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Roman Expansion (Sixth Period 2021-22)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name

Class

Date

At the end of the first period of expansion, what had Rome conquered?

All of Italy

Spain and Gaul

All of the Mediterranean

Great Britain

The Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome and ______________?

Carthage

Gaul

Egypt

Spain

The First Punic War started when _____________ asked Rome to help them defend against Carthage.

Sicily

Saguntum

Corsica

Sardinia

The Second Punic War started when ________________ attacked the city of ________________ in Spain.

Hannibal; Saguntum

Hannibal; Rome

Scipio; Saguntum

Scipio; Zama

How did Hannibal get his army to Rome during the Second Punic War?

Across the Med. Sea

Through Egypt and Greece

Through Spain and across the Alps

Caesar was well known as a general for conquering almost all of _____________.

Gaul

Spain

Syria

Greece

After defeating Pompey and his army, Caesar returned to Rome and declared himself ______________ for life.

Dictator

King

General

Consul

In what year was Caesar assassinated?

44 BCE

753 BCE

509 BCE

14 CE

Which of Caesar's two allies chased and killed his assassins and then fought each other for power over Rome?

Pompey and Crassus

Marc Antony and Octavian

Cicero and Virgil

10.

Why did Marc Antony and Octavian got to war against each other?

Antony divorced Octavian's sister to marry Cleopatra

Octavian decided to forgive Caesar's assassins

Antony declared himself dictator for life

11.

What event do historians consider to be the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire?

The renaming of Augustus

Caesar's assassination

The war between Caesar and Pompey

Caesar's conquest of Gaul

12.

What is the period of time known as the Pax Romana?

200 year period of Roman peace

A long series of civil wars

Rome's alliances as a republic

The Roman republic

13.

This image illustrates...

the river system that supplied Rome's trade.

Divisions of Roman districts after the conquest of the peninsula.

Mountainous regions which diverted water into Roman valleys.

Roads built by the Romans in order to increase security.

14.

Rome's Conquered People got some privileges expect which of the following

Citizenship

A place in Roman Government

Trade options

Military Support

15.

What animal did Carthage use in the 2nd Punic War to attack Rome

Lions

Rhinos

Elephants

Falcons

16.

Riches, slaves, and new ideas flowed into Rome allowing Rome to flourish, where did most of those ideas come from?

Etruscans

Carthage

Greece

Persia

17.

Rome’s 200 years of peace and prosperity was called the...

Age of Augustus.

Resurrection.

Pax Romana.

Crucifixion.

18.

Which body of water helped Rome become an empire due to its geographic location?

Aegean Sea

Red Sea

Dead Sea

Mediterranean Sea

19.

The Roman army ...

discovered the Americas

helped expand the empire's frontiers and spread cultural influences

lost many battles and were not well organized

invaded Asia and conquered Chin

20.

During the First Period of Expansion, who did the Romans create an alliance with?

Latins

Greeks

Etruscans

Gauls

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Roman Expansion (Sixth Period 2021-22)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

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