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| Caesar officially was made a ___________ or someone traditionally given power in time of emergencies and for a limited time; however, many doubted he would give back the power leading to his assassination. |
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| Of the 4 'bad' emperors, ________ loved the arts; killed his mother, Agrippina, and teacher, Seneca; and persecuted Christians. |
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| Of the 5 'good' emperors, ________ helped educate the poor and expand the empire into Dacia or modern day Romania, Mesopotamia, and Sinai. |
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| When Caesar "Crosses the ____________," he was committing treason toward Rome and started a civil war with Pompey. |
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| The ____________ brothers of Gaius and Tiberius tried to settle the crisis in Rome; however, they were both killed by the Senate opening a door to a new way to do politics. |
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| After Caesar is assassinated, another power struggle ensued between 3 new rulers which ended with ____________ defeating Marc Antony at Actium, who then flees to Egypt with Cleopatra to commit suicide. |
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| An equal rule of 3 is called a _______________. |
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| __________, a Roman general, changed how the army was recruited by promising land to the soldiers changing their loyalty from Rome to him. |
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| What was one huge effect of the Punic Wars on Rome? |
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• Caused farmers to become professional solders
• Made the rich aristocracy gave land back to farmers as gratitude for fighting
• Left many farmers landless or broke forcing them to move to the cities (correct answer, your response)
• Created a lack of workers due to plague |
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| What is something that Caesar did when he came to power? |
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• Declared himself emperor
• Took land from the aristocracy for himself
• Increased the size of the Senate to 900 (correct answer, your response)
• Gave more power to the Senate |
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