Early Rome
Patricians and Plebeians
Plebeians Fight for Equality
Plebeians Fight for Equality
Plebeians Fight for Equality
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Roman society was divided into...
Patricians and Plebeians
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Who set up the Roman Republic?
Patricians
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How did plebeians serve the republic during its early years?
as soldiers
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What was a result of the Conflict of the Orders?
Patricians gave up some power
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What was the role of plebeian assemblies?
A. approving laws
B. nominating consuls
C. nominating tribunes
D. all of the above
D. All of the Above
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Who first ruled early Rome?
Etruscan Kings
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What was the name of the 300 group of Patricians who could pass laws?
The Senate
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In the Roman Republic, who might have spoken these words?
a senator
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How could a Roman become a tribune?
get the plebeians to elect him
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In the Roman Republic, patricians referred to...
wealthy landowning families.
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Why were plebeians unhappy when the Roman Republic was first set up?
They had no say in making the laws.
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What were consuls responsible for?
leading Rome and commanding the army
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What was one major job of the consuls?
to command the army
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Tribunes were leaders of the Plebeians. They had the power to cancel laws they felt like were unfair. What word describes this?
veto
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What is a constitution?
a set of basic laws for a government
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The patricians drove out the Kings and replaced them with a Senate. These 300 Senators were made up of...
patricians only
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Why did the plebeians revolt?
to gain more political rights and equality
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What event belongs in the blank space on the timeline?
Plebeians refuse to defend Rome
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Why did the plebeians want laws to be written?
so the patricians could not change laws whenever they wished
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Which statement accurately describes how the balance of power changed in the Roman Republic?
A. Consuls became most powerful in the republic.
B. Plebeians took all power away from patricians.
C. Patricians eventually shared power with plebeians.
D. Patricians kept power from plebeians by enslaving them.
C. Patricians eventually shared power with plebeians.
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What is a republic?
a form of government in which leaders are elected to represent the people
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The struggle between the plebeians and patricians is known as...
The Conflict of Orders
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What was an immediate outcome of the plebeians’ revolt?
Plebeians could elect their own tribunes.
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The Twelve Tables is an example of a government ruled using a....
Constitution
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Why are both the Roman Republic and the United States today considered republics?
The people elect representatives to make laws for them.