Vocabulary
Definition of Patricians
Upper class citizen,
Ruling class in Ancient Rome
Describe Italy’s land
Rocky, mountainous
Peninsula
How many judges in judicial branch?
8 judges
The two mountains in Italian peninsula
Alps & Apennine
How were Romans like to their country?
Patriotic
Definition of Plebeians
Lower class citizens of Ancient Rome
What is the river that connects Rome and the Mediterranean Sea?
Tiber River
Meaning of civic duty
A responsibility citizens have to help their society
The three seas near Italian peninsula
Mediterranean / Adriatic / Ionian
What did Rome gave to people they conquered?
citizenship
Meaning of Republic
A form of government in which people elect leaders and representatives
Means “thing of the People”
Where did the Latins first settle?
Latium plains
What were the two big bodies in legislative branch?
Senate — 300 patricians, advised the people & set policies
Assembly — Plebeians, made laws & protected the rights of plebeians
The two rivers in Italian Peninsula
Po / Tiber
What did Romans do with the achievements of their conquered people?
The people of Rome absorbed the achievements or them and used them to help them advance.
Definition of Tripartite
three branch government
What is the two most prized crops in Rome?
Grapes — wine
Olives — oil
How many consuls were there? What were their abilities?
1 year term, could veto each other
The three plains in Italy
Latium / Campanian / Tuscan
What did Romans do to the religion of their conquered people?
They let people to keep their own language and religion.
Meaning of Veto
What is four things early settlers looked for when deciding to build their cities?
Fresh water — Tiber river
Sea Access — Mediterranean Sea
Good land — Latium plains
Protection — Apennine Mts. And the Alps
What was Rome’s first form of government? Why did it change?
Monarchy -> republic,
Because of the Conflict of Orders
The southernmost island of Italy
Sicily
What did Romans do to make travel faster and more efficient?
They constructed a network of roads throughout the empire for efficient travel and trade.