How Rome went from republic to empire

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Augustus: his words and his power

   Source	What it says
   Augustus, Res Gestae, chapter 34 (written by Augustus about his own deeds)	he transferred the republic from his control to the Senate and the Roman people
   Frederick W. Shipley, a scholar, in a note to his 1924 translation	the republic was restored in form, but the real power stayed with Augustus
   National Geographic (2019), summary in our words	Augustus kept the Senate but held authority over it, and his power rested on the army
   Pax Romana (Roman Peace)	a largely peaceful time of about 200 years, from 27 BCE to about 180 CE

   Beside the chart: Res Gestae, chapter 34, in the English translation by Frederick W. Shipley (1924), p. 399: "In my sixth and seventh consulships [28 and 27 BCE], when I had extinguished [put out] the flames of civil war, after receiving by universal consent [everyone's agreement] the absolute control of affairs, I transferred the republic from my own control to the will of the senate and the Roman people. For this service on my part I was given the title of Augustus by decree of the senate…" Shipley's note on the same page: "In form he restored the republic; in substance the real power rested with him…"

2. 1.

   How long did the Pax Romana last, by the chart, Luz asks?

   • About 200 years
   • About 150 years
   • About 20 years
   • About 2,000 years
3. 2.

   What does Pax Romana mean, Milo asks?

   • Roman Road
   • Roman War
   • Roman Peace
   • Roman Senate
4. 3.

   According to the summary, what did Augustus' power rest on, Noah asks?

   • The people of Thebes
   • The army
   • The consuls
   • Shipley's note
5. 4.

   Who wrote the Res Gestae, Ren asks?

   • Shipley, in 1924
   • The Senate, about Caesar
   • Julius Caesar
   • Augustus, about himself
6. 5.

   Augustus wrote the Res Gestae about his own deeds. How should a reader treat it, Tala asks?

   • As a neutral report
   • As Shipley's own words
   • As a law the Senate passed that year
   • As how Augustus wanted to be seen
7. 6.

   Shipley says the republic was restored in form. What does in form mean here, Zee asks?

   • In writing, Rome had no laws
   • On the outside, the old parts remained
   • In real power, the Senate ruled the city
   • In size, Rome got smaller
8. 7.

   Augustus says he handed back the republic. Shipley says real power stayed with him. Which reading is the most careful, Ari asks?

   • The army ruled without an emperor
   • Shipley lived in Rome then
   • Augustus gave up the real power
   • Real power stayed with Augustus
9. 8.

   Which sentence uses both the excerpt and the summary, Bo asks?

   • He claimed it, and that is just what happened
   • He claimed to restore it but kept authority
   • The Senate had no meetings
   • The army wrote the Res Gestae
10. 9.

    Esme's note says, "The Pax Romana was 200 years with no war anywhere." Which fix is right?

    • Leave it: peace means no war
    • Change it: largely peaceful, not war-free
    • Change 200 to 2,000
    • Change Romana to Greece
11. 10.

    Kira's note says, "Augustus truly gave all power back to the Senate." Which fix is right?

    • Change Augustus to Shipley
    • Change it: that is his claim, not what happened
    • Change Senate to Cleopatra
    • Leave it: he says so himself