vocabulary terms
Define Patrician and plebeian
plebeian is a lower class citizen of Rome, patrician is a upper class citizen
Italy’s land
Rocky, mountainous peninsula
2 mountains ranges in ancient Rome
the Apennine and the Alps
number of consuls in executive branch
2 consuls, 1 Pat. 1 Pleb.
The upper class citizens of Rome
Patricians
Define tripartite
three branch government
The river that connects Rome to the Mediterranean Sea
Tiber River
5 bodies of water in Rome
the Adriatic, Mediterranean, and the Ionian Sea. The Tiber and Po River
True
Lower class citizens of Rome
Plebeians
Define Republic
A form of government in which people elect leaders and representatives “thing of the people“
Where The Latins first settled
Latium Plains
The three islands near Rome
Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily
True or False: The assembly had 300 patricians serve for life
false: senate has 300 patricians serve for life
True or false: The Plebeians made up 95% of the population
True
Define veto
To reject “I forbid”
Two most prized crops in Greece
Grapes used for wine
olives used for oil
Three plains the early settlers found
tuscan, Latium, and the Campanian Plains
these people made up the Assembly. What did they do?
made of plebeians, made laws and protected rights of citizens
Jobs that the Patricians had
Land owners, government, military, and religious leaders
Checks and balances
A system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
4 things early settlers looked for
1.Fresh Water
2. Sea Access
3. Good Land
4. Protection
3 important cities
Rome, Alba Longa, and Naples
True or False: Civic Duty is where each branch of government limits another branch’s power
False: Civic Duty is when citizens have a responsibility
4 Plebeians Jobs
Farmers, Laborers, traders, and soldiers