From Republic to Empire

Which of the following did NOT create unrest among the people after the war with Hannibal?

• Much of the farmland had been destroyed by Hannibal's troops

• Soldier-farmers became unemployed and poor and moved to the big cities.

• The state bought up the small farms and leased them to the wealthy upper class.

• They were still being attacked by Carthage

Who was Spartacus?

• A former gladiator who led a slave revolt against Rome's leaders.

• A Roman general whose soldiers were loyal to because he paid them.

• A Roman politician who took over the government and made himself dictator.

• A Greek general who successfully invaded Rome.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of Marius & Sulla allowing poor Romans to join the army?

• The soldiers became more loyal to the generals than Rome

• The generals used their military support to gain political power

• The generals fought for control of Rome, leading to a civil war

• The rich soldiers revolted against the change, leading to a civil war

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were both killed because they

• tried to help the poor citizens of Rome.

• encouraged poor Romans to join the army.

• led an uprising of slaves in Rome.

• caused a civil war in Rome.

What happened on the "Ides of March?"

• Roman Senators stabbed Julius Caesar to death on the floor of the Senate

• The Roman military was defeated by the Gauls, ending the Roman Republic

• Christianity begins in Rome with the birth of Jesus Christ

• Pompey defeated Julius Caesar's troops and Caesar was executed by Pompey

Which of the following best describes how Julius Caesar responded to the Senate and Pompey after his conquest of Gaul?

• He defied them and led his army into Italy.

• He obeyed them and kept his army in Gaul.

• He obeyed them and led his army into Italy.

• He defied them and kept his army in Gaul.

Julius Caesar was a hero to the Roman people because he finally conquered _.

• Gaul

• Carthage

• Greece

• Spartacus

Pompey, Julius Caesar, and _ joined forces to form a coalition, called the First Triumvirate, to rule Rome. 

• Crassus

• Spartacus

• Gracchus

• Lepidus

The conflict between generals _ and Lucius Cornelius Sulla caused a civil war in Rome.

• Gaius Marius

• Gaius Gracchus

• Gaius Julius Caesar

• Spartacus

What happened to the thousands of slaves who were captured by Crassus following the slave rebellion?

• They were crucified to set an example to others

• They were released as a goodwill gesture to the people

• They were sold to other countries as slaves

• They were returned to their owners as slaves