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Go through the chapter carefully and pick out some basic features of Roman society and economy which you think make it look quite modern.

Important Questions on An Empire Across Three Continents

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Themes in World History>Chapter 2 - An Empire Across Three Continents>Q 1
 Who were the three main players in the political history of the Roman Empire? Write one or two lines about each of them.
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Themes in World History>Chapter 2 - An Empire Across Three Continents>Q 2
How did the Roman emperor manage to govern such a vast territory? Whose collaboration was crucial to this?
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Themes in World History>Chapter 2 - An Empire Across Three Continents>Q 3
How independent were women in the Roman world? Compare the situation of the Roman family with the family in India today.
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Themes in World History>Chapter 2 - An Empire Across Three Continents>Q 4
Archaeologists who work on the remains of pottery are a bit like detectives. Can you explain why? Also, what can amphorae tell us about the economic life of the Mediterranean in the Roman period?
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Themes in World History>Chapter 2 - An Empire Across Three Continents>Q 5
The text has referred to three writers whose work is used to say something about how the Romans treated their workers. Can you identify them? Reread the section for yourself and describe any two methods the Romans used to control labour.
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Themes in World History>Chapter 2 - An Empire Across Three Continents>Q 6
If you had lived in the Roman Empire, where would you rather have lived - in the towns or in the countryside? Explain why.
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Themes in World History>Chapter 2 - An Empire Across Three Continents>Q 7
Compile a list of some towns, cities, rivers, seas and provinces mentioned in An Empire Across Three Continents chapter, 
, and then try and find them on the maps. Can you say something about any three of the items in the list you have compiled?
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Themes in World History>Chapter 2 - An Empire Across Three Continents>Q 8
Imagine that you are a Roman housewife preparing a shopping list for household requirements. What would be on the list?