unit 5 Quiz

Question 1

During the decline of the Roman Republic, the Romans began to demand _____ from the areas they conquered

Answer 1

Taxes

Question 2

Who were the tax collectors?

Answer 2

The Publicans

Question 3

How did the Publicans make extra money when collecting taxes?

Answer 3

They paid Rome ahead of time for the tax contracts and then collected more than what they paid for the contract. They weren’t supposed to collect more than 10%, but some went higher

Question 4

True or False:
Merchants and artisans lost money because rich Romans were buying luxuries elsewhere like Greece and Syria

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or False:
During the decline of the Roman Republic, the rich got richer and the poor got poorer.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What types of leaders tried to fix the problems of Rome?

Answer 6

— Reformers
— Generals
— Members of Triumvirates

Question 7

What is a triumvirate?

Answer 7

Three people ruling with equal power

Question 8

Who made up the First Triumvirate?

Answer 8

— Crassus
— Pompey
— Julius Caesar

Question 9

True or False:
Pompey believed that one man should rule

Answer 9

False
Caesar believed that one man should rule.
Pompey believed a group of upperclass senators should rule

Question 10

Caesar started to gain control after Pompey was murdered. He built a strong army and conquered areas of these three areas

Answer 10

France, Belgium, and Britain

Question 11

The Senate felt Caesar was becoming too strong. But instead of breaking up his legion, he led his troops into the city of _____ and became this type of leader ______

Answer 11

He led his troops into Rome and became its dictator

Question 12

List 4 types of Roman reform by Julius Caesar

Answer 12

1. Redistributing state lands within Italy and founding new colonies overseas
2. Public works projects - such as building roads
3. Planned and paid for public games
4. Doubled the size of the Senate

Question 13

True of False:
Caesar adopted a new calendar and a form of it is still used today

Answer 13

True!

Question 14

A group of 60 Senators worked out a plan to murder Caesar. On ______ Caesar was stabbed to death when he walked into a meeting of the Senate

Answer 14

Ides of March ( March 15), 44 B.C.

Question 15

Name the members of the Second Triumvirate

Answer 15

— Marc Antony (Caesar’s closest friend - controlled east))
— Octavian (Caesar’s adopted heir - controlled west)
— Lepidus (Caesar’s top advisor - controlled North Africa)

Question 16

When fights broke out among the members of the Second Triumvirate, who won and eventually became sole leader of the Roman Empire?

Answer 16

Octavian

Question 17

Once Octavian felt that he had restored the Republic, he offered to resign…but the Senate wouldn’t let him. What title did they give him?

Answer 17

Augustus

Question 18

Augustus was the first _______ of Rome

Answer 18

Emperor

Question 19

The 200-year period of peace and prosperity in Rome was called….

Answer 19

Pax Romana

Question 20

Pax Romana occurred as a result of the many policies that ________ had put into place

Answer 20

Augustus

Question 21

How man years did Augustus reign?

Answer 21

41 years

Question 22

What is a census?

Answer 22

A population count (Augustus ordered that they be taken from time to time)

Question 23

True or False:
During Pax Romana, there was a decrease in trade

Answer 23

False
There was an increase in trade — there were no tariffs (taxes) on products, pirates in the Mediterranean were gotten rid of

Question 24

True or False:
During Pax Romana, Roman law went through many changes

Answer 24

True
— Everyone was equal under the law
— Everyone was innocent until proven guilty
— Legal procedures became the same in all parts of the Roman Empire