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The Roman Republic (8-1)
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After the death of Alexander the Great in 323B.C., control of the Mediterranean slowly shifted
from Greece to Rome. Beginning as a small village on the peninsula of Italy, Rome grew to
control a great empire. As Rome grew larger, its government changed to help meet the
changing needs of the Romans.
1. Who gained control of the Mediterranean?
Read “The Peninsula of Italy” on page255.
2. What does the Italian Peninsula look like?
3. What were the Italians able to do because the hills and mountains in Italy are less
rugged than those in Greece?
Read “The Founding of Rome” on page 256.
4. Along what river was Rome built?
5. Why was the area around Rome a good place to settle?
6. How did the city of Rome get its name?
Read “From Monarchy to Republic” on pages 256 – 258.
7. What were citizens able to do in a “republic” government?
8. What are consuls?
9. Why did they elect two consuls?
10. What is a dictator?
11. Why might a dictator be appointed?
12. What is a senate?
13. Roman citizens were divided into what two classes? Write a definition for each.
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14. Why did the patricians agree to let the plebeians keep their assembly and tribunes?
15. What does veto mean?
16. Why did the plebeians protest unwritten laws?
17. What rights did women have?
Read “The Path of Roman Conquest” on pages 258 – 259.
18. Who was Rome’s rival?
19. Where was it located?
20. How many wars did they fight?
21. What were these wars called?
22. What caused these wars to erupt?
23. Who was Carthage’s general?
24. How did Roman General Scipio get Hannibal to stop attacking Rome?
25. Who won the Punic Wars?
26. What lands did Rome control?
27. What are provinces?
28. What did the people living in the provinces have to do?
Read “From Republic to Dictatorship” on pages 259 – 260.
29. What caused conflicts between the patricians and plebeians?
30. What did the Gracchus brothers try to do?
31. What land did Julius Caesar conquer?
32. Why did the senate fear Caesar?
33. What did they tell Caesar not to do?
34. How did Rome become a dictatorship?
35. What things made Caesar a strong leader?
36. What happened to Julius Caesar?