2.3 From Republic to Empire

At its greatest extent, the Roman Empire extended all the way to

• West Africa

• India

• China

• Great Britain

Which factor contributed to the Senate granting Caesar the title dictator for life?

• his support among Rome’s most influential families

• his alliances with powerful foreign rulers

• his generosity toward the lower classes of Rome

• his connections with the governors of all of the provinces

What effect did the replacement of the republican system with an imperial system have on life throughout the Roman Empire?

• It produced widespread stability

• It created decades of economic chaos

• It led to military defeats in the provinces

• It fundamentally transformed religion

Julius Caesar first increased his political power, money, and popularity as a result of

• his conquests in Gaul

• the defeat of Pompey

• his actions as Imperator

• his alliance with Cleopatra

How did the Punic Wars contribute to the end of the Roman Republic?

• They divided the loyalties of Roman leaders, who fought to control the new territories.

• They created deep political rivalries that divided the Senate and paralyzed the government.

• They overextended the Roman military, which weakened defenses along the northern border.

• They resulted in territorial expansion that made the Republic wealthier but more economically unequal.

Which ruler established the Roman Empire’s dynastic tradition of passing on the position of emperor to the descendants of the previous emperor?

• Tiberius

• Pompey

• Octavian

• Julius Caesar

What happened because the Roman Senators were worried about Caesars growth in power?

• They praised him

• They assassinated him

• The banished him

• They made him a plebeian

Who won the the civil war that followed Caesar's death and became Rome's first emperor?

• Pompey

• Caligula

• Nero

• Octavian

What was the name that was given to Octavian after he won the war?

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus Caesar

• Seneca Caesar

• Augustine Caesar

What was the Dynastic tradition?

• A government where the position of emperor to the descendants of the previous emperor

• A government where the people would vote on the emperor