Download Ch.1 Section 2 The Roman Republic and Empire

Ch.1 Section 2
The Roman Republic and Empire
Pgs. 20-27
Look up and define the following terms and names using the book on a separate sheet of paper.
Make sure your definitions are thorough and complete.
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Republic
Consul
Dictator
Plebeians
Tribune
6. Veto
7. Carthage
8. Julius Caesar
9. Augustus Caesar
10. Justinian
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper in complete sentences.
11. Who made up the bulk of the Roman population?
12. What was the first Plebeians’ breakthrough that came in 450 B.C.?
13. What did the Laws of the Twelve Tables make possible?
14. What country would 2000 years later adapt such Roman ideas as the senate, the veto, and
checks and balances into their constitution?
15. What was the result of the third Punic War?
16. Where were they expanding to while they were fighting Carthage?
17. What were the results of the Roman conquests?
18. Who completed the conquest of Gaul?
19. What reforms did Caesar push through between 48 and 44 B.C.?
20. What happened to Caesar in March of 44 B.C.?
21. What did the Roman’s bring during the Roman Peace?
22. During the Roman Peace how large was the Roman Empire?
23. What did the Roman Military do during the Pax Romana?
24. What commodities were brought into the Roman Empire?
25. During the Roman Empire what did the institution of laws foster?
Fill in the diagram with important facts about each of the items below.
Law of the Twelve Tables:
Civil Law:
Justinian Code:
Law of the Nations
30. What common principles from Roman law are familiar to us today in America?
31. What culture did the Romans borrow heavily from?
32. What did the Romans think about Greek art, literature, philosophy, and scientific genius?
33. What is the Greco-Roman civilization?
34. Which groups helped to preserve Greco-Roman ideas?