Unit 3: Glory of Rome Assessment

The area highlighted blue on this map represents (a)   .

• Britannia
• Hispania
• Gaul
• Egypt
• Germania

The area highlighted blue on this map represents ....

• City of Byzantium/Constantinople
• Britannia
• Hispania
• Gaul
• Egypt

What was the effect of Augustus maintaining the illusion of a republic?

• The Senate was dissolved and no longer held power
• Rome transitioned into a full direct democracy
• People accepted imperial rule more easily
• Plebeians became offended by being lied to and revolted

The effect of giving free wheat to Roman citizens was that it helped keep the city population (a)   .

• People began to demand free enterta
• It helped keep the city population
• The Senate banned grain imports to
• Rome became the target of Germanic

The large Roman navy had the effect of (a)   on Roman life.

• increased conflicts with neighborin
• improved trade across the Mediterra
• shrinking in the size of the Roman
• increased deforestation of the Ital

What was one consequence of building roads with Rome as the center?

• It encouraged Rome’s decline
• It made provinces more independent
• It symbolized and reinforced the empire’s unity and central power
• It caused disorganization of military control

What caused soldiers to become more loyal to Augustus instead of the Senate?

• he paid them out of his own pocket
• he reduced their years of required service
• he ended foreign wars allowing them to stay close to family
• he awarded soldiers high offices inside the city of Rome

Match the following actions with the impact they had on Julius Caesar's popularity.

• Provided essential food to the needy

• Ended corruption inside the Roman Senate

• Was NOT a cause of Caesar's popularity

• Increased the pay of soldiers

• Improved loyalty among the military

• Created jobs for poor through construction projects

• Helped reduce unemployment among the poor

• Gave free grain (food) to the extremely poor

What effect did printing Augustus' face on coins have?

• it made people associate him with the gods
• it connected him with his father's legacy
• it increased his popularity with the people
• all of the above

Why did many Germanic tribes begin moving into Roman territory?

• They wanted to conquer Rome for its wealth
• They had alliances with the Byzantine Empire
• They were fleeing from the westward advance of the Huns
• They were migrating due to the impacts of climate change