Chapter 11 Sections 3 & 4 Flashcards
Why is March 15, 44 B.C. a famous date?
Julius Caesar’s enemies killed him
What river was part of the northern boundary of the Roman Empire?
The Rhine River
What is currency?
A system of money
At the Battle of Actium, Antony & Cleopatra’s army and navy was crushed by who?
Octavian
Who was the “last of the five good emperors?”
Marcus Aurelius
Emperor _______ passed laws that aided orphans.
Antoninus Pius
Who were the Julio-Claudian Emperors?
Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero
Where was Hadrian’s Wall built?
Britain
Emperor _____ made Roman law easier to understand and apply.
Hadrian
Emperor _____ reformed the laws in favor of poor people and revised the tax code.
Nerva
After gaining sole power in Rome, Octavian…
…took the title Augustus
What was the major reason for Rome’s success in trade?
Common currency
What dictator was seen as a hero to Rome’s lower classes?
Julius Caesar
What upper class group made significant contributions to Roman economy?
Patricians
What Roman emperor began construction of the Roman Colosseum?
Vespasian
What great Roman public speaker called for representative government and was against dictators?
Cicero
What Roman emperor killed many people and committed suicide after the Senate sentenced him to death?
Nero
What were the two primary products of central Italy?
Wine and Olive Oil
During the Pax Romana, what middle class groups benefitted from Rome’s prosperity?
Merchants and skilled workers
This was developed during the last days of the Roman Republic, this had 12-months, 365 days, and a leap year.
The Julian Calendar
Why did the Gracchus Brothers attempts to save the Republic fail?
Senators were reluctant to give the land to small farmers
In this generals attempt to save the Roman Republic, he made Rome’s army a paid professional one.
Gaius Marius
Which battle brought about the end of the 2nd Triumvirate and the beginning of the Roman Empire?
The Battle of Actium
Whose reign began a long period of peace that lasted about 200 years?
Augustus
