater wealth means population growth and the growth of an upper class
What is synoecism? - Correct answer-the coming together of several villages or
settlements into one community
Which river flows through Rome? - Correct answer-tiber river
How did it affect Rome socially and financially? - Correct answer-the city could
receive products it needed from the river and dispose of its commodities
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,it could bring up the necessities of a civilized life
allowed for a plentiful watered streams and a healthy area by the hills
it gave them protection from enemies
What type of society seems to have developed in Latium in the 9th and 8th
centuries? - Correct answer-population growth
burials give evidence of strong family groups centered on important warrior males
and extraordinary wealth
What do their grave goods reveal as important in their society? - Correct answer-
burials give evidence of strong family groups centered on important warrior males
and extraordinary wealth
What is a gens? - Correct answer-it is an extended family, clan
-All free-born persons descended from a common ancestor through the male line
-they share the same name and certain family traditions
-a man's gens is the second name in the system of three names common in the
republic
-ex: C. JULIUS Ceaser; P. CORNELIUS Scipio
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, Why are our literary sources for the history of Rome during the monarchy
problematic? - Correct answer-they were written many centuries after the events
were supposed to have taken place as were the literary sources that were used
-ancient historians did not try to uncover new facts about they past; they tried to
present received information in a new way
-filled in gaps of knowledge creatively (historical fiction)
From where did Aeneas come and why was he famous? - Correct answer-came
from troy
-he defeated Turnus
-famous for his pietas: devotion to family, gods, and country
-he saved his father and son when troy fell
Who was his divine parent? - Correct answer-the goddess Venus
What was his most important quality and what famous image captured that? -
Correct answer-his pietas: devotion to family, gods, and country
Aneas Flees Burning Troy, Federcrio Barocci
What is the traditional date (year only) for the founding of Rome? - Correct
answer-753 BC
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
What advantages did Rome's location have? - Correct answer--beyond reach of
colonizing foreigners
-mediterranean cimiate (mild temp and sufficient rainfall) made for more
agricultural production
-had a lot of mineral wealth and major rivers allowed for transportation
-mountains at top and middle of Italy made it harder to pass
-defensible hills, abundant water, and a natural crossing place below tiber island
What mountain range forms the "spine" of Italy? - Correct answer-apennines
Which mountain range creates a barrier in the north of Italy? - Correct answer-alps
How did plains people differ politically from hill people? - Correct answer-Plains
people: had a polis- politically autonomous city-state ruled by its citizens
-communal freedom under laws they make and enforce
-communal worship of the gods
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,-higher proportion of citizens involved in the running and defending of the state
hill people: tend to be tribal with less complex political structure
-traditional lifestyle
-prefer indolence over collectivity
-loose confederations
-tend to move around
What did Rome probably look like in the 8th century? - Correct answer-Rome
gains wealth from river trade
-it benefits financially and culturally from contact with more civilized people
(Greeks, Phoenicians, and Etruscans
-greater wealth means population growth and the growth of an upper class
What is synoecism? - Correct answer-the coming together of several villages or
settlements into one community
Which river flows through Rome? - Correct answer-tiber river
How did it affect Rome socially and financially? - Correct answer-the city could
receive products it needed from the river and dispose of its commodities
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,it could bring up the necessities of a civilized life
allowed for a plentiful watered streams and a healthy area by the hills
it gave them protection from enemies
What type of society seems to have developed in Latium in the 9th and 8th
centuries? - Correct answer-population growth
burials give evidence of strong family groups centered on important warrior males
and extraordinary wealth
What do their grave goods reveal as important in their society? - Correct answer-
burials give evidence of strong family groups centered on important warrior males
and extraordinary wealth
What is a gens? - Correct answer-it is an extended family, clan
-All free-born persons descended from a common ancestor through the male line
-they share the same name and certain family traditions
-a man's gens is the second name in the system of three names common in the
republic
-ex: C. JULIUS Ceaser; P. CORNELIUS Scipio
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, Why are our literary sources for the history of Rome during the monarchy
problematic? - Correct answer-they were written many centuries after the events
were supposed to have taken place as were the literary sources that were used
-ancient historians did not try to uncover new facts about they past; they tried to
present received information in a new way
-filled in gaps of knowledge creatively (historical fiction)
From where did Aeneas come and why was he famous? - Correct answer-came
from troy
-he defeated Turnus
-famous for his pietas: devotion to family, gods, and country
-he saved his father and son when troy fell
Who was his divine parent? - Correct answer-the goddess Venus
What was his most important quality and what famous image captured that? -
Correct answer-his pietas: devotion to family, gods, and country
Aneas Flees Burning Troy, Federcrio Barocci
What is the traditional date (year only) for the founding of Rome? - Correct
answer-753 BC
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