Vocab
define patrician
Upper class citizen or ruling class In Ancient Rome.
which direction were the alps located
the northern side of Italy
Latins first settled on
Latium plains
Plebeians were what percent of the population
95
Original inhabitants of rome
Latins
define plebeian
Lower class citizen in Ancient Rome.
river was flowing through the appenine mountains?
The Tiber river
What was italys land like
Rocky and mountainous peninsula
Patricians were what percent of the population
5
Form of government they created
Republic
Define Tripartite
Three branch government
Which direction was the Adriatic Sea located
In the east
2 most prized crops in Rome and what they were used for
Grapes-wine
olives-food and oil
Patricians held….
All power in society and government
Lower class
Plebians
Define Veto
To reject “I forbid”
What were the three plains?
Tuscan, Latium, and campatian
River that connects Rome to the med river
Tiber river
What did plebeians stop doing in the conflict of orders
Making food and stop defending the city.
Upper class
Patricians
Define Checks and balances
A system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
What were the three islands called
Corsica Sardinia sicily
4 things that early settlers looked for when deciding to build their cities.
Fresh water, sea access ports, good fertile land, and protection
What did plebeians want in conflict of orders
A voice and to be treated as citizens
Romans were….
Patriotic