WorksheetsFour Periods of Roman Expansion!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What event first allowed Rome to start expanding?
a)
The last Etruscan king being overthrown
b)
The death of Caesar
c)
Victory in the Second Punic War
d)
Augustus becoming emperor
2.
During the First Period of Expansion, who did the Romans create an alliance with?
a)
Latins
b)
Greeks
c)
Etruscans
d)
Gauls
3.
What event forced the Romans to rebuild their city with stronger defenses and a stronger army?
a)
The Gauls destroying Rome
b)
The First Punic War
c)
The Second Punic War
d)
The civil war between Pompey and Caesar
4.
At the end of the first period of expansion, what had Rome conquered?
a)
All of Italy
b)
Spain and Gaul
c)
All of the Mediterranean
d)
Great Britain
5.
The Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome and ______________?
a)
Carthage
b)
Gaul
c)
Egypt
d)
Spain
6.
The First Punic War started when _____________ asked Rome to help them defend against Carthage.
a)
Sicily
b)
Saguntum
c)
Corsica
d)
Sardinia
7.
The Second Punic War started when ________________ attacked the city of ________________ in Spain.
a)
Hannibal; Saguntum
b)
Hannibal; Rome
c)
Scipio; Saguntum
d)
Scipio; Zama
8.
How did Hannibal get his army to Rome during the Second Punic War?
a)
Across the Med. Sea
b)
Through Egypt and Greece
c)
Through Spain and across the Alps
9.
Which Roman general defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama to end the Second Punic War?
a)
Scipio Africanus
b)
Scipio Aemilianus
10.
What did Carthage do that led to the Romans starting the Third Punic War?
a)
Defended themselves from a nearby army
b)
Sailed trading ships into Roman waters
c)
Stopped paying Roman taxes
d)
Made an alliance with Greece
11.
Who conquered the city of Carthage to end the Third Punic War?
a)
Scipio Africanus
b)
Scipio Aemilianus
12.
In 91 BCE, why did Roman allies in Italy revolt against Rome?
a)
They wanted the rights of citizens
b)
They were angry at Carthage
c)
The Romans lost a recent war
d)
Hannibal destroyed their homes
13.
Who led an unsuccessful slave revolt against Rome?
a)
Spartacus
b)
Scipio
c)
Cicero
d)
Hannibal
14.
Caesar was well known as a general for conquering almost all of _____________.
a)
Gaul
b)
Spain
c)
Syria
d)
Greece
15.
After defeating Pompey and his army, Caesar returned to Rome and declared himself ______________ for life.
a)
Dictator
b)
King
c)
General
d)
Consul
16.
In what year was Caesar assassinated?
a)
44 BCE
b)
753 BCE
c)
509 BCE
d)
14 CE
17.
Which of Caesar's two allies chased and killed his assassins and then fought each other for power over Rome?
a)
Pompey and Crassus
b)
Marc Antony and Octavian
c)
Cicero and Virgil
18.
Why did Marc Antony and Octavian got to war against each other?
a)
Antony divorced Octavian's sister to marry Cleopatra
b)
Octavian decided to forgive Caesar's assassins
c)
Antony declared himself dictator for life
19.
What event do historians consider to be the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire?
a)
The renaming of Augustus
b)
Caesar's assassination
c)
The war between Caesar and Pompey
d)
Caesar's conquest of Gaul
20.
What is the period of time known as the Pax Romana?
a)
200 year period of Roman peace
b)
A long series of civil wars
c)
Rome's alliances as a republic
d)
The Roman republic
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