The Gracchi Brothers/Marius and Sulla

What was the definition of the aristocrat class of Rome?

• They were the lowest class of people, slaves

• They were poor and had no say in the city

• They were rich and held all the power

• They were normal citizens who lived peacefully in the city

Which of the brothers died trying to help the lower class at a political speech?

• Gaius

• Tiberius

What was the point of the "corn law" that Gaius had made?

• To make the price of grain more expensive, so the wealthy were the only one's who ate

• To make the price of grain cheaper, so it was affordable to the poor

• Outlawing corn from the city of Rome

What did Gaius do that was illegal?

• Tried to steal the tribune

• He had killed his brother in rage

• He stole from the wealthy and gave it to the poor

• He was tribune for 2 times

What was the point of the Agrarian Reform that Tiberius made?

• Limited the amount of land the wealthy could have, so the poor would also own land

• Gave portions of the wealthy's money to the poor for food

• To execute anyone who stole from the poor's little rations

After both the Gracchi brothers died, what form of government was established?

• senate

• monarchy

• princeps

• republic

Why was Gaius Marius shown as a hero after the Jugurthine War?

• He had sacrificed himself for a important general

• He had defeated the man, Jugurtha, in the heat of battle

• He was able to start small from a soldier and work up to be an important general

What was the relationship between Sulla and Marius?

• They were both brothers who fought together in war

• Sulla was a soldier of Marius's in the Jugurthine and Cimbrian wars

• They were both rivals always trying to get more power than the other

What had started the rivalry between Marius and Sulla?

• One was always getting more attention than the other

• Sulla had made a unfair law that Marius didn't like

• Marius had thought Sulla was getting too much power

• They kept disputing on certain problem and subjects that were happening in the city of Rome

What was the point of Marius's reform on the subject of the military?

• The men should get better weapons to fight with

• Better generals to help command the soldiers in the best way possible

• That the soldiers get better working conditions, so they are full of energy when they have to start fighting

• That the men should get equal treatment so the soldiers are not based on wealth, but on skill