Download Ancienet Rome Webquest

Ancient Rome Web Quest
Answer all questions in your notebook.
Directions: Use the links, follow the directions, and answer the questions.
Some answers will be a FEW WORDS and other answers will be
SENTENCES LONG. GOOD LUCK!
Go to www.thefreedictionary.com website please. Only use the definitions that
relate to government.
1. Define the word REPUBLIC
2. Define the word EMPIRE
3. Define the word TRIUMVIRATE
4. Define the word CONSUL
5. Define the word TYRANNY
10. Define the word SLAVE
Go to the website www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romangvt.html
11. Go down to the area labeled senate
a. How many members were in the senate?
b. What does SPQR mean?
c. Based on the third bullet, why did the Senate have so much power?
Go to the website http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_roman_wars_battles.php
12. Go down to the area labeled Punic Wars
a. Describe the second Punic War.
b. Who won the third and final Punic War?
Read the paragraph below and write three main ideas in your notebook.
Problems at Home
After the Punic Wars the Roman Republic continued to expand. Patricians became
wealthier but the plebeians gained very little. Slaves replaced workers and soldiers
returned from battle to find their land destroyed or taken by patricians. As the Republic
grew the average Roman became poorer.
Go to the website http://rome.mrdonn.org/caesar.html
13. Who was Julius Caesar?
14. How did Julius Caesar become popular with the Roman people?
Go to the website http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/julius_caesar.php
15. When was Julius Caesar made dictator for life?
16. Why was Julius Caesar assassinated (murdered)?