Vocab
Define Patrician
Upper class citizen of Rome.
What is Civic Duty
When citizens have a responsablilty to help their country
What is Italys land like
A rocky mountanous penisula
Who are the Latins
Were the oringinal inhabiters of Rome
Who are the Partrians
They are people who are government military plus religious leaders they hold all the power
Define Plebeian
Lower class citizen of Rome
What is Tripartite
It is a 3 branch goverment
What is the river that connects Rome to the medditranien sea
The Tiber river
What is the empires form of government
A republic
What is a plebeians
Is lower class Citizens they make up 95% of the population they are farmers laborers, merchants, and make up a lot of the military. Have no voice in gov
Define veto
T reject something
Who led the Executive branch
1 pleblian and 1 partrician
What plain did the latins first settle on
The Latium plain
What are 5 reason Rome could unite terrotiory under one rule
1. they were patriotics
2. granted citenship to people who lived in their region
3. Rome absord achievments of conquered people
4. allowed people to keep their religion + lauguage
5. Constuctied roads that made trade + travel easier
What is conflict of order
When plebs wanted a voice in the gov and to be recognized as citizens
Define republic
A dorm of government in which people elect leaders and representatives
Who led the Judishal branch and what did they do
8 judges led and they inforced the 12 tables which gave citiens legal property and social rights.
Whats the two most prized crops in Rome
1. Grapes used for wine
2. olives used for eating + oils
How did they achieve the conflict of order
The plebs left the city and refused to return in till they had rights so the partricians panicked since there was no food or protection.
Define checks and balences
A system in which each brange of government limits the power of another branch
Who led legislative branch
A Senate and the Assembly
4 things earlly settlers looked for when building cities
1. fresh water- Tiber river
2. sea accses- Meddetrainein sea
3. good land- latium plains
4. protection- The almps