Augustus and the Pax Romana

When Julius Caesar seized power, it was a turning point in Rome from a Republic to an ________________________.

• military-run government

• democracy

• empire

• oligarchy

Prosperity means a time of thriving and success.

• true

• false

________________ reign began a long era of peace and prosperity.

• Julius Caesar's

• Tarquin the Proud's

• Cleopatra's

• Augustus'

Rome's first written laws were known as

• The Twelve Tables

• Legislature

• Lady Justice

• Tables of the Senate

The top officials of the Roman Republic were

• plebeians

• patricians

• gladiators

• legions

After overthrowing Tarquin the Proud, the Romans began a

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

Agriculture was the most important part of Rome's economy.

• True

• False

________________ made people wealthy, so merchants and skilled workers benefited from Rome's prosperity.

• Religion

• Trade

• Farming

Pax Romana stands for

• Roman peace

• Roman politics

• Roman patricians

• Roman plebeians

Augustus appointed an official called a __________________, or governor.

• inspector

• successor

• aqueduct

• proconsul