Vocabulary
An independent city that includes a city and its surrounding territory.
city-state
What age could woman marry in Rome?
12
What were the two brothers names that were founded in Rome but raised by wolfs?
Romulus and Remus
What branch has 2 consuls and is elected to a one-year term?
Executive
Who were mostly wealthy landowners?
and
Who were mostly farmers?
Patricians
Plebeians
A social structure that was organized like a pyramid.
Feudal System
Why couldn't woman vote in Rome?
They couldn't vote because people didn't care abiut woman in Rome.
Who rose to power and became the sole ruler of Rome in 46 B.C.?
Julius Caesar
What branch has eight judges, has governed provinces, and has served for one year?
Judaical
Ruled by a small group of warriors
They farmed the lord'd land in return for shelter and protection.
Serfs
What house work did woman have to do in Rome?
Cook, Clean, and take care of animals and their gardens.
Who was Caesar's nephew and fought in the long, internal war for power that followed Caesar's death? And what was his name changed to?
Octavian/ Augustus
What branch does the senate and assembly make up?
Legislative
what were the two largest and most important Greek city-states in Rome?
Athens and Sparta
Relaxed the penalty for sin.
Indulgences
What were the men's roles in Rome?
They were the head of the family and took charge always.
Who was Phillips son and became king to expand his fathers empire?
Alexander the Great
What branch is made up of Plebeians and elects tribunes as representatives?
Assembly
What are found in many of the city-states and seized power away from the councils, took control of the government, and re-established one-person rule?
A tyrant
People who examine questions about the universe.
Philosophers
What would happen if your husband was a rich and poor person?
RICH- They have good jobs and good food every night.
POOR- they would always have the left overs and they would always have to do chores and not get good jobs like rich men.
Who was a German inventor who developed a painting press in 1450?
Johannes Gutenberg
What branch made laws and advised consuls?
Senate
490 B.C.