Why Did Romanization Have Less Effect in the Eastern Provinces

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why did Romanization have less effect in the eastern provinces than in the western provinces?

• A) The religious beliefs of the peoples in the eastern provinces condemned those who succumbed to Roman influence.
• B) The peoples of western Europe were more impressed by Roman culture than were peoples in the more advanced east and were therefore more open to adopting Roman customs.
• C) Hellenistic-Near Eastern culture had long been firmly entrenched, thus making it difficult for Romanization to have much sway.
• D) Unlike the peoples of the western provinces, who all spoke Latin, the multilingual east found it difficult to understand and relate to Roman law, literature, and customs.

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