Rome Unit Test

3 ways that physical geography affected the rise of Rome

Near the Tiber River and Mediterranean Sea gave fresh water, fishing and trade access; Alps and Apennines protected from enemies

How the Punic Wars helped Rome conquer the Mediterranean region

new territory added new resources to Rome that increased wealth through taxes; conquered people became slaves that worked for patricians benefitting their farms

Reasons for the decline of the Roman Republic

plebians financial problems; conflicts between rich and plebians developed; conflicts between people and the government; expanded wealth gap because wealthy bought up farms, using enslaved laborers to work; small farms couldn't compete; no longer a need for paid workers (most workers were slaves)

3 actions that Augustus took that led to Rome reaching a new age of prosperity

improved roads and bridges; improvements to the army of better pay and organization; improved the Roman Navy; restored the Senate; established tax collection and mail service; improved architecture and farming

True or False: Poor Romans relied on servants to run the household?

False. Wealthy Romans (patricians) relied on servants

At what point in Rome's history was their territory the largest, during the Replublic or the Empire?

The Empire

A financial problem happened at the end of the Roman Republic because landowners replaced paid laborers with these people.

Slaves

True or False: There was a senate during Caesar Augustus' rule, even though he held power over the government.

True

Pompey was defeated by this Roman general and future ruler.

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar allowed these people to become citizens of Rome

People outside the country

True or False: Rome had poor farmland, which made settling Rome difficult

False: Rome had fertile farmland

Spain was sought after Carthage and Rome during which Punic War?

The Second Punic War

Mountain Range on Italy's northern border

The Italian Alps

Rome was supposedly founded by these two twins

Romulus and Remus

As Rome expanded its borders, this increased.

Trade from new trading partners

How were goods transported in the Roman lands.

Roads (still around today!)

Government jobs, particularly powerful ones, were held by this social class.

Patricians

As Rome expanded, so too did this.

The gap between the rich and the poor

Expansion of the Roman Republic benefited this social class.

Patricians