"Civil War in Rome and the End of the Roman Republic" focuses on the civil wars between patricians and plebeians that ultimately led to the murders of the Gracchi, the rise and fall of Julius Caesar, the escapades of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and the formation of the Roman Empire under Octavian (Augustus). This is the third of four history workbooks which together cover the complete history of ancient Rome.
Like the other titles in the World History Workbook Series, brief chunks of easy-to-read informational text are full of fascinating, important details and events that will intrigue high school students. Interspersed throughout the text are numerous questions and activities, ranging from basic recall, to critical thinking, to map work, to artistic expression, to puzzles. Learning is constantly reinforced throughout the text.
This high school history workbook is sixteen pages in length.
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Answer Key:
- He wanted to limit the amount of land that each person could own, and to rebuild the Roman farming class by redistributing land
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- D - plebeians
- A - Gaius Gracchus
- F - redistribution
- H - subsidization
- G - Spartacus
- E - Populares
- B - Optimates
- C - patricians
- I - Tiberius Gracchus
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- B - False
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- A - True
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- A - True
- B - False
- C - Marcus Crassus
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- Pharsalus
- Caesarion, 47 B.C.E.
- I came, I saw, I conquered.
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- On the floor of the Senate house
- Formation of the Second Triumvirate in 43 B.C.E.
- Battle of Actium (Ionian Sea, Greece)
- B - Gaul
- On map (in Italy)
- On map (Egypt)
- On map (in Judea)
- On map (in Egypt)
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- Pompey had soldiers, Marcus Crassus had money, and Julius Caesar had popularity
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- Answers will vary, but should include fears over Julius Caesar's immense power, followed by a power vacuum (eventually filled by Augustus) after Caesar's assassination
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