Ancient Rome
Definition of patrician
Upper class citizen or ruling class in Ancient Rome
who were the original inhabitants of Rome?
latins
What are the three branches?
executive, judicial, and legislative
Sea access
mediterranean Sea
What did plebs. wants?
voice in government and being treated as citizens
Define plebeian
lower class citizens in Ancient Rome
Who were people who loved and defended the republic?
patriotic
What is civic duty?
citizens have a responsibility to help their country’s
What is Italy’s land like?
it is 600 miles long and 150 miles wide. Its rocky, mountainous, and peninsula
Why did the plebeians refuse to return?
until they were given rights patricians
Define republic
a form of government in which people elect leaders and representatives ”thing of the people”
what was granted to people who had lived in regions that were conquered?
citezenship
Who makes the executive branch?
1 patrician and 1 plebian (consuls)
Fresh water
Tiber river
Why did the patricians panic?
because there was no military or farming after the plebIan’s left
Define tripartite
Three branch government
What did Rome conquer people and used them to help them advance?
achievements
Who makes up the legislative branch?
the senate and assembly
Good land
protection
Latium plaines
the alps
how were the plebeians treatd?
no voice in government, they had to pay taxes, and had to serve in the military,
Define checks and balances
define veto
a system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
to reject “i forbid”
What did they let allowed conquered people to eep to their own?
what did they construct throughout the empire and allow for more efficient?
language and religion
roads, travel and trade
What’s a tripartite?
3 branch government system?
What are the two moSt prized crops in Rome?
grapes that were used for wine and olives that were used for eating/cooking and oil
how did the patricians get treated?
held all the power in society and government