Social Classes
The ruling elite class made up about 5% of the population.
Patricians
The location of Rome and the early Republic.
The Italian Peninsula
One of the two highest positions in the Roman Republic.
Consul(s)
This early civilization in the Italian peninsula was the biggest cultural influence on the Romans
Etruscans
The first form of government in Rome.
Monarchy
The working/middle class made up about 95% of the population.
Plebeians
The mountain range in the north acted as protection from invaders
The Alps
These were judges and tax collectors.
Praetors
The Romans adopted the gods from this civilization.
The Greeks
How was political power limited in the Republic?
System of checks and balances.
Non-citizens of Rome who were usually foreigners and did not have any voting rights
Freedmen
The number of hills Rome was founded upon.
Seven
The number of Senators
300
Three wars against this Italian civilization would give the Romans full control over the peninsula.
Samnites
The fundamental legal system of laws in the Republic.
The Twelve Tables
The lowest social class in the Republic.
Slaves
The mountain range is located through the center of the Italian peninsula.
The Apennine Mountains.
These members were elected by the Assembly to represent the Plebeians.
Tribunes
The language of the Romans
Latin
Triumvirate
Women
The city of Rome was founded next to this river.
The Tiber river
The length of time a dictator was given absolute power.
6 months
This building structure was borrowed from the Greeks and used in most government buildings
Columns
The first king of Rome.
Romulus