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WorksheetsGr 7 L1 From Republic to Empire Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
How did the Praetorian Guard Cause problems for the emperors?
They had few military skills
They liked to fight
They sometimes marched into Italy
Sometimes they plotted against the Roman emperor
Rome's main enemy in the Punic Wars was
Greece
Moreno Valley
A city-state in North Africa
A European tribe
The people who killed Julius Caesar wanted to return power to the Senate but their action really led to
A civil war
A great period of trade
The Punic Wars
Rome's expansion
What caused the end of the Roman Republic
Rome built lots of roads
Caesar defeated Pompey
Spartacus freed the slaves
Rome set up new colonies
How did taking lots of prisoners and making them slaves lead to unemployment in Rome?
Poor Romans couldn't keep slaves
People who supported slave revolts lost their jobs
Landowners used slaves instead of hiring workers and paying them salaries
Soldiers who captured slaves were kicked out of the army
A ship carrying goods from Carthage to Greece might stop at the island of
Sicily
Catalina Island
England
China
What was a DISADVANTAGE (a bad thing) for a city that was conquered by Rome?
They had to pay taxes to Rome
All the the people were shipped to Rome
They had to start eating Italian food
They could start trading with Rome
How did the Carthaginian General Hannibal surprise the Romans?
He burned Rome to the ground
He attacked Roman ships
He hired spies to pretend they were Roman citizens
He crossed the Alps Mountains with elephants
How did the Romans build a strong navy?
They copied the ship designs of Carthage
They started eating spaghetti
They copied the ship designs of the Chinese
None of these
How did expansion make civil wars larger and more harmful for Rome?
Rome adopted other cultures
New technology was invented
Romans moved far away
Powerful generals led big armies
Why did most of the city of Rome burn down in 390 BCE?
It was set on fire during a civil war
It was attacked by the Gauls
It was set on fire by accident
It was set on fire by fireworks
Which of the following did Rome do during teh first period of expansion before 264 BCE?
Surrendered to the Etruscans
Conquered most of Europe
Expanded into North Africa
Took over the Italian peninsula
