vocabulary
What is empire
A group of states/countries ruled by one emporer
What are the three types of governments
The three types are the Executive, Legislative and the Judicial
What is Italys land like
A rocky and mountainous
What are the names of the two mountain ranges
The alps and the apenines
What is the shape of italy
A boot or shoe
What is a veto
To reject an idea
what is republic
A type of government were the citizens vote for a leader
What is the name of the fresh water river that connects Rome to the Mediterranean sea
The Tiber river
What are the names of the 3 islands
Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia
Italy is a ______ because it is surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
What is plebeian and a patrician and what is there difference
a plebeian is a lower class citizen and a patrician is an upper class citizen and the difference is one is rich and the other is poor
What are the 2 consoles in the Executive branch
A patrician and a plebeian
What are the two most prized crops in rome
Grapes and olives
What are the names of the 3 seas
The Mediterranean Sea, the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea
What percentage of the Roman population is plebeians
95%
What is a tripartite
A three branch government
How many judges are in the judicial branch
8 judges
What plains did the Latin's first settle on
The Latium plains
What plain is the city “Rome” located on
The Latium plains
what jobs did plebeians have
merchants, military and farmers
Checks and balances
Each branch limits the power of another branch
What is a civic duty
Citizens have a responsibility to help the country
Name the four things early settlers looked for
Fresh water, Sea aces ports, Good rich soil, Protection
What are the names of the three plains
Tuscany plains, the Latium plains and the Campania plains
What happened in the conflict of orders
The plebeians wanted a voice in The government so they left the city and refused to comeback unless they gave them rights