Topic 7: The Struggles and Fall of the Roman Republic

As the Romans conquered more land, the number of _______ increased

• people

• animals

• soldiers

• slaves

Check all that apply: Why did Marius allow the poor to join the army?

• made their army bigger

• they would spy on the other troops

• they would stay loyal

• they were stronger

Whose side did the senate take in the Civil War between Caesar and Pompey?

• Caesar

• Pompey

• Octavian

• Augustus

How did Marius reform the Roman army?

• He ended the practice of giving land to soldiers.

• He required soldiers to buy their own armor.

• He made soldiers promise loyalty to the senate.

• He made the army larger by allowing poor citizen to join.

What form of government ruled the Roman empire after the rise of Augustus?

• a monarchy

• a democracy

• an oligarchy

• a republic

How did ruling a province benefit Roman politicians?

• It enabled them to leave Rome.

• It gave them a higher position in the senate.

• It allowed them to become wealthier.

• It won them the loyalty of local citizens.

Rome's first civil war began as the result of conflict between

• rival military leaders.

• patricians and plebeians.

• Rome and Carthage.

• the poor and the wealthy.

What land did Rome gain from Carthage?

• The lands near Spain.

• The lands near the Rhine river in Europe.

• The lands near ancient Egypt.

• The lands along the western Mediterranean Sea

True or False: The Carthage people were sold into slavery.

• True

• False

Because of increased slavery, what happened to Romans?

• They got more land.

• They became richer.

• They lost their jobs.

• They were enslaved, too.