World History: 6 – 2 Questions
Name: _____________________________
1. Why were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus murdered by their enemies in the Roman Senate?
2. How did the reforms of Gaius Marius fundamentally change the nature of the Roman army?
3. Who were the members of the First Triumvirate? How did Julius Caesar emerge as the sole leader of Rome?
4. How did Octavian emerge from the Second Triumvirate as the sole ruler of Rome?
5. How did Rome flourish, politically and culturally, during the reign of Augustus?
6. Who ruled the Roman Empire after the death of Augustus in 14 A.D.?
7. What traits of the empire caused the period from 27 B.C. to 180 A.D. to be called the Pax Romana?
8. In what way was Roman government during the Pax Romana similar to that of the Persian Empire?
9. Why were Roman roads and trade essential to keeping the enormous empire functioning?