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Day 2

Worksheet: 1.dictator 2.consul 3.Latins 4.Etruscans 5.patricians 6.Hannibal 7.Greeks 8.legion 9.tribune 10.plebians 11.senator 12.Scipio

Questions: 1. Republic-The first type of gov. used by the Romans
                      Patrician-The rich group of Romans who held most of the power in the early republic
                      Plebian-The poor Romans  of which were mostly farmers, merchants, workers, and artisans
                      Tribune-Someone who was elected to represent the Romans of the lower class
                      Consul-Two people who shared power while ruling during the Roman republic
                      Senate-Someone chosen to represent the Roman upper class
                      Dictator-Someone in early Roman republic who had absolute power over a 6-month period
                      Legion-A military division of the Roman Army
                      Punic Wars-Two wars between Carthage and Rome
                      Hannibal-The leader of Carthage during the Punic Wars

                    3. They could only serve for one-year terms, couldn't serve for more than ten years in a row, and one consul could overrule the other.
                     
                    4. To ensure all free citizens had protection under the law, the laws were hung in the Forum.

                    5. He used a surprise attack instead of a head-on attack.

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