Vocab
a form of government with elected leaders
republic
The two classes of Roman society under Etruscan rule
patricians and plebeians
This person was driven out of Rome in 509 BCE
the Etruscan king
Because laws were not written down, patricians were able to do this.
change or interpret laws to benefit themselves
Patricians allowed plebeians to elect this group of officials to speak for the plebeians to the Senate and consuls
Tribunes of the Plebs
one of two chief leaders in the Roman Republic
consul
upper class citizens who made up 5% of the population
patricians
In the early Roman Republic, most power was in the hands of this group.
the Senate
The name of the struggle between the patricians and the plebeians
The Conflict of Orders
The Plebeians law-making body that only made laws for plebeians
The Council of Plebs
to refuse to approve proposals of government made by the Senate
veto
lower class citizens who made up 95% of Rome's population
plebeians
This social class participated in the early Roman republic
patricians
____________ made decisions about going to war and _______________ had to fight in the army
PATRICIANS made decisions about going to war and PLEBEIANS had to fight in the army
At around 451 BCE, laws were written down and called this.
The Twelve Tables
one of the common people; in the Roman Republic, a person who had no say in government
plebeian
The group of advisors to the king who were elected by patricians
"fathers of the state"
The length of term served by early Roman Senators
they served for life
Roman plebeians marched here and refused to return until patricians met their demands for more power
out of the city and to a nearby hill
Finally, in 287, plebeians gained the right to pass laws for for this group
all Roman citizens (or patricians AND plebeians)
a group of 300 men elected to govern Rome in the Roman Republic
Senate
These people were forced to serve in the army
plebeians
These people served as commanders of the army
the consuls
Work in these two areas came to a halt during the conflict between patricians and plebeians
The city, the farms, and/or the army
This change to the position of consuls reflected political equality among patricians and plebeians
One consul was patrician and one consul was now plebeian