Key Terms
What is a republic?
People elect people to govern them
Who was Aeneas?
Aeneas was the most important person in the Trojan wars
What type of government did Romans create in 509 BC?
Republic
What is Latin?
The Roman language
Where is Italy located?
Southern Europe
Who are the councils?
The two most powerful magistrates in Rome
Who were Romulus and Remus?
Romulus and Remus were descendants of Aeneas and the founders of Rome.
What were the 3 parts of Roman government?
Magistrates, senate, assembly and tribunes
What did the magistrates do?
Lead the Roman army
How did Rome’s location affect its early history?
They were isolated from other people
Who are magistrates?
Officials
Who was Cincinnatus?
Cincinnatus was the first most famous dictator from Rome
What was Rome’s first written law code?
Law of the Twelve Tables
Who are plebeians?
Common People
How did mountains affect life in Rome?
The mountains made it hard for Romans people to cross from rivers and hard to travel from one place to another.
What is a forum?
A forum is Rome's public meeting place
Who supposedly founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Why did the Romans create a system of checks and balances?
To prevent anyone from having too much power
How are partisans and plebeians different?
Patricians are nobles and Plebeians are common people and Patricians could be elected and have lots of power unlike Plebeians.
What mountains surround Rome?
The Alps
Who are dictators?
Rulers with almost absolute power
What role did Aeneas play in the founding of Rome?
Aeneas formed an alliance with the Latins, fought other people of Italy, and started a line of prominent rulers.
Why did Romans want their laws written down?
So people wouldn't be accused of breaking laws that they did not know existed
What river was Romulus and Remus thrown into?
The Tiber River
Why did Rome develop in the mountains not the plains?
So the Romans could have more protection