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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. 

1. plebeians 5.

2. 4.

3.

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6. patricians 10.

7. 9.

8.
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Listing Use this chart to list the government officials and 
legislative bodies of the republic. 

Government Officials Legislative Bodies

11. 15.

12. 16.

13. 17.

14.

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?