[Flashcards] 1.1 From Republic to Empire

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Why was Julius Caesar murdered?

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Senate was afraid he would take away their power

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Did Roman generals often set their armies against the Roman Senate to control Rome?

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True

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Who became Rome’s first real emperor after Julius Caesar’s death?

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Octavian "Augustus"

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Rome's emperor Augustus (Octavian) pushed the Roman borders to...

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natural boundaries like rivers and mountains

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At its height, the Roman Empire stretched all the way from...

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Britain in the north, Sahara Desert in the south, Spain in the west and the Assyria in the east.

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We can learn from the key on this map that the Romans conquered ALL of the colored lands in about ...

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600 years

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What can we learn from the colors on the map about the Romans?

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conquered areas of land in different time periods

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What two rivers on mainland Europe formed northern borders for the Romans?

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the Rhine and Danube rivers

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What is the main purpose of this map?

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To show territory controlled by the Romans in different time periods.

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What is the name of the sea in the middle of Roman lands?

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Mediterranean Sea