| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Italy is centrally located in the | Mediterranean Sea |
| Because Italy is a peninsula, it is easy to | control the empire |
| The Appenine Mountains are not | too rugged |
| The Appenine Mountains made | trade and travel easy |
| Italy's climate is | mild |
| The Alps did not | keep invaders out |
| The long coastline made Italy | prone to sea invasion |
| The Latins settled in | Latium |
| The Latins built | villages along the Tiber River |
| Etruscans settled in | Etruria |
| Latins and Etruscans | formed Roman people |
| Who developed a written language? | Etruscans |
| The Etruscans manufactured | fine clothing |
| The Romans adopted | Etruscan ideas |
| The Romans adopted Etruscan ideas such as | Engineering Techniques and Triumph |
| The slave used to tell the King during the triumph | remember that you are mortal |
| Greeks settled in | southern Italy and Sicily |
| The Greek culture | influenced the Romans |
| The city of Rome is built | 15 miles inland on "The Seven Hills of Rome" |
| Rome is in the center of (economically) | a natural trade route |
| Rome's government is a | Republic |
| Republic | thing of the people |
| In a Republic, voters elect | officials to run the state |
| A Republic is believed to prevent an individual | from having to much power |
| Roman Republic included | adult males only |
| The most important citizen group was the | senate |
| The senate consisted of | patricians |
| How many members did the Senate have? | 300 |
| How long did people in the Senate serve? | life |
| The people in the Senate | Made the laws, controlled public funds, decided foreign policy, acted as a court |
| Who elected the officials? | Magistrates |
| There were two consuls elected from the | patrician class |
| Consuls served | one year terms |
| Who governed with the Senate and supervised the Government? | The Chief Executive of the Consuls |
| Each consul could veto acts of | other consuls |
| Veto | I forbid |
| Who commanded the armies? | consuls and praetors |
| Who oversaw the legal system? | Praetors |
| Who interpreted legal questions which formed most of the civil laws of Rome? | Praetors |
| Who created the list of jurors and judges? | Praetors |
| Who registered citizens according to wealth in order to collect taxes | Censors |
| Censors were elected every | 5 years |
| Censors held office for | 18 months |
| Who oversaw moral conduct of citizens? | Censors |
| Popular assemblies represented | the people |
| Assembly citizens could | vote on laws and elect officials |
| Assemblies elected 10 officials called | Tribunes |
| Could Tribunes veto? | Yes |
| Tribunes could refuse to approve | senate bills |
| Common people were attempting to | gain more rights |
| Plebians suffered | discrimination |
| Who forced the government to write down the laws of Rome? | The Plebians |
| When the laws of Rome were written down they were called | The Laws of the Twelve Tables |
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