Vocab
Define patrician/plebeian
Upper class citizen of ancient Rome
How much power do they have?
All the power
What social class are they
Lower class
The river that connects Rome to the Mediterranean Sea is
The Taber River
What sea did the use as their sea access
Mediterranean Sea
Checks and balances
A system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
upper class or lower class
Upper class
What is the % of plebeians?
95%
Things early settlers looked for
Freshwater, sea access, Goodland, protection
Where did they find good lands?
latium Plains
republican
A form of government in which people choose leaders
What are their jobs?
Government, military, religious leaders
What are their jobs?
To protect the city farm and trade
What did they use grapes for?
Wine
What did they use for protection?
The Alps
tripartite
A three branch government
How much of the population is a Patrician
Around 5%
What did they do?
Stopped working so they could gain rights
What did they use olives for?
oil
Why did they need these things?
For water, food, trade, farming, and how to travel
veto
Means to forget “ I forbid”
T or F they make all the decisions
T
Italy’s land is…
Rocky madness and a Peninsula
Where did they find fresh at
Tiber River
What did they use for protection?
The Alps