Quiz, Chapter 11, Section 1

Question 1

What are 3 characteristics of the Roman Empire during the Pax Romana

Answer 1

Stable Government, Well run army, No major wars/rebellions

Question 2

What was the final, most destructive part of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Answer 2

Pyroclastic Surge

Question 3

What happened to Pompeii & Herculaneum

Answer 3

Destroyed and buried underneath millions of tons of asj

Question 4

Who authored the best account of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

Answer 4

Pliny the younger

Question 5

Who was the philosopher & orator that asked the patricians to help make Rome better

Answer 5

Cicero

Question 6

An increase in the city’s population, riots & murders, & internal fighting all are characteristics of

Answer 6

End of the Roman Republic

Question 7

Caesar conquered nearly all of this location from 58-50 BC

Answer 7

Gaul

Question 8

What did Caesar’s military success provide him

Answer 8

Recognition as a key political figure

Question 9

What do Caesar, Pompey, & Crassus all have in common

Answer 9

1st Triumvirate

Question 10

When Caesar crossed this landform, there was “no turning back” from attacking Pompey & his allies in Rome

Answer 10

Rubicon River

Question 11

What title did Caesar give himself when he returned home from Egypt in 45 BC

Answer 11

Dictator for Life

Question 12

When was Caesar assassinated

Answer 12

March 15 44 BC

Question 13

What is another way to say the date of Caesar’s assassination

Answer 13

Ides of March

Question 14

Extending Roman Citizenship, providing political & financial stability, and replacing corrupt officials all were accomplishments of what leader

Answer 14

Julius Caesar

Question 15

Who was 1 of Caesar’s assistants, former Roman Consul, and part of the 2nd Triumvirate

Answer 15

Marc Antony

Question 16

Who was Caesar’s adopted son & part of the 2nd Triumvirate

Answer 16

Octavian

Question 17

Who were the 2 main conspirators that assassinated Caesar

Answer 17

Brutus & Cassius

Question 18

Who was Octavia

Answer 18

Sister to Octavian & wife to Marc Antony

Question 19

Who was the Egyptian queen that was linked to 2 V.I.P.s of Rome

Answer 19

Cleopatra

Question 20

Why does Octavian declare war on Marc Anthony

Answer 20

He was outraged over the affair/divorce, felt disrespected & thought he was a traitor to Rome

Question 21

How did the Roman Civil War come to an end

Answer 21

Antony & Cleopatra were defeated in Actium and fled to Egypt. Later committed suicide

Question 22

When Octavian became the “SOLE RULER” of Rome, what title did he give himself

Answer 22

Princep

Question 23

What event marked the “official” start of the the Roman Empire in 27 BC

Answer 23

Octavian taking the name AUGUSTUS

Question 24

Creating fire & police departments, improving roads & aqueducts, and new construction projects were all accomplishments of what leader

Answer 24

Emperor Augustus Caesar

Question 25

THEMES…Economics Drive Change & Every event has a consequence

Answer 25

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