Vocabulary
Patrician
Plebeian
1. Upper class Rome citizen
2. Lower class Rome citizen
Italys land
Rocky and mountainous peninsula
They were
Fierce and patriotic
95% of Rome civilians
Plebeians
What is the executive branch
2 consuls
1 pleb 1 pat
Tripartite
3 branch government
River that connects Rome and Mediterranean
Tiber river
Granted what
Roman citizenship
5% of Rome civilians
Patricians
What is the Legislative branch
2 body’s
The senate and the assembly
Define Republic
Form of government. Thing of the people
Where Latins first settled
The Latium plains
People of Rome absorbed what
The achievements
What did the plebeians do in revolt
They left and refuse to return
What is the judicial branch
8 judges
enforced the 12 tables
Veto
To reject
Grapes used for what
Wine
Allowed conquered people keep their
Religion/ways of life
What did the patricians do after the plebeians revolted
They panicked and gave them fair rights
What are the 12 tables
Gave citizens economic, legal property, and social rights
Checks and balances
A system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
Olives used for what
Eaten and olive oil
Constructed (blank) for more efficient (blank)
Roads, travel and trade
Why did the plebeians return
They were given fair rights
Civic duty
Citizens have a responsibility to help their country