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Study Guide for Ancient Rome

As you read through the three chapters on ancient Roman culture, make sure you are able to answer the following questions. (Don’t just hunt for the answers; make sure you read the chapters and understand the main ideas about the ancient Romans.)

Match up the appropriate items: (a) Pax Romana; (b) Corinth captured; (c) Fall of Rome; (d) Edict of Milan; (e) Roman Republic founded

__C__ 476 A.D.
__A_ 27 B.C. - 180 A.D.
__D__ 313 A.D.
__E__ 510/509 B.C.
__B__ 146 B.C.

Match up the appropriate items: (a) 753 B.C.; (b) 510/509 B.C.; (c) 146 B.C.; (d) 27 B.C.; (e) 180 A.D.

__C__ the Punic Wars came to an end
__E__ death of Marcus Aurelius
__D__ the end of a period of civil war
__A__ Romulus and Remus
__E__ Rome began its long decline after this date

Match up the following: (a) epicureanism; (b) stoicism

__B__ Marcus Aurelius
__A__ pursuit of pleasure in moderation
__B__ self-discipline
__B__ answered by Philippians 4:11-13
__A__ Lucretius
__B__ Cicero
__A__ an early theory of evolution
Match up the appropriate term: (a) basilica; (b) aqueduct; (c) Pantheon; (d) oculus; (e) Parthenon

_C__ used continuously as a place of worship since it was built
_A__ public meeting-halls
_C__ a Greek facade with Roman dome
We noted in class that this kind of structure more than any other illustrates the Roman imperial character: (a) highway systems; (b) triumphal arches; (c) basilicas; (d) aqueducts; (e) colosseums

The greatest Roman innovation in architecture was the ________.   (a) trabeated style; (b) post-and-lintel technique; (c) flying buttresses as support; (d) arch; (e) aqueduct

The Romans were in bondage once to the: (a) Greeks; (b) Egyptians; (c) Cathaginians; (d) Etruscans: (e) Minoans

Which word describes most fully the Roman worldview?

(a) idealism
(b) rationalism
(c) humanism
(d) materialism
(e) mysticism
True / False (a = true / b = false)

B The Romans learned very little from the... [continues]

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