American Government
president/vice president part of what branch
executive
what type of government is rome?
republic
egypt
nile
leader of rome
julius caeser
Rome is in what continent
Europe
congress is part of what branch
legislative
the upper class
patricians
rome
tiber
leader of carthage
hannibal
names of leader brothers that urged the wealthy to stop taking over small farms and give land to the poor
tiberius and gaius gracchus
supreme court is part of what branch
judicial
the lower class
plebeians
china
yellow
name of civilization that helped influenced the alphabet
Phoenicians
term for no one is above the law, like the 12 tables ______ of _______
rule of law
the idea of having 3 branches is called
separation of powers
Rome's written laws are called
12 tables
river julius caeser crossed to start a civil war
rubicon
Phoenicia's success with trade allowed goods and ideas to spread across the __________
region
veni vidi vici translation
I came, I saw, I conquered
the term for one branch of government being able to limit the other branches' powers
checks and balances
the obligations a citizen has to their government
civic duty
mesopotamia
tigris or euphrates
major cause of punic wars
control over trade routes in north africa
one reason for the decline of roman republic
1. military not loyal to republic
2. territory too big to govern
3. ambition of generals
4. gap between rich and poor