WorksheetsThe Fall of the Republic and the Rise of the Roman Empire
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Julius Caesar believed that he had the skills to:
fix Rome and lead it into a better time; he was a patriot.
become a senator and create new laws that were fair.
become friends and allies with the Gauls.
Become the king of Rome.
Modern day France was known to the Romans as:
Britannia
Gaul
Hispania
Lusitania
VERCINGETORIX was:
one of Julius Caesar's allies and a Roman general.
part of the Triumvirate.
a politician in Rome who tried to give Caesar a bad name.
the king of the Gauls.
The TRIUMVIRATE was:
A group of senators that were trying to get rid of Julius Caesar
People in the Plebeian class who wanted rights.
a "secret" group of three generals who wanted to fix Rome.
A tribe of barbarians who lived in Gaul.
After defeating Pompey and Crassus, Caesar comes home and is elected "__________________________."
Head general
Emperor
Dictator
Consul
On the "Ides of March,":
Julius Caesar was murdered by a group of senators.
Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls at Alesia.
Julius Caesar had Cleopatra placed on the throne of Egypt.
Mark Antony committed suicide to avoid being captured.
Octavian was:
One of Caesar's fellow generals and friends.
Caesar's nephew and adopted son.
a member of the Triumvirate.
the child Caesar had with Cleopatra.
Julius Caesar's friend and general in the Roman army, who wanted revenge for his death, was:
Actium
Pompey
Mark Antony
Octavian
The Egyptian leader who ended their reign and avoided imprisonment by Rome through suicide by snake was:
Cleopatra
Ptolemy
Arsinoe
Amenhotep
The term "princeps" means:
"First Citizen"
"Emperor"
"Lead General"
"Son of Caesar"
Octavian changes his name to _, which means "the revered one" or "special one."
Augustus
Caesar
Princeps
Optio
In the time of Octavian, the Roman government changed from a _____________ to a _____________.
Monarchy; Democracy
Democracy; Oligarchy
Representative Democracy; Direct Democracy
Democracy; Monarchy
A "Golden Age" for the Romans was known as the:
Pax Romana
Peace of Caesar
Pax Augustus
Roman Pact
New towns built in conquered territories by the Romans were called:
fortresses
castellia
colonies
latifundia
The construction projects that helped trade, military, connections and communications for Romans all over the Empire were:
colonies
roads
fortresses
harbors
A type of Roman art that is made by fitting together small colored stones to create a larger picture:
Friezes
Tile Sculptures
Frescoes
Mosaics
Natural scenes that were painted on plaster walls inside Roman homes were called:
Friezes
Tile Sculptures
Frescoes
Mosaics
The language that the Romans spoke:
Latin
Roman
Gallic
Italian
"Romance Languages" are:
languages used to create romantic stories and poems.
languages that are spoken by non-Roman peoples.
modern languages that "evolved" from Latin.
a special language only used by the Roman patricians.
We use many of the Romans' everyday laws in our own modern day civilization. This was called:
Republican Law
Imperial Law
Roman Law
Civil Law
Augustus wound up becoming:
Rome's most famous general.
the first Roman Emperor.
the king of Egypt.
the head speaker in the Roman Senate.
The meaning of the "TRIUMVIRATE" was the:
Generals' Council that ran the legions.
"Senatus Populus Que Romanus"
"point of no return," a boundary you could not cross without permission.
"Rule of Three."
Julius Caesar conquered what territory (which made him famous with Romans everywhere)?
Sicily
Hispania
Gaul
Carthage
Members of the Triumvirate (choose all that apply):
Mark Antony
Crassus
Octavian
Pompey
Caesar
A boundary that armies were not allowed to cross. If they did without permission from the Senate, they became instant enemies of Rome.
The Po River
The Alps
The Apennines Mountains
The Rubicon River
Two leaders who sought to get revenge for Caesar's murder (choose the two that apply):
Octavian
Pompey
Caesarion
Mark Antony
Cassius
The Roman leader who eventually defeated Cleopatra and conquered Egypt was:
Octavian
Crassus
Mark Antony
Caesar
In Egypt, __________________ fell in love with Cleopatra and "switched sides." __________________ vowed to bring him to justice for being a traitor to Rome.
Caesar, Pompey
Octavian, Mark Antony
Ptolemy, Caesar
Mark Antony, Octavian
The Romans considered the Mediterranean Sea to be "theirs." What title did they give it?
Mediterranea Romanus
Oceanum Nostrum
Mare Nostrum
Mare Romani
"S.P.Q.R." stands for:
the Senate and People of Rome
the government and military of Rome
the Roman Empire and all of its colonies
the Roman Navy
Who grew jealous of Julius Caesar's popularity and convinced the Senate to order Caesar to return to Rome?
Octavian
Pompey
Cleopatra
Ptolemy
What did the pharaoh of Egypt, Ptolemy, give to Julius Caesar to win his favor?
A large portion of gold
Cleopatra's hand in marriage
The severed head of Pompey
Ptolemy's prized cow
How did Julius Caesar die?
Stabbed 23 times by Senate members
Poisonous snake bite
Committed suicide after losing a battle
Killed in battle
Which was NOT one of the four areas that flourished under "Pax Romana"?
Engineering
Public Services
Democracy
Travel and Trade
Law and Order
Cleopatra seduced _____________ to try and protect herself from an invasion by Rome.
Julius Caesar
Caesar Augustus
Mark Antony
Marcus Brutus
How did Mark Antony die?
Stabbed 23 times by Senate members
Poisonous snake bite
Committed suicide after losing a battle
Killed in battle
What did Caesar do to the pirates who captured him?
Cut off their hands
Crucified them
Burned them at the stake
drowned them
Who was Caesar NOT very popular with?
Poor citizens/ Plebeians
His soldiers
The Senate/ Patricians
Octavian became known as _________ after he declared himself the emperor of Rome.
Octavius
Princeps
Gaius Caesar
Augustus
What characterized the Pax Romana?
a large army, new territory, a big food supply, and improvements in the Roman government.
the establishment of special privileges for the wealthy; plebeians continued getting less.
a small army, the return of the farmland to small farmers, and an end to slavery.
An end to the Empire and a return to rule by the Senate and the Republic.
