Discuss the ways that Rome maintained the stability of its vast empire.

What will be an ideal response?


The Romans enfranchised those local populations that they found to be sufficiently loyal by granting them citizenship. They also improved local infrastructure, which brought tangible benefits to subject populations and their loyalty. Soldiers were given plots of land, which allowed for high living standards, which in turn increased their loyalty to Rome and discouraged rebellions. Augustus encouraged this stability by promoting lower-born subjects to positions of prominence and erasing the distinction between equites and patricians. This increased the loyalty of his subjects and likely nourished the lower classes’ hope of upward mobility.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Stan Kenton was the leader of

a. one of the most successful post-war big bands. b. a series of piano-less quartets. c. a six-piece ensemble dedicated to the music of Thelonious Monk. d. the "Birth of the Cool" band.

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Why would a figure like Plato be consigned to Limbo in Dante’s scheme of the afterworld?

a. The truth of his philosophy could not be determined. b. He was not baptized and therefore could be neither damned nor saved. c. Too few details of his life were known to judge him damned or saved. d. Dante could not decide whether he was evil or virtuous.

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