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Guided Reading
Lesson 2 Rome as a Republic
Governing Rome
Comparing As you read, fill in these web diagrams with facts about plebeians and patricians.
plebeians
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patricians
8.
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONHow do governments change?
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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?
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.
21. Identifying What important innovation did the Romans introduce to naval fighting?
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