​The Reign of Julius Caesar: Part 1

​The Reign of Julius Caesar: Part 1

By Allison Bayles

Multiple Choice

What are the names of the two groups in Roman politics, one protected the interests of the rich and one the interests of the poor?

• the populares for the rich, and the optimates for the poor

• the optimates for the rich, and the populares for the poor

• the poptimates for the rich, and the pularates for the poor

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• Minoan Culture

• Mycenaean Culture

• The Trojan War

• Phoenician Civilization

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• Israel Divides into Two Kingdoms

• Homer and Greek Mythology

• The Olympics

• Founding of Rome

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While Sulla was an Optimate, to what party did the Gracchi brothers and Julius Caesar belong?

• Optimates

• Federalists

• Populares

Architectural Advances In Rome

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Multiple Choice

What is the approximate date of the architectural advances in Rome?

• c. 250 B.C.

• c. 150 B.C.

• c. 450 B.C.

• c. 750 B.C.

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Where were the first Roman villages built?

• on seven hills

• in Athens

• in Sicily

• on the Po River

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When were the Roman villages combined into one city?

• during Julius Caesar's time

• during the Minoan Era

• during Alexander's invasion

• during the time of the Estruscans

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What was the Roman forum and when was it built?

• an island fortress on the Tiber, built around 345 B.C.

• a portion of the Appian Way, built around 600 B.C.

• an open square where business was carried out, built around 600 B.C.

• a small brick office, built around 600 B.C.

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What were basilicas?

• Public buildings used as offices and courts of law

• a throne for visiting kings

• a type of organic herb

• private buildings used for religious worship

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For what were Roman temples used?

• as places dedicated to the Roman gods

• courts of law

• athletic training

• an open square for business

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When was a wall built to enclose the city of Rome?

• around 378 B.C.

• around 250 B.C.

• around 450 B.C.

• around 500 B.C.

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What was the purpose of the roads that were built in Rome?

• to make life easier for peasants

• to organize the city and provide highways for transportation

• to allow easier enemy attacks

• to string electrical lines

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What were aqueducts?

• public baths

• canals for boat transportation

• a way to bring fresh water to the people of Rome

• a kind of eye medicine

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Reorder the following

• Greece Colonized, Democracy Begins

• Israel and Judah Fall

• The Prophets of God

• Roman Republic

  Developed

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• Persian Wars

• Pericles and the Peloponnesian War

• Greek Philosophers

• Nehemiah and the Jewish Return

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Multiple Choice

What is the other ancient name for Asia

Minor?

• Illyricum

• Anatolia

• the Levant

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Match the following

• Pericles and the Peloponnesian War

• Greek Philosophers

• Nehemiah and the Jewish Return

• Alexander the Great

c. 461 B.C. – 404 B.C.

c. 450 B.C. – 322 B.C.

c. 444 B.C.

c. 356 B.C. – 323 B.C.

• c. 461 B.C. – 404 B.C.

• c. 450 B.C. – 322 B.C.

• c. 444 B.C.

• c. 356 B.C. – 323 B.C.

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Match the following

• Architectural Advances in Rome

• Rome Rises to World Power

• Reign of Julius Caesar

c. 250 B.C.

c. 146 B.C.

c. 59 B.C. - 44 B.C.

• c. 250 B.C.

• c. 146 B.C.

• c. 59 B.C. - 44 B.C.

Multiple Choice

What was a Pontifex Maximus?

• the overseer of public money

• a common priest of Roman religion

• the high priest of Roman religion

Match

Match the following

• Pontifex Maximus

• Military Tribune

• Aedile

• Praetor

high priest

legion commander

overseer of public buildings

high judge

• high priest

• legion commander

• overseer of public buildings

• high judge

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Match the following

• Quaestor

• Consul

• Proconsul

• Dictator

overseer of public money

highest ruler

governor of province

all power in one person

• overseer of public money

• highest ruler

• governor of province

• all power in one person

Multiple Choice

What are the dates for the Reign of Julius Caesar?

• 159 B.C.-144 B.C.

• 59 B.C.-44 B.C.

• A.D. 44-A.D. 59

• 198 B.C.-175 B.C.

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In to what kind of family was Julius Caesar born?

• a slave family

• a patrician (noble) family

• a noble Persian family

• a Macedonian family

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Approximately when was Julius Caesar born?

• c. A.D. 100

• c. 1000 B.C.

• c. 100 B.C.

• c. 59 B.C.

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What disciplines did Julius Caesar study?

• Latin, Greek, literature, math, music, astronomy, and rhetoric

• accounting and carpentry

• Latin and Greek

• biology, chemistry, medicine

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What land did Julius Caesar conquer in 58 B.C.?

• Macedon

• Gaul

• Carthage

• Iberia

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How did Julius Caesar become Rome's ruler?

• He inherited it from his father

• Cleopatra made him king

• He never held office

• He defeated his opponents in a civil war

Multiple Choice

Name a law that Julius Caesar changed as Rome's ruler.

• He changed marriage restrictions.

• He forbid selling people into slavery for their debts.

• He forbid sailing.

• He increased Olympic games.

Multiple Choice

Why was Julius Caesar stabbed to death on March 15, 44 B.C.?

• He sought to attack Egypt.

• He threatened the interests of the powerful Senate.

• He had conquered Gaul.

• He had slapped a general.

Multiple Choice

Who was Caesar's heir who joined with Mark Antony to fight Julius's assassins?

• Tiberius

• Nero

• Sulla

• Octavian

Historical Literature

Cleopatra

Cleopatra Although many people argue about whether or not Cleopatra was a woman who was conniving and desired only wealth and power, most would agree that she led a very adventurous life. As you read the next book entitled Cleopatra, you will have to decide for yourself. Assignment: Read pages 1-4 of Cleopatra, ending with "Cleopatra dreamed the same dream, but in her efforts to attain it, she would sacrifice everything,"