WorksheetsTest - 1.1 - 1.5 From Republic to Empire
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 46mins
What method did the Romans use most often to gain land?
Romans had to fight countless wars against others to expand
Romans traded with everyone to expand
Romans bought all the land that they expanded into
Romans were given all of the land for free
Which colored part of the map shows the lands of the Roman Empire?
orange part
blue part
yellow part
black part
As the Romans expanded their empire they went from being a republic of elected leaders to having...
a single supreme ruler called the emperor
two rulers called consuls that shared power
a Senate that shared equal power with the emperor
a council of twelve elders that ruled the empire
How did the Gauls affect the Romans?
the Gauls crushed the Roman army and burned the city of Rome
the Gauls forced the Romans to pay them tribute taxes
their attacks led the Romans to build walls and strengthen their armies
all of the above
The Romans had to fight for control of the Italian peninsula. Who did they fight?
Greeks, Etruscans, Samnites and other tribes
Egyptians, Greeks and Persians
Carthaginians, Egyptians and Etruscans
Byzantines and Israelites
Roman allies were required to pay Roman taxes and supply soldiers for Roman armies.
True
False
What caused Rome to get drawn into the fight with Carthage?
Rome conquered the Greek cities that had already been fighting with Carthage over trade
Carthage tried to invade Roman lands so the Romans had to defend themselves
The Greeks hired the Romans to help them fight against Carthage
The Gauls convinced Carthage to attack the Romans
The Romans developed their own navy by _________________ the Carthaginians' ship designs.
copying and then improving on
finding and then destroying
paying a lot of gold for
completely ignoring
The Carthaginian general Hannibal, surprised the Romans by...
marching his army from Spain across the Alps and into Italy
surrendering to them in exchange for healthy elephants and a comfortable place to rest
helping the Romans crush the Gauls once and for all
marching his army out of Italy and into Egypt with barely any food
Why did Hannibal need to return home to Carthage?
To defend Carthage against an attack by a Roman army.
To help his family get out of debt and live a better life
To help raise and train better elephants for battle.
He decided that the Romans were too powerful and he could never win so he gave up.
What did the Romans do to Carthage in the third Punic war?
burned Carthage to the ground
killed many people
sold survivors into slavery
all are correct
Which of the following was NOT a result of Roman victories in the Punic wars against Carthage?
Romans lost land and their empire began to weaken
Romans expanded their power and territory
Countless young men died in the long wars
People living outside Rome suffered huge losses in population and property.
After Rome's wars with Carthage, what were small farms replaced by and why?
they were replaced by large estates because poor farmers had to sell their land to the wealthy farmers
they were replaced by large dirt pits because the dead needed to be buried
they were replaced by schools because the Romans needed to improve their education system
they were replaced by large stadiums so people could enjoy gladiator fights
The Romans copied the ways of living and ideas of some of the people they conquered (they adopted their customs). The Greeks especially.
True
False
Rome's allies resented having to pay Roman taxes and fight in Roman armies without enjoying the rights of citizenship so they...
rebelled and were given citizenship to end the revolt
voted for new leaders and became citizens
gave up and accepted their fate
were put in prisons and sold into slavery
What problem did slaves create for the Romans?
Rome had to fight to stop slave revolts.
Slaves eventually conquered Rome
Slaves refused to work and the Romans were forced to pay them
Roman slaves became more respected than Roman citizens
With so many slaves to do the work, thousands of farmers and laborers had no ___________.
jobs
rights
property
food
Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Caesar Augustus?
encouraged education, art, and literature
completed grand construction projects
created Rome's first police force and firefighters
restored the power of the Senate
What is Pax Romana?
a period of peace where Romans stopped fighting each other
a period of peace where the Romans had no wars with other people
a period of time where Roman taxes were very high
a type of religion that the Romans followed
Caesar Augustus expanded the Roman Empire toward natural boundaries.
True
False
How did the Romans treat the people in the lands they conquered?
they allowed the people of some defeated cities to become citizens
in every city they defeated they killed everyone
they gave everyone the right to become citizens
some defeated cities were allowed to trade with Rome but not able to become citizens
The three wars that Rome fought against Carthage are called the...
Punic Wars
Italian wars
Latin Wars
Hannibal Wars
What problem did Spartacus cause for the Romans?
He led a revolt of gladiator slaves against Rome
He murdered Julius Caesar
He lost the final battle against the Carthaginian general Hannibal
He stopped following Roman religion and started his own
Why did the two Roman generals, Julius Caesar and Pompey fight?
They both wanted control of Rome
They both wanted to get rid of the Roman Senate
Caesar believed Pompey was not a true Roman
They both wanted to destroy Rome
Why was Julius Caesar murdered?
The men who killed Caesar thought they were saving the republic
The men who killed Caesar wanted to get revenge for the Gauls
The men who killed Caesar were offended by his religious beliefs
The men who killed Caesar wanted Octavian to be emperor instead
Which of these did the Romans build for the purpose of improving trade?
harbors
canals
roads
walls
Which of the following is NOT an achievement of Caesar Augustus (Octavian)?
he encouraged education, art and literature
he repaired many Roman buildings
he gave power back to the Roman Senate
he gave Rome its first police and firefighters
Which of the following is the best description of the land added to the Roman Empire by Caesar Augustus?
He added provinces in the east and pushed Roman borders to the Rhine and Danube Rivers in the north, the Sahara in the south and the Atlantic ocean in the West
He added all of Africa and pushed Roman borders almost all the way to China in the east and the Pacific ocean in the West
He added the Italian Peninsula and gained Gaul, Carthage and Spain
He added Greece in the east and Egypt in the south. He also expanded the borders all the way to India in the east and North America in the west.
What is the Pax Romana
a period of Roman peace with no rebellions
a difficult war that the Romans won
a period of peace with some rebellions that soldiers had to put down
the new ruler of Rome after Caesar Augustus died
To keep the peace during Pax Romana many Roman soldiers had to fight for many years to put down rebellions
True
False
