Lesson Three: Republic in Crisis.
: Complete the following assignment to help you understand the people places and events of how Rome developed. You will be tested on these concepts at the end of the unit.
Group One
Chap 7 Sec 4+5
+ Class Info
Where to find information
Group Two
Chap 6 Sec 2 Beginning until “Imperial Rome” +
Class Info
Group Three
Packet, “The Decline and
Fall of the Roman
Republic” + Class Info.
Identify and explain the significance of the following terms:
Latifundia
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
Gaius Marius
Sulla
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Assassination of Caesar (why’d they do it, what was the outcome)
Marc Antony
Octavian (Augustus)

800bc
What happened when?
Place the following events on the timeline. Use your textbook, class info and this website:
Gracchus Brothers Reforms; Civil Wars; Caesar’s Reforms; Caesars Assassination, Civil
War between Octavian and Antony; Octavian declared Emperor.
100bc

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Lesson Three: Republic in Crisis.
: Summarize the following topics using information from the class lecture and video.
1.
Explain how Rome’s conquest caused the crisis in the plebian class of poverty and homelessness.
2.
How did the Gracchus brothers try to help and what was the Senate’s reaction.
3.
Explain how Marius tried to reform the military and help the Plebian class, but instead ended up making Super Generals like Sulla and Caesar.
4. Explain the process by which Caesar became very powerful.

Lesson Three: Republic in Crisis.
: You are a group of Senators in the Roman Forum. Tomorrow, Julius
Caesar plans on coming before the Senate and asking for all the powers of a dictator – for the rest of his life. Another group of Senators have approached you to join them in murdering Caesar before he can do this. Using the evidence of this lesson create a pro and con list in the table below to help you decided what you will do.
Evidence that Caesar really cares about the people of Rome and will help Rome.
Evidence that the Senate really cares about the people and will be best for Rome power.
Evidence that Caesar just cares about himself and will use his powers just for himself.
Evidence that the Senate only cares about themselves and use their positions for their own