History Alive
Ch.33
Roman
Republic
Study Guide
100
They were a small group of rich land owning Romans that helped the king and had full gov. rights.
Who were the "patricians" of the Roman Republic?
200
The plebians refused to do their jobs so that the patricians would fear an attack from other areas.
What did the plebians refuse to do in order to make the patricians write down the laws of Rome?
200
Plebeians.
Most people in early Rome were______________?
300
Having a tribune to fight for their rights and power in the gov.
What was the last step in the plebians acquiring equal power to the patricians?
400
So the patritians couldn't change them at will.
Why did the plebians want the laws to be written down?
400
The patricians still had more power, but the plebeians had more power then they ever had before, so compared to before they had almost equal power.
What was the balance of power between the plebians and patricians by 287 BCE?
400
They had no choice of weather they fought or not.
What was it that the drafted American soldiers were not allowed to do, putting them in the same position as the plebians of the early Roman Republic?
500
They boycotted the city and camped on a hill. This caused the patricians to lose all supplies and it caused them to be fearful because without the plebeians they had no army.
What did the plebians do in 494 BCE and why did they do it?
500
Patricians.
Which was the only group involved in making the laws of the early republic?
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