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Chapter 3
The Poleis Become Cosmopolitan
MULTIPLE CHOICE
 

1. The period of ancient Greek history that began with

Alexander’s conquest of Persia is called the
2. Paleolithic period.
3. Hellenistic period.
4. Medieval period.
5. Renaissance.

Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 75
 
 2. During the Hellenistic period,
3. ancient Middle Eastern and Greek civilizations joined in a
manner that changed them both.
4. the eastern Mediterranean was dominated by Greek
language and culture.
5. rather than citizens ruling independent city-states, kings
ruled large kingdoms.
6. All these answers are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 75
 

3. Evidence suggests that during the Hellenistic period, as

compared to the classical, Greek women
4. were freer from family authority and could work and earn
money.
5. became dominant over men politically and economically.
6. became even more subject to the will of their husbands
and fathers.
7. were admitted to the citizen assemblies, achieving
political equality with men.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 76
 

4. Macedonia
5. was an Aegean island kingdom.
6. was a Greek-speaking kingdom north of Greece.
7. had a long tradition of democratic rule.
8. was an early Roman outpost.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 76
 

5. The southern Greek states, the self-described “civilized”

Greeks, regarded the Macedonians as
6. highly developed politically and culturally—a people to be
emulated.
7. backward because they did not have the political life of
the city-states.
8. so poor and backward they were not worth bothering
about.
9. dangerous because they were allied with Persia.

Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 76
 

6. Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great,

7. participated in several Greek wars during the fourth
century B.C.E.
8. reformed the Macedonian army, especially the phalanx, to
make it more formidable.
9. hoped to unite the Greek city-states under his leadership.
10. All these answers are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 76-77
 
 7. Demosthenes opposed the expansion of Macedonia under
Philip II because
8. Philip threatened the traditional freedom and self-
government of the poleis.
9. Philip was a weak military commander and would not be
able to fight the Persians.
10. he wanted Sparta to assume the leadership of
Greece.
11. Macedonia was not rich enough to be the leader of
the Greeks.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 77
 

8. The southern Greek states were defeated by Philip II at

the battle of
9. Marathon.
10. Salamis.
11. Chaeronea.
12. Actium.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 77
 

9. Philip II dreamed of conquering Persia but did not do so

because
10. he was assassinated under circumstances that have
never been clearly explained.
11. the coalition of Athens and Thebes crushed his
troops at Chaeronea.
 12. he died young of a fever.
13. the king of Persia persuaded the Macedonian troops
to mutiny.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 77
 

10. Alexander’s love of Greek culture and literature

seems to have come from his tutor
11. Socrates.
12. Plato.
13. Aristotle.
14. Zeno.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 78
 

11. Where did Alexander found and build the city that
would later become the premier city of the Hellenistic
world?
12. Egypt
13. Persia
14. Phoenicia
15. Macedonia

Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 79
 
 12. In Egypt, Alexander
13. was finally defeated.
14. diverted the Nile to the south.
15. organized a democratic government for the people.
16. was declared the incarnation of the god Amon, and
was treated as pharaoh.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 79
 

13. In order to consolidate his authority in Greece,

Alexander
14. returned to Greece after defeating Darius III at Issus.
15. publicly identified himself with the legendary Greek
heroes Heracles and Achilles.
16. restored democracy in Athens.
17. openly adopted the Spartan way of life.

Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 80
 

14. Which of the following policies did Alexander NOT

follow in his imperial rule?
15. founding many cities to spread Greek urban life
throughout the empire
16. supporting intermarriage between Greeks and Asians
17. destroying all conquered cities to obliterate non-
Greek culture
18. recruiting Persian soldiers as part of a new combined
army
Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 81
 
15.In 323 B.C.E., Alexander died in Babylon

1. when he was assassinated by one of his officers.

2. by suicide, drowning in the Euphrates.
3. from alcohol abuse and fever.
4. from a battle wound that had become infected.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 80
 

16. Alexander turned back from his quest for the end of
the known world because
17. his Macedonian troops refused to go on.
18. he thought that the land extended forever.
19. he was defeated by the kings of northern India.
20. he was warned by his father Zeus to go no further.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 80
 

17. Alexander’s legacy includes

18. the blending of Greek and Asian cultures.
19. the idea of a single great empire of many peoples
ruled by one king.
 20. his political conquests, although in some regions
these did not last long.
21. All these answers are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 81
 

18. Following Alexander’s death, his empire

19. survived intact for a century under his son and
grandson.
20. was divided into three main successor kingdoms.
21. was destroyed by an invasion of Mongols.
22. disintegrated as the native peoples rose and
expelled all Greeks and Macedonians.

Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 82
 

19. The Alexandrian successor kingdom ruled over by his

general Ptolemy and Ptolemy’s successors was
20. Egypt.
21. Persia.
22. Macedonia.
23. India.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 82
 
 20. The Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt
21. maintained the empire of Alexander the Great intact.
22. conducted their official business in Greek, while
permitting traditional Egyptian culture to continue.
23. suppressed Egyptian culture, thus bringing the
civilization of Egypt to an end.
24. extended their empire south into Ethiopia.

Answer: B
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 82
 

21. The monument at Alexandria regarded as one of the

seven wonders of the ancient world was
22. the Museum.
23. the Royal Palace.
24. Alexander’s tomb.
25. the lighthouse, or Pharos.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 83
 

22. The Rosetta Stone was important because it

23. recorded the deeds of Arsinoë II.
24. was written in three scripts: Greek, cursive Egyptian,
and hieroglyphs, permitting the translation of the Egyptian
language.
25. proved that Alexander the Great had reached China.
26. gave the name of the pharaoh who built the Great
Pyramid.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 84
 

23. The Seleucid dynasty ruled

24. Macedonia.
25. the Asian part of Alexander’s empire.
26. Egypt.
27. Greece and Crete.

Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 84
 

24. The Hellenistic monarchy of the Seleucids

25. conquered Rome.
26. repudiated Greek culture in favor of traditional Near
Eastern civilization.
27. relied in part on Macedonian and Greek colonists to
secure their hold on their Asian lands.
28. built the great silk road to China.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 85
 

25. The Antigonids ruled

26. Macedonia.
27. the Asian part of Alexander’s empire.
28. Egypt.
 29. Italy.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 86
 

26. Which of the following was NOT a change

experienced by the Greek poleis in the Hellenistic age?
27. Specialists took over from citizens such roles as
soldier and athlete.
28. The gap between rich and poor widened, with the
rich controlling politics.
29. Many immigrants and freedmen became citizens,
diluting the sense of community.
30. The common citizens reasserted control of the
governments, making them more democratic.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 86
 

27. Which of the following was NOT true of the

increasingly diverse Hellenistic world?
28. The ruling class, though Greek in language and
culture, was open to non-Greeks who acquired Greek
culture and language.
29. There was a growing Chinese influence, especially in
the Antigonid kingdom of Macedonia.
30. Women could travel more freely and participate in
the arts.
31. Blacks Africans were more often represented in the
visual arts.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 89
 

28. The Hellenistic monarchs created a new economy in

the eastern Mediterranean by
29. standardizing the currency.
30. spreading new agricultural practices and products.
31. establishing royal monopolies in key industries to
control production.
32. All these answers are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 87
 

29. During the Hellenistic period, slavery

30. expanded as a practice.
31. shrunk as a practice because war prisoners were
generally set free.
32. was controlled, so that only the kings and their
officials could own slaves.
33. was restricted to non-whites.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 89
 

30. Urban problems in the Hellenistic age included

31. a lack of public safety.
 32. poor sanitation.
33. a reliance on imported food supplies.
34. All these answers are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 90
 

31. During the Hellenistic period, women

32. were increasingly sequestered from cultural,
political, and economic life.
33. were granted political and voting rights in most
kingdoms.
34. were allowed freer access to economic and cultural
professions.
35. gained the right to pass down their names and
heritage to their children.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 91
 

32. A good example of a Hellenistic royal city in both its

planning and in its art is
33. Babylon.
34. Corinth.
35. Sparta.
36. Pergamum.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 92
 

33. A major difference between “classical” Greek art and

the art of the Hellenistic era was
34. the introduction of bronze statuary during the
Hellenistic era.
35. the surprisingly small amount of money spent by
Hellenistic rulers and cities on public art.
36. the tendency toward realistic rather than idealistic
portrayal in sculpture.
37. that temple building nearly stopped.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 93
 

34. The Maccabees led a Jewish revolt against King

Antiochus IV because he
35. wanted to move all the Jews to Egypt to establish a
Jewish state there.
36. converted to Judaism and insisted on being
appointed high priest.
37. forbade the Jews from trading with the Ptolemaic
kingdom.
38. attempted to Hellenize the Jews, and violated the
Temple with an altar to Zeus.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 94
 
 
 35. Greek schools of the Hellenistic era
36. banned nude exercises in the gymnasium.
37. emphasized Homer as the primary literary text.
38. were usually run-down and neglected.
39. mixed male and female students.

Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 95
 

36. Hellenistic “New Comedy” plays generally contained

37. satire about the kings.
38. stories of gods to teach good moral behavior.
39. characters with individual concerns that reflected
the realities of cosmopolitan life.
40. profound and heroic themes about politics and
ethics.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 95
 

37. The Hellenistic school of philosophy that advocated

the rejection of the goods of this world in order to achieve
happiness was that of the
38. Sophists.
39. Cynics.
40. Epicureans.
41. Stoics.

Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 96
 

38. Although differing in approaches to life, the

Hellenistic philosophies of Stoicism, Epicureanism, and
Cynicism had many things in common. Which of the
following was NOT shared by them?
39. They argued for something of a withdrawal from the
life of the cosmopolitan cities.
40. They seldom appealed to really destitute people.
41. They argued for an increased participation in the life
of the polis.
42. They emphasized control of the self and personal
tranquility.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 96-97
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

39. Which of the following was NOT characteristic of the

mystery religions?
 40. Ceremonies were led by the civic leaders so the gods
would protect the polis.
41. Individual salvation and an afterlife were promised to
the initiates.
42. Music, dance, and purification rituals led to a mystic
union with the god/goddess.
43. Many mysteries involved sacred meals through which
people became godlike by eating the flesh of the deity.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 97
 

40. Hellenistic science

41. was clearly inferior to the early Greek science of
Thales and Pythagoras.
42. perfected the manufacture of steel.
43. culminated in the work of Homer.
44. made important advances in mathematics and
astronomy.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 98
 
 
TRUE/FALSE
 

41. The southern Greek city-states admired the

Macedonians for their advanced culture as well as their
military prowess.
Answer: False
Page: 76
 

42. Macedonian wealth derived from good pasture,

farming, and mines of gold and silver.

Answer: True
Page: 76
 

43. Philip of Macedonia had no desire to conquer the

Persian Empire.

Answer: False
Page: 77
 

44. Alexander received a good education in Greek

literature and culture.

Answer: True
Page: 78
 

45. Alexander’s empire stretched as far as the Pacific

coast of China.

Answer: False
Page: 80
 
 
 
 

46. Although Alexander wed a Persian princess, he

forbade his soldiers to intermarry with Asians.

Answer: False
Page: 81
 

47. When Alexander was an old man, he wrote in his

memoirs that he wanted to combine Greeks and Asians
into a new, universal race.

Answer: False
Page: 82
 

48. Alexander’s empire was divided after his death, with

three main kingdoms emerging.

Answer: True
Page: 82
 

49. Alexandria grew into a large city as capital of Egypt,

but it could never surpass Athens in trade and commerce.

Answer: False
Page: 83
 
 50. Greek immigrants to Asia and Egypt were relegated
to the same low social and economic status as the native
inhabitants.

Answer: False
Page: 85
 

51. In the Hellenistic eastern Mediterranean, Greek

became the language of government and business.

Answer: True
Page: 82
 

52. In the Hellenistic world, the gap between rich and

poor grew wider.

Answer: True
Page: 86
 

53. The Nike of Samothrace is a statue of the goddess of

victory.

Answer: True
Page: 88
 

54. The use of elephants made Hellenistic armies

invincible.

Answer: False
Page: 88
 

55. The number of people traveling for business and

professional reasons increased in the wider cosmopolitan
Hellenistic world, and even women found a new freedom
to move about.

Answer: True
Page: 89
 

56. Women had far more opportunities to exercise

economic, social, literary, and occasionally even political
power in Hellenistic Greece than they had in pre-
Alexandrine Greece.

Answer: True
Page: 90
 

57. Hellenistic artists and architects had to depend on

the uncertain support of democratic governments to carry
out their projects.

Answer: False
Page: 92
 

58. Alexandria and Pergamum were leading scholastic

centers of science and learning.

Answer: True
Page: 98
 
 59. Archimedes, though a superb mathematician,
invented no practical devices.

Answer: False
Page: 99
 
 
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK
 

60. The Macedonian king who achieved a dominating

position in Greece, but who was killed before he could
invade Persia, was ________.

Answer: Philip II
Page: 76
 

61. Demosthenes, defending the traditional freedom of

the city of ________, warned of the danger to the southern
Greek states posed by the policies of King Philip of
Macedonia.

Answer: Athens
Page: 77
 

62. Philip reorganized the Greek fighting formation,

known as the ________, into a more flexible and mobile
infantry force.

Answer: phalanx
Page: 77
 

63. Twice, Alexander defeated ________, the king of

Persia, who fled and was eventually murdered by one of
his own guards.

Answer: Darius III

Page: 79-80
 

64. When he reached the river ________, Alexander was

forced by his soldiers to turn back.

Answer: Indus
Page: 80
 

65. Alexander never returned to Greece or Macedonia;

he died in the ancient Mesopotamian city of ________.

Answer: Babylon
Page: 80
 

66. The great city that Alexander founded in Egypt was

________.

Answer: Alexandria
Page: 82
 

67. The ________ were the Hellenistic dynasty that ruled

Egypt.

Answer: Ptolemies
Page: 82
 

68. The ________ were the Hellenistic dynasty that ruled

Syria and the Asian portions of Alexander’s empire.

Answer: Seleucids
Page: 84
 

69. The ________ were the dynasty that ruled Hellenistic

Macedonia.

Answer: Antigonids
Page: 86
 

70. The basic unit of currency of the Hellenistic world

was known as the ________.

Answer: drachma
Page: 87
 

71. Nike was a goddess of ________.

Answer: victory
Page: 88
 

72. Instead of patriotic citizens, most Hellenistic armies

were made up of ________.

Answer: mercenaries
Page: 88
 

73. The Hellenistic city in Asia Minor with its royal

palaces arranged at the top of a high hill was ________.

Answer: Pergamum
Page: 92
 

74. Judas Maccabeus led a revolt of the Jews against

King ________ of Syria.

Answer: Antiochus IV
Page: 94
 

75. ________ was a philosopher who believed in

maximizing pleasure and avoiding pain.

Answer: Epicurus
Page: 96
 

76. Living in Alexandria, ________ wrote the standard text

on the subject of geometry, still used today.

Answer: Euclid
Page: 98
 

77. The greatest inventor of antiquity, _______, devised

the value of pi, discovered the principle of the lever, and
 designed war machines to hold off a Roman attack on his
native city, Syracuse.

Answer: Archimedes
Page: 99
 
 
ESSAY
 

78. Describe the strengths of Macedonia and the

weaknesses of the Greek poleis during the fourth century
B.C.E.

79. How did Philip II create a loyal Macedonian army,

and what military innovations did he make?

80. Describe the general route of Alexander’s conquest

of the Persian Empire and the overall strategy he
followed.

81. Choose one of the following dynasties—Antigonid,

Ptolomaic, or Seleucid—and describe where they ruled
and the main policies they followed for success.

82. Describe some main achievements of Hellenistic

science and who was responsible for them.
 

83. Describe briefly the three main Hellenistic schools of

philosophy.

84. What were the main characteristics of the mystery

religions?

85. Contrast the culture of classical Athens with the

artistic, religious, and philosophical ideas of the
Hellenistic world, and discuss what contributed to the
transformation in ideas.

86. Compare the economic, social, and political life of

the traditional Greek poleis with the Hellenistic cities and
kingdoms. What are the reasons for this transformation?

87. Did Alexander, whether inadvertently or by design,

really change the world? Answer by discussing changes in
political structure, literature, philosophy, religion, and
science.

88. Consider this: When the Romans encountered the

Greek world and started to imitate its culture, it was the
Hellenistic world that they so admired. Does this mean
that the Hellenistic era has more relevance to modern
culture than did the earlier eras of Greek history and
culture?
 
 
Chapter 5
Territorial and Christian Empires
MULTIPLE CHOICE
 

1. After the death of Julius Caesar,

2. the Roman Republic was restored.
3. Alexander the Great conquered Rome.
4. Hannibal led a plebeian uprising against the patricians.
5. a series of civil wars ended in the one-man rule of
Augustus.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 134
 

2. During the Second Triumvirate,

3. Pompey became dictator for ten years.
4. and before their final showdown, Octavian forced the third
member, Lepidus, to retire.
5. Cleopatra sided with Octavian, insuring his triumph.
6. Julius Caesar was assassinated by a conspiracy led by
the Triumvirs themselves.

Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 134
 
 3. In the division of power over the empire during the
Second Triumvirate,
4. Antony took the west; Octavian took the east.
5. Cicero took the west; Antony took the east.
6. Octavian took the west; Antony took the east.
7. Brutus took the west; Octavian took the east.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 134
 

4. Antony and Octavian attempted to create a bond of

alliance between them by arranging
5. for Antony to marry Octavian’s sister, Octavia.
6. for Antony to give his mistress, Cleopatra, to Octavian.
7. to share the consulships of Rome on a permanent basis.
8. to combine their armies for an attack on Parthia.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 135
 
 
 

5. Antony and Cleopatra lost the Battle of Actium because

6. a great storm destroyed their ships.
7. Octavian possessed much larger forces than Antony.
8. Cleopatra abandoned the battle with her fleet, and Antony
followed her.
9. Antony was killed at the beginning of the battle.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 135
 

6. Rome completed its domination of the Mediterranean

when
7. Constantine adopted Christianity.
8. Sulla defeated Mithradates.
9. Nero defeated the Germans.
10. Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 135
 

7. The government established by Augustus after 27 B.C.E.

has come to be called the
8. dictatorship.
9. Royal Realm.
10. democratic republic.
11. principate.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 135
 

8. During his principate, Augustus did all of the following

EXCEPT
9. abolish the Senate because of the great opposition that
he found there.
 10. continue to allow the appointment of the traditional
magistrates to carry out the public business of the Senate
and the Roman people.
11. use his personal wealth to balance the budget and
rebuild Rome.
12. accept the title “Father of the Fatherland.”

Answer: A
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 135-136
 

9. Augustus improved the organization of imperial

government by
10. directly controlling about half of the provinces and
sending representatives to govern them.
11. creating a foreign service drawn from men of the
equestrian class eager to advance.
12. eliminating private tax collectors.
13. All these answers are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 136
 

10. The Aeneid, which celebrated the heroic foundation

of Rome and the values it cherished, was written by
11. Homer.
12. Livy.
13. Virgil.
14. Tacitus.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 136
 

11. The next dynasty, that of Vespasian, came to power

in 69 C.E. as a result of
12. a bloody civil war fought by the armies to secure the
power for their commanders.
13. being elected by the assembly, whose members were
tired of Julio-Claudian rule.
14. Vespasian’s success in murdering all remaining
members of Augustus’s family.
15. Nero giving up his power when he realized Vespasian
was a better man.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 138
 

12. The dynasty of Augustus, the dynasty of Vespasian,

and the era of the “Five Good Emperors” all ended with
13. the accession of an incompetent or viciously immoral
son.
14. a Germanic invasion that sacked Rome.
15. an eruption of Vesuvius.
16. a major slave revolt.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 138, 147
 
 13. The trade route by which precious goods moved from
China to the Mediterranean was the
14. Han Highway.
15. Red Sea.
16. Silk Road.
17. Suez Canal.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 142
 

14. Which of the following was NOT a factor holding the

Roman Empire together?
15. ferocious repression of all rebellions
16. widely-spread Romanization through citizen colonies
and military service
17. local town councils that maintained infrastructure,
collected taxes, and loyally reported to the imperial
administration
18. well-engineered roads and bridges, with an organized
transport system

Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 142
 

15. In order to improve the lives of the Romans,

Augustus
16. encouraged an opulent lifestyle of luxurious clothes
and jewels for the rich.
17. favored the growing gap between rich and poor.
 18. promoted legislation to encourage marriage,
children, and traditional morality.
19. forced only non-Romans to serve in the military.

Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 143
 

16. Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons

for Rome’s declining birthrate under the empire?
17. to have fewer children in order to preserve their
inheritance intact
18. seriously mistaken views by physicians on sex and
female fertility
19. Augustus’s new laws on marriage and family
20. the use of birth control methods and abortion

Answer: C
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 144
 

17. The Colosseum was used for the bloody display of

18. gladiators.
19. wild animal slaughter.
20. mass executions of condemned criminals.
21. All these answers are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 145
 
 18. The bloody displays of arena and circus served the
purpose of showing
19. the empire’s dominance over its enemies.
20. the generosity of the emperor who paid for the
games, increasing loyalty to him.
21. people how to face death bravely and honorably.
22. All these answers are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 146-147
 

19. The end of the Roman Peace (Pax Romana) was

marked by the
20. death of emperor Marcus Aurelius in 180.
21. suicide of Nero in 68.
22. moving of the capital to Constantinople in 330.
23. crucifixion of Christ in 33.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 141
 

20. Beginning with the rule of Septimius Severus in 193,

the Roman Empire
21. renewed the prosperity and tranquility of the era of
the Five Good Emperors.
22. became more militarized, with generals placed in
positions of power.
23. expanded, crushing Persia.
24. was defeated by Armenia.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 147
 

21. The increase of luxury spending by the rich at the

height of the empire damaged the economy because
22. money drained from the West to the Far East, where
most luxury goods were produced.
23. less money circulated, limiting growth opportunities
for the middle class.
24. the Roman poor had to receive increasing food
subsidies, further reducing the treasury.
25. many of the wealthy went bankrupt.

Answer: A
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 148
 

22. Which major problem did the Roman Empire face in

the late second and third centuries?
23. major plagues
24. economic recession
25. inflation
26. All these answers are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 148