Name____________________________
ROMAN REPUBLIC Period __________________________
QUESTIONS
Date ____________________________
INSTRUCTIONS: READ CHAPTER 6. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ANSWERS MUST BE
IN COMPLETE SENTENCES TO RECEIVE CREDIT.
1. Who were Romulus and
Remus?
2. The story of Romulus and
Remus is the story of the
foundation of what city?
3. The city was built along what
river?
4. In what ways do you think
the city’s location was
beneficial?
5. Who were the three cultural
groups that inhabited and
shaped the Italian peninsula?
6. Why do you think the
Romans changed from having
a king to creating a Republic?
7. What is a Republic?
8. Who were the Patricians?
9. Who were the Plebeians?
10. What did the Patricians say
gave them authority over
others?
11. Why were the Plebeians
upset about the situation in
Rome?
12. What did the Plebeians gain
through the creation of the
Twelve Tables?
13. Look at the chart on page
157. How was the Roman
Republic similar to our U.S.
government?
14. The Roman writers boasted
that their government was
balanced because it
contained what three parts?
15. What was the Senate and
how many Senators were
there?
16. What was a dictator?
17. Why do you think Romans
limited their dictators to only
six month terms?
18. What are Roman legions, and
what (how many) were they
made up of?
19. What groups had Rome
conquered by 265 BCE?
20. Besides a pledge not to make
treaties with other states,
what did Rome get from the
areas it conquered?
21. How did Rome’s location
benefit its economy?
22. Who did Rome fight in the
Punic Wars?
23. Read “History Makers.”Who
was Hannibal, and how
successful was he against
Rome?
24. How was Hannibal finally
defeated?