vocabulary
define patrition
The upper class citizens of Rome
They were _____
Patriotic
Protection
The alps
italys land
Rocky and mountainous
Define veto
To reject
Define plebians
The lower class citizens of Rome
They granted _______ to people who had lived in the regions that they took control of
Citizenship
Fresh water
Tiber river
The river that connects Rome to the mediterranean Sea
The Tiber
The______ were the original inhabitants of Rome
latian
Define republic
A form of government in which people elect leaders and representatives
The people of Rome absorbed _______ of conquered people and used them to help Rome advance
The achievements
Sea access
Mediterranean sea
The latins first settled on the
latium plains
The form of government created in the empire
Republic
Define tripartite
A three branch government
Allowed people to keep their own _________
Religion
Good land
Latium plains
two most prized crops in rome
Grapes and olives
The _____________ were the upper class citizens of rome
Define checks and balances
A system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
constructed a network of_____ throughout the empire to allow for more efficient________________
Roads
trade and travel
What were grapes and olives used for in rome
grapes for wine
olives for food and oil
The _________were the lower class citizens of Rome
Plebeians