Vocab
Patrician and Plebeian
Patrician = Upper class citizen or ruling class in Ancient Rome
Plebeian = Lower class citizens in Ancient Rome
Italy’s land is..
Mountainous, rocky, peninsula
What did Patrician do
- upper class
- land owners who were government, military, and religious leader
Who were the original inhabitants of Rome?
Latins
Rivers near Ancient Rome
Tiber River and the Po River
Define Republic
A form of government in which people elect leaders and representatives “Thing of people”
What river connects Rome to the Mediterranean
Tiber River
Who held all the power?
Patricians
Held power in society and Government
The form of government created in the Empire was
A republican
What seas are near Ancient Rome?
the Mediterranean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Adriatic Sea
Tripartite
Three branch government
Latins first settled on
Latium plains
What did Plebeians do?
- were lower class
- 95% of population
- no voice in Gov. had to obey laws, pay taxes and serve in military
- Jobs: Farmers, laborers, traders, soldiers
People that were Patriotic got granted what?
They got granted citizenships to people who had lived in regions that they took care of
Patriotic = people who loved and defended the republic
Mountain ranges
Apennine and the Alps
Veto
To reject “I forbid”
What were Grapes and Olives used for?
Grapes = wine
Olives = cooking oil
What did the plebs want?
- wanted a voice in government
- plebs left the city and refused to return until given rights
The people of Rome absorbed___of conquered people, and use them to help them advance.
The people of Rome absorbed ACHIEVEMENTS of Concord people and use them to help them advance.
Islands near Rome
Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily
Checks and Balances
A system in which each branch of government lines, the power of another branch
What did the early settlers look for?
Fresh water = Tiber River
Sea Access = Ionian Sea
Good land = latium Plain
Protection = Alps
What did the Patricians do after the Plebs left the city?
The Patricians panic because there was no food or protection
Constructed a network of____ Throughout the empire to allow for more efficient_____and____.
Constructed a network of ROADS throughout the empire to allow for more efficient TRAVEL and TRADE.
Plains near Rome
Tuscan Plains, Latium Plains, and the Campanian Plains