vocabulary
Define Patrician
Upper class citizen or ruling class in Ancient Rome
Italys land is
Rocky mountainous peninsula
Define plebeian
Lower class citizens in Ancient Rome
River that connects Rome to the Mediterranean sea
Tiber river
Republic
A form of government in which people elect leaders and representatives “thing of the people” in Latin
Latins first settled on
Latium plains
Veto
To reject “I forbid” in Latin
Two most prized crops in Rome
Grapes-wine olives-food and oil
Checks and balances
A system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch.
Four things that early settlers looked for when deciding to build their cities were
Fresh water, sea access ports, good land, protection.