Vocabulary
Veto
To reject “I forbid”
What grapes and olives were used for
Wine & oil
The original inhabitants
Latins
Plebeians
95% of the population
farmers, laborers, military
no voice in government
Executive
2 consuls
1 pleb & 1 pat
Tripartite
3 branch government
Where the Latins first settled
on the Latium Plains
A form of government created in the empire
a Rebublic
Patricians
Wealthy land owners
government officials, military and religious leaders
held ALL the power in gov. and society
Tripartite
Checks and balances
3 branch government system
A system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
Patrician & Plebeian
Upper class & Lower class
Italy’s land
A rocky, mountainous, peninsula
The upper class that constituents of political, military, and religious officials
Patricians
What is coming
CHANGE
Civic duty
Citizens have a responsibility to help their country
Republic
A form of government in which people elect leaders and representatives
The river that connects Rome to the Mediterranean Sea
Tiber River
Lower class that consisted of common people
Plebeians
Conflict of orders
A revolt that the plebs did to be recognized as citizens and have a voice in the government
Judicial
8 judges
Enforced the 12 tables : gave citizens economic, legal, property & social rights
Checks and balances
A system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
What early settlers looked for
Fresh water -Tiber Rives
Sea Access xIonian Sea
Good Land -Latium Plains
Protection -Appenine Mountains
Reasons Rome could unite territory of the empire and unite it under one rule
They were patriotic
Granted citizenship to people who lived where they took control of
They absorbed the achievements of the conquered people and used them to advance
Allowed people to keep their own language and religion
Constructed a network of roads for more efficient travel and trade
how did the conflict of orders work
Plebeians left the city and refused to return until given rights
Patricians gave in because there was no food or protection
Legislative
Senate: 300 pats who advised consul & set policies
Assembly: plebs that made laws and protected the rights of other plebs