Rome republic to empire~ chapter 11 Lesson 3~ Social Studies~ period 2

triumvirate

A group of three rulers who share power

Who did Mark Antony marry?

Cleopatra

Julius Cearser accepted the crwon and wore always wore it in public. It was a symbol of respect and authority. T or F

False

who were the Triumpurates?

Julius Ceaser, Crassus and pompey

Why did famers begin to fall into poverty and debt during the 100s Bc

Mnay small farmers has neglected their fields while fighting Roman wars. Others had their crops destroyed by the Carthaginians as a result they had no crops to harvest and they could not pay back the loans they owed.

The battle of Actium...

Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, he captured Alexandria and made Egypt Roman territory, he became the supreme ruler of rome and the civil war had ended and so had the republic

plot

Sequence of events in a story

Forces led by Juilus Ceaser won victories in Gaul and Britian. T or F

True

Julius Ceaser was born and raised in Rome, Italy. True of false

True

This is how Julius ceaser became Dictator: Marcus Crassus died which left just general Pompey and himself as rivals at the top of the government. A civil war broke out which Roamns fought against Romans. His army then finally defeated the army of general Pompey. T or F

True

what leadership positions did Julius Ceaser Posses

army leader, praised as a wise ruler and took over the government

why did civil war break out

because Julius Caesar had refused to bey the senate

transform

change structure of

what did the senate declare Octavian as

commander and chief for life

What did Octavian do?

declared war on antony, general, defeated Egypt, title of Emperor

What did Sulla do?

drove enemies out of Rome and named himself dictator

Julius ceaers parents had 9 children. t or f

false

what did Sulla hope for

his reforms would restore the Roman republic to its earlier days of glory

latifundia

large farming estates

civil

of or relating to citizens

What did Marcus Lepidus retire from

politics

professional

relating to a type of job that usually requires training and practice

Where did Marius recruit soldiers from?

the landless poor and promised land and payed them wages

What did the Grachus brothers want to stop?

the wealthy from taking over small farms to create their latifundia

what happened by 50 BC

there was no more triumpurates

enable

to make possible

What did the Grachus brothers urge the senate to do

to take some land from the latifundia and return it to the poor

What did Marius do to reform the Roman army?

transformed the army in order to provide opportunities to the poor