One Stabilizing Factor in the Reigns of the Golden Age

question 19

Multiple Choice

One stabilizing factor in the reigns of the Golden Age emperors was that the first four emperors

• A) had no surviving sons and were therefore able to use adoption to find the best possible successor.
• B) engaged in shrewd public relations by stamping their images on coins, establishing their imperial cults, and inscribing their names on public buildings.
• C) generously paid an enormous number of soldiers who collected taxes and maintained peace at all costs.
• D) offered to all their loyal subjects the possibility and attendant rewards of citizenship, regardless of gender, nationality, or ethnicity.

---

Definitions:

Corals

Marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria, typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual polyps that build up coral reefs, important for marine biodiversity.

Reefs

Marine structures composed mainly of coral and other biogenic material, typically forming in shallow, warm water environments.

Quartz-Rich

Containing a high concentration of quartz, a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms.

Soluble Chemical

A substance capable of being dissolved in a solvent, particularly water, to form a solution.