Name_ Date Class.
The Early Empire
Directions: Reading for Accuracy Reading the section and completing
the activity below will help you learn more about the early empire of
Rome. Use your textbook to decide if a statement is true or false. Write T
or Fin the blank, and if a statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line.
____ 1. Along era of peace beginning with Augustus and lasting until
A.D. 180 was called the Pax Romana, or "Roman Peace.”
____ 2. The ancient Roman legal system stressed the rights of the
individual over the authority of the government.
_____ 3. The four emperors who followed Augustus were his relatives
and are called the Julio-Claudian emperors.
___ 4. Nero is best remembered for his efforts to restore the Roman
Republic.
____ 5. Vespasian restored order to the empire and put down several
rebellions, including the Jewish rebellion in Palestine,
___ 6. The five “good emperors” were known for programs that helped
ordinary people.
_____ 7. The empire reached its largest size under the emperor
Hadrian.
____ 8. Hadrian set the empire’s eastern boundaries at the Rhine River
and Danube River.
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_____ 9, Industry was the most important part of the Roman economy.
10. At the height of the empire, Rome's system of roads reached a
total length of 10,000 miles (16,000 km).