Lesson 34: From Republic to Empire

What did Rome do during the first period of expansion before 264 B.C.E.?

• Surrender to the Etruscans

• Conquer most of Europe

• Expand to North Africa

• Conquer the Italian Peninsula

Why did most of the city of Rome burn down in 390 B.C.E.?

• It was set on fire during a civil war

• It was attacked by Gauls (Modern day France)

• Romans destroyed it to unite the Latins

• Hill tribes threw flaming torches into it

Why did most of the city of Rome burn down in 390 B.C.E.?

• It was set on fire during a civil war

• It was attacked by Gauls (Modern day France)

• Romans destroyed it to unite the Latins

• Hill tribes threw flaming torches into it

How did Roman expansion affect plebeians?

• The plebeians got more land

• The plebeians got more slaves

• More plebeians had to serve in the army

• All of the above

What happened as Rome expanded into an empire?

• Power moved from a single ruler to an elected republic.

• Rome controlled all of Europe and Asia.

• Rome won new territory only through peaceful means.

• Rome fought wars to defend its growing territory.

What happened when a band of Gauls invaded Rome in 390 B.C.E.?

• The Roman army defeated the Gauls.

• The Gauls burned down most of Rome.

• Rome signed a peace treaty with the Gauls.

• One of the Gauls became king of Rome.

The Third Punic War resulted in

• the destruction of Rome.

• the destruction of Carthage.

• peace between Carthage and Rome.

• Carthage winning control of the Mediterranean.

What did Julius Caesar achieve as a dictator?

• He established new colonies.

• He adopted a new calendar.

• He put Romans to work.

• all of the above

What happened during the Pax Romana?

• Romans suffered from constant invasions.

• Rome went through a civil war for 200 years.

• Rome fell after a three-year rebellion.

• Rome was mostly at peace for 200 years.

By the time the first period of Roman expansion ended in 264 B.C.E., Rome and its allies controlled

• all of North Africa.

• the Italian peninsula.

• the Britain and its islands.

• the Greece's mainland.