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Indiana Academic Super Bowl a Program of the Indiana Association Indiana Academic Super Bowl Social Studies Round 2015 – Senior Division Coaches Practice A Program of the Indiana Association of School Principals Students: Throughout this competition, foreign names and words will be used. If there are any discrepancies between how a word/phrase should be pronounced and what you see on the screen, the screen supersedes what is spoken. SD-CP-SS-1 This famous marble sculpture, dating from the reign of Diocletian and now part of the outer wall of St. Mark’s basilica in Venice, shows four nearly identical armed tetrarchs embracing. These men represent which of the following? A. Barbarian invaders B. gladiators C. Praetorian guards D. regional emperors SD-CP-SS-2 When Julius Caesar was murdered in 44 BCE, the Roman Empire included the red areas on this map. In which lettered area had Pompey the Great , having received a grant of imperium maius, defeated Mithridates of Pontus, eliminated pirates, transformed the remains of the Seleucid Kingdom into a Roman province, and reduced other areas to Roman allies and dependencies? A. Area A B. Area B C. Area C D. Area D SD-CP-SS-3 Historian refer to Claudius II, Aurelian, Carus, Diocletian, and the other emperors who reunited and restored the Empire in the 3rd century BCE by which of the following terms? A. The Adoptive Emperors B. The Gallic Emperors C. The Illyrian Emperors D. The Julio-Claudian Dynasty SD-CP-SS-4 Both the chaos and reforms associated with The Anarchy (235 to 284 BCD) led to which of the following fundamental changes in Roman life? A. A new military system B. A new political system C. A new religious system D. All of the above SD-CP-SS-5 How did Constantine gain the imperial throne in the 4th Century CE? A. After a brief war, Christian bishops proclaimed Constantine God’s chosen emperor B. Constantine and his army defeated rivals for the throne and he executed them C. Diocletian adopted Constantine as his heir before he abdicated D. The Senate of Constantinople elected Constantine emperor to avoid civil war SD-CP-SS-6 After 192 CD, the policies of the Severan emperors and developments on the empire’s frontiers reshaped the government of the Empire. One of the following phrases describes the new system of government. Which phrase describes the form of government that the Severans REPLACED? A. An absolute monarchy aligned with aristocratic landowners B. An aristocratic oligarchy in which nobles dominated the emperors C. A bureaucratic state managed by well-educated civil servants D. A military dictatorship dependent upon loyalties of generals and their armies SD-CP-SS-7 Which of the following statements accurately describes the elite upper-class regardless of where they lived within the Empire after The Anarchy (235 to 284)? A. They controlled an even larger share of the Empire’s wealth than previously B. They dominated the new imperial bureaucracy C. They had lost both their social eminence and their political influence D. They shared a basic common lifestyle SD-CP-SS-8 According to Woolf, early empires such as the Roman Empire were vast redistribution systems that relied on all of the following resources. Which one resource, however, was the basis of all ancient economies in both content and tributary empires? A. Agricultural production B. Land C. Manpower D. Metal, timber, and hard stone SD-CP-SS-9 Woolf writes that it really did seem that Romans tried to muster the most powerful cults and deities in the Mediterranean world behind their empire. However, the arrival of foreign cults without Roman approval could provoke a ferocious response from which one of the following? A. Army veterans B. Residents of Rome C. Provincial governors D. Senators SD-CP-SS-10 Which of the following forms of Mediterranean agriculture, successfully transplanted north of the Alps by Roman entrepreneurs, involved a range of new specialized skills, required greater inputs of energy and time, and offered vital dietary supplements for the region’s growing urban population? A. Fruit trees and vegetables B. Grains, including wheat and barley C. Olive trees and grape vines D. Potatoes SD-CP-SS-11 According to Woolf, whereas Romans had survived and recovered from other crises, it was the collapse of which of the following institutions that doomed the Empire in the 5th century BCE? A. Roman farms B. Roman armies C. Roman cities D. Roman families SD-CP-SS-12 Which of the following phrases accurately describes Roman citizenship after Rome had defeated its rebellious Italian allies in the Social War of 91 to 89 BCE? A. Almost all free people living in Italy were citizens B. Citizens were concentrated in Rome and a few colonies elsewhere in Italy C. Citizenship was acquired by various privileged groups outside of Rome D. Rebellious armies were allowed to become Roman citizens if they served in the Roman army SD-CP-SS-13 When Julius Caesar made himself dictator for life, his opponents called for his assassination by scrawling graffiti on the bases of statues dedicated to the man who drove the last of the kings from Rome in 509 BCE. Ironically, what was the name of this early Roman hero? A. Aeneas B. Lucius Junius Brutus C. Romulus D. Tarquin the Proud SD-CP-SS-14 Defeating Carthage and her allies in the Second Punic War enabled Rome to expand its territory in three of the following areas. Rome had gained total control of which of the following areas BEFORE the Second Punic War began? A. The Greek and Carthaginian city-state of Sicily B. The Iberian Peninsula C. The Islands of Corsica and Sardinia D. The Po River Valley of northern Italy SD-CP-SS-15 Twice, Rome made half-hearted attempts to remove this former ally of the Third Punic War. He bribed prominent Romans, ignored Roman embassies, and defied the Senate’s effort to mediate conflicts within his kingdom. Who was this North American king who thought that is was safe to defy Roman hegemony until he was defeated and executed by Gaius Marius at the end of the 2nd century BCE? A. Jugurtha of Numidia B. Attalus of Pergamum C. Mithridates of Pontus D. Vercingetoris of the Arverni SD-CP-SS-16 The ignominious death of which of the following Julio-Claudian emperors created Rome’s first serious succession crises (the Year of Four Emperors) that ended when Vespasian ascended to the imperial throne? A. Caligula B. Cladius C. Nero D. Tiberius SD-CP-SS-17 According to Woolf, which of the following phrases accurately describes the “Gallic emperors” who controlled Gaul, and at times the Spanish and British provinces, between 260 and 275 CE? A. Gallic rebels taking advantage of The Anarchy to throw off Roman domination B. Invading barbarians taking advantage of The Anarchy to establish an independent state C. Roman army commanders loyal to the deposed Several Dynasty D. Wealthy local notables trying to survive and protect their interests during The Anarchy SD-CP-SS-18 As the Empire collapsed, the earliest and most severe urban contraction occurred in which of the following areas? A. Britain, Gaul, and Germany B. The Italian and Balkan peninsulas C. North African provinces D. Syria and western Anatolia (Asia Minor) SD-CP-SS-19 Which of the following areas was the “breadbasket” of the Roman Empire and produced huge quantities of grain to be shipped first to Rome and then also to Constantinople to feed urban residents? A. Egypt B. France C. Spain D. Syria SD-CP-SS-20 The policies and actions of the Severan Dynasty made the office of emperor more dependent than ever before on which of the following institutions? A. The imperial bureaucracy B. The army commanders and their legions C. The praetorian guards D. The wealthy aristocrats of the Senate SD-CP-SS-21 Just when Caesar thought he had conquered all of Gaul, which of the following enemies of Rome led a huge Gallic revolt but was finally defeated in the siege of Alesia in central France in 52 BCE? A. Boudicca B. Mithridates C. Spartacus D. Vercingetorix SD-CP-SS-22 Ninety-eight years after Julius Caesar invaded Great Britain, Claudius sent an invasion force of four legions and auxiliaries to take the island. Like Caesar invading Gaul, Claudius hoped that the conquest of Britain would have what result? A. Control of northern territory would stop recent barbarian invasions B. Conquest would give Rome control of valuable mineral resources C. Military victory would give him political prestige D. A show of force would force Rome’s allies in Britain to be more cooperative. SD-CP-SS-23 In 27 BCE, after the Battle of Actium, the Senate presented Octavian with a great shield on which were listed four words that summarized traditional Roman values. One of those qualities was pietas (translated into English as piety), which held their hierarchical society together and meant what? A. An active and transformative force related to manliness B. The obligation of all aristocrats to live moral and blameless lives C. Qualities of justice and mercy with which rulers must govern D. The recognition of duties and respect to one’s superiors SD-CP-SS-24 In 410, the City of Roman was sacked by Germanic invaders. Four years earlier, another Germanic people had invaded the Roman Empire and then followed this route into Africa. Who were these people who sailed from their stronghold in Carthage and sacked Rome again in 455 CE? A. Burgundians and Franks B. Huns and Alans C. Ostrogoths and Visigoths D. Vandals SD-CP-SS-25 The English word “empire” comes from the Latin imperium.
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