Rome's
Geography
Geography
What mountains form a natural border?
Alps
The people Romans got their alphabet from.
Etruscans
Name the elite (rich) social class
Patricians
Hello
Heus
What was the name of the first written law code in the Roman Republic?
The Twelve Tables
What creates a natural barrier for Rome?
Water and mountains
Who they received their language from?
Latins
Social class that made up 95% of the population
Plebeians
Word for Word
Verbatim
A _____ is a type of government in which people elect leaders to govern them
Republic
What sea surrounds Rome to the South?
Mediterranean Sea
Name of the twins sent down the river.
Romulus and Remus
Forced into military service
Plebeians
What's up
Quid Novi
To overrule a decision or reject
veto
The river which Rome is situated along?
Tiber
According to myth, which Roman God grew fearful that the twins would overthrow him
Mars
Reason plebeians were unhappy when the republic was first set up?
They had no say in making laws
My dog ate it
Canus meus id Comedit
What idea did the US adapt from the Roman Republic to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
System of checks and balances
What best describes the setting of early Rome?
On a hill by a river
In 509 BCE what ended and what began?
End of Etruscan rule (Superbus), beginning of Roman republic.
Name the social class and what they did to earn a position in government
Plebeians, revolted and left the military bare (Conflict of Orders)
I'll have a pizza with everything on it!
Da mihi sis crustum etruscúm cúm omnibus in eo!
Name the governments for Rome and the United States
Republic and Federal Constitution Republic