Day 2 without Mr. Shick
Pages 155-159 (Questions 1, 3, 4 & 5)
1. Define:
Republic - a form of Government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote to form their leaders
Patricians - Wealthy landowners who held most of the power
Plebeians - the common farmers, artisans and merchants who made up most of the population.
Tribunes- The plebeians way of forming their own assembly and elect representatives under Rome.
Consuls - two officials who ran the government and commanded the army. Voted for by the people, each Consul's term was only one year.
Dictator- A leader who had absolute power to makes laws and command
Legions- The Roman Legion was made up of about 5000 foot soldiers, each legion was split into groups of 80 called Century.
Punic Wars- In 264 BC, the war between Rome and Carthage. This War was won by the Romans in 202 BC
Hannibal - A 29 year old Carthage General who was a brilliant mastermind.
3. What Limits were there on the power of the Roman Consuls?
The Limits were: A Consul's term was only a year long. The same person couldn't be elected again for another 10 years.
4. What was the significance of the Twelve Tables?
The creation of the Twelve Tables helped earned an important victory for the Plebeians and helped forced the creation of a written law code.
5. How was Hannibal's attack on Rome daring and different?
He led his army on a long trek from Sprain across to France and through the Alps. Although he lost almost half of his men in the process. It gave him the will to march up and the Italian Peninsula.
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