WorksheetsRome: Ch. 9 Lessons 2 & 3
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The Roman government divided its citizens into which two classes?
legions and Etruscans
patricians and plebeians
patricians and legions
Etruscans and plebeians
The government of the Roman Republic had a system of checks and balance to ________________________.
prevent one branch of government from becoming too strong
handle resources and money so that they were not wasted
oversee the expansion of the Roman Empire
separate governmental powers
_____________ became a Roman territory after the Romans won the Second Punic War.
Sicily
Spain
Asia
Greece
How did Julius Caesar help reform Rome? Select ALL that apply.
He gave citizenship to many people living in Roman territories.
He got rid of settlements in the countryside.
He created jobs for the unemployed.
He gave landowners permission to use slave labor.
Which historical figure supported a representative, republican government in Rome?
Cicero
Octavian
Cleopatra
Caesar
How did Octavian come to power in Rome?
He defeated Antony and Cleopatra during the Battle of Actium
He killed Julius Caesar in a sneak attack.
He took revenge on senators Brutus and Cassius.
He overthrew Marcus Ledipus.
Who was Rome's first emperor?
Mark Antony
Julius Caesar
Caesar Agustus
Marcus Ledipus
What is the name for a ruler with complete control over the state?
veto
Scipio
plebeian
dictator
What is the Latin word for "I forbid"?
dictator
veto
patrician
plebeian
What is a large farming estate called?
Actium
triumvirate
latifundia
Brutus
What is a political alliance of three people called?
latifundia
triumvirate
Julius Caesar
Brutus
Who was a military hero and Rome's most famous leader?
Brutus
Actium
triumvirate
Julius Caesar
Rome's lower class saw Julius Caesar as a
bad leader.
hero.
landowner.
priest.
One reform of Julius Caesar's still in effect today is the
economy that ends the use of slave labor.
military-run government.
public jobs program.
12-month calendar.
