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1. What kinds of changes did Rome experience after the Punic Wars?
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2. What types of problems did small farmers have?
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3. The urban poor made up a group that totaled about _______ of Roman Society.
4. While wealthy Romans became corrupted by ____________ and
______________, discontent arose among the ____________.
5. What was a latifundia? _______________________________________________
6. Who were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus?
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7. Some senators felt _____________________ by the bill.
8. How did Tiberius die?
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9. Who took Tiberius’ place in the Roman Senate? ___________________________
Reforms for the poor
10. What was Gaius most visionary piece of legislation?
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11. Gaius Gracchus' supporters held an angry mass ____________________.
12. The consul Lucius Opimius (Gracchus biggest _________) proceeded to
Aventine Hill to restore ____________.
13. Why did Lucius attack Gracchus’ supporters?
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Death of Gaius
14. What were Tiberius and his brother known for?
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15. _________________ in the army had led to the rise of politically powerful
__________________ leaders.
16. It now was possible for a ________________ supported by his own troops to take
over by ____________.
17. Supporters fought a bloody _________________ that lasted _____years.
18. The war ended with __________ being named _________________.
19. Who was Julius Caesar?
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20. What was the Triumvirate? ___________________________________________
Caesar
21. Where is ancient Gaul? ______________________________________________
22. Caesar’s ____________ in Gaul made him very _______________ with the
people of Rome.
23. Who was Caesar’s rival? _____________________________________________
24. Caesar’s troops ________________ Pompey’s armies in Greece, Asia, Spain, and
Egypt.
25. Julius Caesar was name _______________________________.
26. What were the changes Caesar made as the dictator of Rome?
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27. Why did the senators dislike Caesar?
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28. Why did Calpurnia not want her husband to go the Senate?
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29. How did Caesar die?
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30. What were Caesar’s famous last words? _________________________________
31. Who became ruler of Julius Caesar? ____________________________________
32. Who was Cicero? ___________________________________________________
33. What happened with the second Triumvirate?
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34. Who were Mark Antony and Cleopatra?
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35. What did Octavian accuse Mark Antony of?
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Mark Antony and Cleopatra Die
36. What did Octavian change his name to and what does it mean?
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37. What was the Pax Romana? __________________________________________
38. How big was the Roman Empire? ____________________________________
39. Why was the ‘denarius’ successful?
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40. What was the Silk Road?
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41. What was one way that Roman culture spread?
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Augustus
42. How is Augustus remembered?
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43. What did he do to his daughter, Julia? ___________________________________
44. Even though some of the following rulers were crazy and unstable (Caligula and
Nero), the _______________ set up by Augustus proved to be _______________.
45. Crisis or ______________________was always a possibility when an emperor
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46. What problem did the 5 good emperors solve?
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47. Whose death marked the end of the Pax Romana?
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