Vocabulary
Each year, two patrician senators were chosen as _________________, or officials who managed the government and the military.
CONSULS
To say NO
The river that the city of Rome was built next to was the _____.
TIBER RIVER
Who had voting rights in the Roman Republic?
Men only
Where is Rome?
The _________________________ were Roman Laws written down and placed on the walls of public buildings for all to see.
TWELVE TABLES
The Romans had a lawmaking council, which they called the _________________.
SENATE
The _____ Mountains are located in the northern Italian peninsula and serve as natural protection.
Apennines
What was the FIRST form of government in Rome?
What is a system of checks and balances?
different branches have different powers and can stop one another from doing things or becoming too strong
The wealthiest, most powerful Roman citizens were known as ____________________.
PATRICIANS
In the center of town was the Roman ___________, an area where many government buildings were located and people gathered to shop and have discussions.
FORUM
The geography of Rome is similar to Greek in that:
both have mountains and access to the sea.
Approximately what percent of the population of the Roman Republic were plebeian?
95%
Plebeians often lived in:
Crowded apartments above shops in the city
A government in which citizens have the right to vote and choose their leaders is called a(n) ___________.
REPUBLIC
Most citizens in Rome were __________________. They included farmers, soldiers, and merchants.
PLEBEIANS
What geographical features make up Italy?
Surrounded by water, islands, peninsulas, mountains, long coastlines
Approximately what percent of the population of the Roman Republic were patrician?
5%
The two main crops grown on the Italian Peninsula are _____ and _____.
GRAPES AND OLIVES
The ______________________ were in charge of things like the city’s finances and overseeing judges.
MAGISTRATES
The plebeians threatening to leave Rome resulted in the development of _________________, Roman citizens who were elected to represent the common people.
TRIBUNES
What is the role of the aqueduct?
Carries water from one place to another- helps water crops
How can you best describe the government of the early Roman Republic?
The Senate was made up of patricians.
The three groups of people who originally lived together on the Italian Peninsula were the...
Latins, Etruscans and Greeks