vocabulary
Define Patrician and plebeian
Patrician: upper class citizens or ruling class in Ancient Rome
plebeian: lower class citizens in Ancient Rome
What are the three islands and seas in rome
islands:
1) Corsica
2)Sardinia
3) Sicily
seas:
1) Mediterranean sea
2) Ionian Sea
3) Adriatic Sea
What did the plebs want
1) voice in government
2) wanted to be recognized as citizens
Civic duty definition
citizens have a responsibility to help their country
four things things that early settlers look for when deciding to build their cities
Fresh water- Tiber river
sea access -Mediterranean Sea
protection- the alps
good land-Latium plains
Define Republic
A form of government in which people elect leaders and representatives “ thing of the people
What country is next to the Mediterranean, Sea and Sicily
northEast Africa
What did the plebs do
The left the city and refused to return until given rights
Executive branch
Two consoles one plebeian one Patricia serve one year terms could veto (reject).
Who first settled on the Latium planes?
The latins
Define tripartile,checks and balances
tripartite: A tree branch government
checks and balances: a system in which each branch of the government limits the power of another
what are the 2 Rivers that run through rome
Po river
tiber river
what happened to the patricians
The pats panic because there was no food or protection
Legislative branch
Consisted of two parts Senate: 300 patricians who served for life, advised console to set policies
Assembly: plebs made it laws him protected the rights of other plebians
The river that connects room to the Mediterranean Sea
Tiber river
Define veto
Define tripartite
To reject “I forbid”
3 branch government
What are the three plains in rome
Tuscan plains
Latium plains campanian plains
What did the plebeians do after leaving
The plebeians returned to Rome after gaining their new rights
Judicial branch
Eight judges overall courts served one year and forced 12 tables gave citizens, economic, legal property, and social rights
Italys land is…….
A Rocky Mountainous peninsula
Check and balance
A system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
What is known as the backbone that runs through Rome and where are the Alps
known as the backbone the Apennine mountains
The Alps are in the north at the top near the po river
Why did the patricians need the plebs
The electricians needed the plugs because they formed most of the population and they were also the backbone of the military and economy without the pull and soldiers to fight in wars and the plug farmers and laborers to work the land and provide goods Rome could not function.
The two most prized crops in Rome and where they were imported from
1) grapes used for making wine
2) olives used for making oil
3) Egypt
Who was the famous poet in Rome
Cincinatus