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Lesson 2 Rome as a Republic
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How do governments change?

Governing Rome
Comparing As you read, fill in these web diagrams with facts
about plebeians and patricians.

plebeians

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patricians

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Listing Use this chart to list the government officials and

legislative bodies of the republic.
Government Officials

Legislative Bodies

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18. Drawing Conclusions What was the goal of the Roman

legal system?

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19. Summarizing What legal tools did the Roman Republic

use to uphold the rule of law?

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The Punic Wars

20. Sequencing Put the following events of the Punic Wars
in order from first to last.
Scipio attacks Carthage.
Roman navy defeats Carthage off the coast of Sicily.
Carthage is burned by Roman soldiers.
Spain rebels against Carthaginian rule.
Hannibal defeats the Romans at Cannae.
Rome seeks control of Sicily.

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21. Identifying What important innovation did the Romans

introduce to naval fighting?