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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat event first allowed Rome to start expanding?The last Etruscan king being overthrownThe death of CaesarVictory in the Second Punic WarAugustus becoming emperor
- 2. Multiple Choice
During the First Period of Expansion, who did the Romans create an alliance with?
Latins
Greeks
Etruscans
Gauls
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat event forced the Romans to rebuild their city with stronger defenses and a stronger army?The Gauls destroying RomeThe First Punic WarThe Second Punic WarThe civil war between Pompey and Caesar
- 4. Multiple Choice
At the end of the first period of expansion, what had Rome conquered?
All of Italy
Spain and Gaul
All of the Mediterranean
Great Britain
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome and ______________?CarthageGaulEgyptSpain
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe First Punic War started when _____________ asked Rome to help them defend against Carthage.SicilySaguntumCorsicaSardinia
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Second Punic War started when ________________ attacked the city of ________________ in Spain.Hannibal; SaguntumHannibal; RomeScipio; SaguntumScipio; Zama
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow did Hannibal get his army to Rome during the Second Punic War?Across the Med. SeaThrough Egypt and GreeceThrough Spain and across the Alps
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich Roman general defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama to end the Second Punic War?Scipio AfricanusScipio Aemilianus
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Carthage do that led to the Romans starting the Third Punic War?Defended themselves from a nearby armySailed trading ships into Roman watersStopped paying Roman taxesMade an alliance with Greece
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho conquered the city of Carthage to end the Third Punic War?Scipio AfricanusScipio Aemilianus
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn 91 BCE, why did Roman allies in Italy revolt against Rome?They wanted the rights of citizensThey were angry at CarthageThe Romans lost a recent warHannibal destroyed their homes
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho led an unsuccessful slave revolt against Rome?SpartacusScipioCiceroHannibal
- 14. Multiple ChoiceCaesar was well known as a general for conquering almost all of _____________.GaulSpainSyriaGreece
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAfter defeating Pompey and his army, Caesar returned to Rome and declared himself ______________ for life.DictatorKingGeneralConsul
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIn what year was Caesar assassinated?44 BCE753 BCE509 BCE14 CE
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of Caesar's two allies chased and killed his assassins and then fought each other for power over Rome?Pompey and CrassusMarc Antony and OctavianCicero and Virgil
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Marc Antony and Octavian got to war against each other?Antony divorced Octavian's sister to marry CleopatraOctavian decided to forgive Caesar's assassinsAntony declared himself dictator for life
- 19. Multiple Choice
What event do historians consider to be the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire?
The renaming of Augustus
Caesar's assassination
The war between Caesar and Pompey
Caesar's conquest of Gaul
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the period of time known as the Pax Romana?200 year period of Roman peaceA long series of civil warsRome's alliances as a republicThe Roman republic
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