Republic
How many chiefs/consuls did the Roman republic have?
2!
Who killed him?
What is a senate?
True or false: After the law of twelve tables was created, Plebeians had just as much power as the Patricians.
FALSE
Define: Republic
What is a government in which citizens who have the right to vote select their leaders?
How many Patricians were in the Senate?
300!
How long did Julius Caesar take to conquer Gaul?
What is seven years?
How do Patricians and Plebeians differ?
Patricians where wealthy, and Plebeians were ordinary citizens.
Define: Dictator
How many years could Consuls rule for?
1!
How many years of civil war passed between Julius's death, and when his son took rule?
What did Patricians do with their newfound riches after Rome's conquests?
They bought small areas of land to turn into large farms, and had slaves they captured manage the farms for no pay.
Define: Veto
What is the rejection of any planned action or rule by a person in power?
The senate advised the Consuls on ------- and --------
(list 2)
Affairs, Laws, Finances, military,
What year did Julius become the roman dictator?
When was 48 B.C.?
Why did Plebeians have no work to do?
Because Patricians used slaves they captured to do work instead.
Define: Consul
What is one of two officials who led the Rman Republic?
Who did they appoint in case the 2 consuls disagreed?
A dictator
Why did the senate hate him?
Because people didn't like the idea of only one ruler, and believed that there should be multiple rulers
Why did Patricians write the Laws of Twelve Tables?
Because the Plebeians refused to fight in the armies.
Define:
Patricians
and
Plebians
Patrician: Who is a member of an upper-class family in the Roman Republic?
Plebeian: Who is an ordinary citizen in the Roman Republic?