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WorksheetsRoman Republic and Decline of the Republic
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When did the first Punic war take place?
149 - 146 BCE
218 - 202 BCE
264 - 241 BCE
Most people living in the Roman Republic were NOT citizens.
True
False
Marc Antony and Cleopatra signaled the end of the Republic and the beginning of the _________.
Roman Empire
1st Triumvirate
The 2nd Triumvirate
End of the Republic
What were the brothers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus known for?
They fought in the Senate for rules to help the rich citizens steal land form poor farmers
They were two of the most famous Roman generals who paid the soldiers to gain their loyalty.
They were brothers who founded Rome, according to legends.
They urged the Senate to take some land from the latifundia and return it to the poor.
Caesar created jobs for the unemployed and gave public land to the poor.
True
False
Who was the grand nephew of Julius Caesar, part of the 2nd Triumvirate, and later became the ruler of the Roman Empire?
Marc Antony
Marcus Lepidus
Octavian
Roman brothers that fought for reforms for the lower class in early Rome.
Marius and Crassus
Gaius and Tiberius
Antony and Cleopatra
Pompey and Augustus
The government of the Roman Republic was organized into _________.
four branches
three branches
five branches
two branches
There were 3 social classes in the Roman Republic
True
False
A _______ was further divided into groups of 60 to 120 soldiers
legions
military
Triumvirate
senate
What caused the Roman republic to decline?
Economic problems
Roman soldiers fighting to take over the empire
Corruption and bribery
Both A and C
What were the 12 tables?
Julius Caesar laws
Legal documents
Laws that became the basis for all future Roman laws
Rules that became the future of Greece
A person granted absolute power
Republic
legions
dictator
consuls
The Latin word for "veto" is?
denied
I forbid
reject
I forget
A form of government in which citizens elect leaders
patricians
legions
Republic
consuls
The ruling class.
consuls
patricians
legions
dictator
What was considered a large farming estate created when a rich person bought up many smaller farms and used slaves to work it.
Triumvirate
Latifundia
Actium
Dictator
What was a reason that Roman Senators were worried about Julius Caesar's growing power?
He had killed two of his fellow triumvirate members, and they feared they would be next.
He had begun to create and enforce his own laws in the lands he conquered.
He had won the admiration and respect of the poorer classes.
He was planning on marching on Rome to become the emperor.
Who is credited with the adoption of the 12 month calendar that is still used today?
Octavian
Marius
The Grachus Brothers
Julius Caesar
During the third Punic war, did Rome still consider Carthage as a military threat?
Yes
No
Maybe
