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Chapter Five: Ancient Rome
Section Two:
From Republic to Empire
Rome Growth through Conquest
1. Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
2. Who was the winner and what was gained in the 1st Punic War?
3. Who is Hannibal? Describe his campaign. Was he successful?
4. What was gained at the end?
5. For what did Cato advocate?
6. What actions did the Romans take at the end of the 3rd Punic War?
7. Explain the difference between Roman & Carthigian reasons for fighting.
8. What is Imperialism?
9. Where else had Roman expanded?
10. By 133, to where did Roman power extend?
11. What were the result of conquest and the controlling of trade routes?
12. What emerged as a result?
13. What is a Latifundia?
14. Who worked on the Latifundia?
15. What problems did farmers face?
16. What problems did cities like Rome face?
17. Explains the attempts at reforms of both Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus?
18. Why did this anger the Senate?
19. What eventually happened to the brothers?
The Roman Republic Declines
20. What issues caused civil war?
21. What was the difference between 2 sides?
22. What problems were caused by the turmoil?
23. To whom did citizen-soldiers become loyal? Why?
24. What was the problem w/ these private armies?
25. With who else did Caesar dominate politics?
26. Where did Caesar conquer?
27. What action did Pompey make? Why would Pompey do this?
28. What happened after Caesar crossed the Rubicon?
29. How did Pompey fair against Caesar?
30. What does Veni, Vidi, Vici mean?
31. What did he force the Senate to do?
32. List 3 major reform Caesar put into place.
33. What did Caesar’s enemies worry about? What did they want to save?
34. What happened in March of 44 BC?
35. Who joined forces to hunt down the murders?
36. What eventually happened to their alliance?
37. Ultimately, who won?
The Age of the Roman Empire Dawns
38. What title is given to Octavian? What does it mean?
39. How is Augustus similar to a king?
40. Under Augustus, what had ended?
41. How did Augustus create a stable government?
42. How did he cement allegiance?
43. What was ordered to make the tax system more fair?
44. How was trade & communication made easier?
45. What did he do w/ the jobless people?
46. For how long did the government exist?
47. What was the problem w/ Caligula & Nero?
48. Why were Hadrian & Marcus Aurelius considered “good emperors”?
49. What is the Pax Romana? When does it begin & end?
50. What occurred at Circus Maximus?
51. What form of entertainment did slave provide?
52. What was the purpose of amusements for the emperor?
53. Explain why they were called bread and circuses?