HIEU 3222 Review Test Submission: Textbook Quiz 2 solved questions solution 2020

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HIEU 3222 Review Test Submission: Textbook Quiz 2 solved questions solution 2020 Question 1 1 out of 1 points As a result of this Roman victory in battle in 197 B.C., Macedonia ... was forced to recognize the freedom and independence of the Greeks, and the Second Macedonia War came to an end. Question 2 1 out of 1 points At this battle between Rome and Carthage (24 June 217 B.C.), the vain and overconfident Roman consul Gaius Flaminius pursued Hannibal into the mountains near Aretzo (and along this body of water), where the Carthaginian commander fell on his lines in the front, the rear, and the center. Many Romans drowned trying to swim from the Punic onslaught. The overall Roman losses at this battle were 30,000, including Flaminius. Question 3 1 out of 1 points NOT a contributing factor in the coming of the First Punic War (264-241 B.C.). Question 4 1 out of 1 points The Roman strategy to win the Second Punic War. Question 5 1 out of 1 points In 175 B.C., this Seleucid king moved militarily against Rome’s Ptolemy ally in Egypt, and besieged Alexandria. The Roman envoy, C. Popillius Laenas, confronted Seleucid ruler, conveying the Senate’s “request” that he withdraw from Egypt. When he asked for time to consider, Popillius drew a circle around him in the sand and demanded a reply before he stepped out of it. This Seleucid prudently swallowed his pride, and retreated from Egypt. Question 6 0 out of 1 points Which of the following is true about the battle of Zama in 202 B.C.? Question 7 1 out of 1 points This successful Roman commander (and consul) in the Second Macedonian War was charismatic, cultured, and fluent in Greek. He electrified the Greek world with his slogan of “Freedom and self-determination of the Greeks.” In 196 B.C., he even made a grand appearance at the Isthmian Games at Corinth, where he proclaimed that the Greeks were to be subject to their own laws, without garrisons and without tribute. Question 8 1 out of 1 points The son of Hamilcar Barca and the chief and brilliant commander of Carthaginian forces during the Second Punic War. In 218 B.C., he marched a force of 90,000 infantry and 12,000 cavalry into Italy. He won every major battle in Italy against the Romans. Question 9 1 out of 1 points The Sicilian Wars (480-307 B.C.) were a series of conflicts between Carthage and the Greek city-states of Magna Graecia (headed by Syracuse) over control of Sicily. Question 10 0 out of 1 points NOT true about the ending of the First Punic War in 241 B.C. Question 11 1 out of 1 points NOT true about Pyrrhus of Epirus: Question 12 0 out of 1 points Which of the following would be a good ancient source for Rome during the Punic Wars? Question 13 0 out of 1 points Which of the following is true about Masinissa? Question 14 1 out of 1 points Prior to the First Punic War, Rome had little, if any, experience with a navy. During the war, however, they developed this drawbridge that would crash into the deck of an enemy ship, and enable the Roman legions to board. Question 15 1 out of 1 points NOT one of the causes of the Second Punic War. Question 16 1 out of 1 points This social class was made up of all people involved in the business of public contracts. Question 17 1 out of 1 points This king ruled Macedon during the First and Second Macedonian Wars, and was a staunch supporter of Carthage. During his second war with Rome (200-196 B.C.), he was decisively defeated at the battle of Cynoscephalae. The subsequent Treaty of Tempea (196) forbade him to move or interfere beyond his borders. Question 18 1 out of 1 points Sobered by their early defeats in the Second Punic War, the Romans elected this dictator to restore order. Contrary to that which was popular in Rome, the aged general wanted to avoid open battle with Hannibal. He believed that the best strategy against Hannibal was to harass his lines, and slash and burn the countryside so as to deprive the Puni of food stores. He was very unpopular, and soon removed from command. Question 19 1 out of 1 points Beginning in the 3 rd century B.C., the Romans were heavily influenced by this group of people, whose poetry, drama, history, rhetoric, philosophy, and art provided a model for the Romans, and helped produce a distinctive Mediterranean culture. Question 20 1 out of 1 points At the December 218 B.C. battle at Trebia River, the hasty Roman commander, Titus Sempronius Longus marched across the river and attacked Hannibal’s main force. Meanwhile, an ambush party led by Hannibal’s brother, Mago, emerged at the rear of Sempronious’s line, sowing utter confusion and causing the Roman auxiliaries to break and flee. Sempronius was soundly defeated. Question 21 0 out of 1 points NOT one of the consequences of war and empire in the years following the Punic Wars: Question 22 1 out of 1 points A major problem facing the Romans in the post Punic Wars period was slave revolts. Question 23 1 out of 1 points This social class was made up of non-senatorial families who met the minimum property requirement to be senators. Question 24 1 out of 1 points This hinged and raised gangplank was added to Roman warships during the First Punic War. After an enemy ship was rammed, the gangplank (including a grappling spike) was dropped on the deck of an enemy’s disabled vessel. Question 25 1 out of 1 points What was the Ebro Treaty of 226 B.C.? Question 26 1 out of 1 points One of the most famous Roman women of the Late Republic. She was the daughter of Scipio Africanus, and the mother of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. Question 27 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is true about the peace terms ending the Second Punic War? Question 28 0 out of 1 points This Greek city (and ally of Rome) located in Gaul between northern Italy and northern Spain was a factor in the coming of the Second Punic War. The growing power of Carthage in Spain threatened the city’s trade, which had expanded at Carthage’s expense during the First Punic War. The city was also afraid that Carthage– once if fully controlled Spain– might ally with neighboring tribes to eliminate them as a rival altogether. In 226 B.C., the Romans concluded the Ebro Treaty with Carthage to pacify the city. Question 29 1 out of 1 points The Roman consul Gaius Nero defeated Hannibal’s brother, Hasdrubal, at this battle in northern Italy in 207 B.C. Following his loss, Hasdrubal committed suicide. Question 30 1 out of 1 points NOT a factor in the coming of the Third Punic War (149-146 B.C.): Question 31 1 out of 1 points After defeating Carthage decisively in the Second Punic War, Rome got bogged down in the Third Punic War-- and against lesser foes. While there was no clear “winner” in this third war, a good case could be made that Carthage actually defeated Rome. Question 32 1 out of 1 points The site of most of the ground fighting during the First Punic War. Question 33 1 out of 1 points This social class was made up of those wealthy patrician and plebeian landowning families whose current heads had obtained membership in the senate by appointment or by holding certain elective offices or whose direct male lines included men who had been members of the Senate. Question 34 1 out of 1 points NOT true about Scipio Africanus: Question 35 1 out of 1 points This 216 B.C. battle was the worst military defeat in Roman history. Rome’s prestige was shattered, and the Carthaginians now claimed most of southern Italy. Only 15,000 out of an army over 80,000 survived. Question 36 1 out of 1 points During the Rome-Syrian War (192-188 B.C.), this powerful Seleucid king—who had done much to revive Seleucid might in the Near East-- moved a force into Greece to “liberate” it from Roman “oppression.” In response, Rome sent 30,000 troops to Greece, defeated him at Thermopylae in 191, and forced a peace in 188 that seceded all Seleucid land to Rome. Question 37 1 out of 1 points This Macedonian king proved to be a problem for the Romans in the immediate post- Second Punic War period. In the lead up to the Second Macedonian War (200-196 B.C.), he attacked his free Greek neighbors, threatened Rhoades, and seized control of the Black Sea trade lanes. Question 38 1 out of 1 points This Roman warship during the First Punic War was modeled after Carthaginian ships. Built by the Romans in the late 260s B.C., it carried a crew of 420, including 300 rowers. It was heavy and strong, with a bronze beak used for ramming and sinking other ships. Question 39 1 out of 1 points NOT true about Carthage. Question 40 0 out of 1 points Who or what was Sophonisba? Question 41 Needs Grading Briefly discuss the Roman way of war. ← OK [Show More]

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