vocabulary
Define patrician and plebeian
Upper class citizens of Rome and lower class citizen of Rome
what is the 2 mountain Ranges in Italy
the alps and apennine mountains
2 counsels
1 pleb and one pat
who were the original inhabitants of rome
the Latins
where does wheat and barley come from
Egypt, Sicily, Tunisia, Italy.
Define tripartite
3 branch government
What are the 2 most important mountain ranges in italy
the tiber river and the Po river
Senate
300 patricians who serve for life
Rome had a__gov
republic
Where does corn come from
Egypt, Russia, Tunisia, Sicily, Sardini.
Define republic
A form of government in witch people elect leaders and representatives
What are the 4 cites of ancient italy
Rome, Alba, Longa , Naples
Assembly
plebeians, make laws and plated the visits of other plebeians
The __ were upper class citizens of Rome
The patricians
Where does olive oil come from
spain, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, austria, Greece, Ital.
Define veto
to reject
What are the 3 islands of Italy
Corsica, Sardinia, Siclily
8 judges
over saw the cour, served for a year
The __ were lower class citizens of rome
the plebeians
Where does wine come from
greece, Austria, Ital.
Define checks and balances
a system in which each branch of government checks on each other to make shore that they are not abusing there power
What are the 3 seas Italy is touching
Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic sea, Ionian sea
Civic duty
citizens have responsibility to help take control of our country
The romance conquered empires and let them keep their own ___
religion
where does silks come from
china, Syria.