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2.8 Julius Caesar: From Republic to Empire

-Q-

1. which statement is correct?
I: Caesar's name was pronounced as "kaisar" by the Romans
II: Caesar became a king, but he was never an emperor.

1. Both are correct
2. Both are wrong
3. Only I is correct
4. Only II is correct

2. which statement is correct?
I: Caesar was entitled to become a consul because he was a patrician member of the senate
II: As a consul, Caesar had absolute power for one year.

1. Both are correct
2. Both are wrong
3. Only I is correct
4. Only II is correct

3. The Gauls lived in tribes. Why was this an advantage for Caesar's war?

4. Looking at the previous pictures, can you explain why Caesar built two walls around Alesia?

5. Which statement is correct?
I: Your history textbook is a primary source
II: Anne Frank's diary is a secondary source

1. Both are correct
2. Both are wrong
3. Only I is correct
4. Only II is correct

6a. Look at both book covers (left = A, right = B)
Which one is the primary and which one is
the secondary source?
Explain your answer.

6b. Explain this statement: secondary sources often
use primary sources

7. The senate ordered Caesar to leave his soldiers in Gaul. Caesar wanted to take his army to Rome.

Who were the soldiers supposed to listen to?

1. to Caesar, he was their general
2. to the consul and the senate. They were the Roman government

8a. Today, "crossing the Rubicon" means: to make a decisive decision. Can you explain this?

8b. Why do you think Caesar's soldiers listened to him instead of to the senate?

9a. What is a civil war?

1. a war between two or more countries
2. a war between two or more different groups within one country
3. a war that is fought mainly on land
4. a war that is fought mainly at sea

9b. This civil war was between

1. The senate and the Roman army
2. Caesar and the Gauls
3. Caesar and his army
4. Caesar and the senate

10. In 44 BC Caesar became a dictator for life.
Was there a difference between the power of a dictator for
life and the power of a Roman King? Explain your answer.

11. Why did Brutus and his fellow senators assassinate Caesar?

1. to save the monarchy
2. to save the republic
3. to save the senate
4. to save themselves

12. Augustus was the first emperor.
An emperor is a monarch. Why do you think Augustus did not want to be called "emperor"?

13. Why was the war between Octavian and Mark Anthony a
"civil war"?

Monarchy

Republic

14.

hereditary

dictator

dynasty

2 consuls

king / emperor

senate

elections

15. Explain why so many people still think that Julius Caesar was a Roman emperor.

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