After the 3rd PW, a wage economy was replaced by a ___________ economy.
What is slave economy.
100
Julius Caesar had a command here (present-day nation) prior to becoming proconsul of Gaul.
What is Spain.
100
Tiberius Gracchus proposed this land reform bill:
What is "he introduced a bill that would limit the amount of land a person could own to 640 acres."
100
Marius' soldiers were nicknamed this:
What is "Marius' Mules"
100
There were 300 of these, but this number was increased to 900 after Julius Caesar took power
What are Senators
200
The highest virtue for Romans had been this, which was defined as _________________
What is
1. Pietas
2. Honoring one's parents, the gods and the state.
200
Caesar had this position in Gaul, before crossing this river in 49 BCE:
What is proconsul, Rubicon River
200
In the video clip we saw (HBO "Rome"), what is the "smear campaign" that was leveled against Tiberius Gracchus?
What is: wealthy senators engineered a rumor that he wanted to be king of Rome.
200
This was the significant (and dangerous) legacy begun by Marius:
What is "by giving out land and 'retirement benefits' to soldiers, he developed a relationship with his legions based on personal loyalty to the general".
200
This was the highest office in the Republic; there were two of them and they held the office for only one year
What are consuls
300
"Mos Mairorum" can best be defined as this:
What is "an emphasis on parental authority and obligations to the state"
300
These actions in Gaul (be specific) would be considered this by today's standards.
What is "The ordering of mass executions and enslavement of almost 1/3 of the population" would be considered genocide by today's standards.
300
This was Tiberius's Gracchus' fate, and it was the first case of THIS in Rome's history, in THIS year:
What is:
1. He was assassinated by senators (brutally)
2. First case of civil bloodshed
3. 133 BCE
300
In true democratic republics, this should be the relationship between the state and the army:
What is "the state should control the army, NOT the other way around".
300
These officers were "sacrosanct" while in Rome, and served to protect the interest of the Plebeians.
What are tribunes
400
During the years 233 to 133 BCE, this ratio reflected the consolidation of power in the RR (2 acceptable responses )
What is: 50% of consuls were from 10 families OR 80% of consuls were from 26 families.
400
These could be considered two of the important "good" reforms that Caesar introduced to Rome:
What is:
1. Devised a new calendar ("Julian") that was in place until the 16th century
2. Provided for handouts of free grain for the poor.
400
This can be seen as the legacy of Gracchus brothers:
What is "he was the first Roman to use the masses to pass reforms; he was the first Roman populist."
400
Blackwater (now Xe) is known as the PSC, or this:
What is Private Security Company
400
These were the two official duties of the censors
What are:
1. counting the population (census)
2. Responsible for public morality issues. (censorship)
500
The "backbone" of the RR was seen as this job; what was the main point made in the video clip we saw about wealth concentration in the US today?
What is
1. "small farmer"
2. The wealth gap was much larger than not only the ideal, but much larger than what people even thought it was!
500
The legacy of Caesar's rule could be considered the following:
What is
1. The idea that power corrupts
2. Provided model for European rulers for next 2000 yrs (Czars, Kaisers)
3. Month (July) and Calendar (Julian)
4. His assassination engulfed Rome in civil war and led to the fall of the Republic.
500
Prior to the concept of the rise of these (which Tiberius Gracchus was), the powerful Roman were referred to by this term:
What is
1. Populares (those that appeal to the masses)
2. Optimates ("the best")
500
These are TWO legal/ethical questions that can be raised by the use of the PSCs in war.
What is:
1. questions of accountability (are the PSC employees held to the same standards as conventional troops?)
2. Will the fact that they receive huge contracts serve as an ulterior motive for the US to go to war?
500
This one year term dealt with all the financial regulations in the Republic: