How Rome went from republic to empire

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Republic and empire

   Part	Roman Republic	Roman Empire
   Who led	two consuls, elected each year	?
   The Senate	guided the government	still met, but the emperor held the real power
   Began	509 BCE, by tradition	27 BCE, when Octavian took the name Augustus

   The cell marked ? is blank. Below the chart: Augustus ruled as emperor from 27 BCE until 14 CE.

2. 1.

   Ren's chart has a blank: who led the Roman Empire?

   • Two consuls, elected each year
   • One emperor, who ruled for life
   • Ten tribunes, elected each year
   • The Senate by itself
3. 2.

   Zee's chart has a blank: when did the empire begin?

   • 27 BCE, when Octavian became Augustus
   • 27 CE, when Rome was founded
   • 509 BCE, by tradition
   • 14 CE, when Augustus took power

4. Republic and empire

   Part	Roman Republic	Roman Empire
   Who led	two consuls, elected each year	one emperor, who ruled for life
   The Senate	guided the government	still met, but the emperor held the real power
   Began	509 BCE, by tradition	27 BCE, when Octavian took the name Augustus

   Below the chart: Augustus ruled as emperor from 27 BCE until 14 CE.

5. 3.

   Bo reads the words civil war. What is a civil war?

   • A peaceful vote in the Senate
   • A trade deal between cities
   • A war between two far-off countries
   • A war between groups in one country
6. 4.

   Esme reads that Caesar was named dictator. What was a Roman dictator?

   • One leader with full power for a time
   • Two leaders who shared power
   • A voter in the assemblies
   • A clerk who wrote down the Senate's new laws
7. 5.

   Two leaders, elected each year. Does that describe the Republic or the Empire, Jun asks?

   • Neither one
   • The Republic
   • Persia
   • The Empire
8. 6.

   One ruler for life, with the Senate still meeting. Does that describe the Republic or the Empire, Kira asks?

   • Neither one
   • The Empire
   • The Republic
   • Athens
9. 7.

   What was the main change from the Republic to the Empire, Luz asks?

   • The Senate was closed
   • Rome stopped having laws
   • Power moved to one ruler
   • Rome got two emperors
10. 8.

    Augustus ruled from 27 BCE until 14 CE. How many years is that, Milo asks?

    • 40 years
    • 13 years
    • 41 years
    • 14 years
11. 9.

    Which came first, 27 BCE or 14 CE, Noah asks?

    • Neither: both are BCE
    • 14 CE, because 14 is smaller
    • Both in the same year
    • 27 BCE
12. 10.

    Why does the chart say 509 BCE, by tradition, Pia asks?

    • It is a CE date
    • Romans' own histories gave that date
    • It is an exact, proven date
    • The year 509 is in the future