Lesson 7 Flashcards
1
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Caius Marcius; patrician general; hated plebeians
A
Coriolanus
2
Q
wealthy, upper class citizens
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patricians
3
Q
common citizens; “plebs”
A
plebeians
4
Q
powerful Roman family; killed by Veientians
A
Fabii
5
Q
noble who defended the plebeians and found a new city
A
Fabii
6
Q
elected representative of the plebs
A
tribune
7
Q
power to prevent the passing of a law; Latin: I forbid
A
veto
8
Q
What could tribunes do to laws they didn’t like?
A
Tribunes had veto power, which means they could prevent laws from passing.
9
Q
What did Coriolanus want plebeiansto exchange for food during the famine?
A
He wanted the plebeians to give up their tribunes, which would force them to give up the little power they had.
10
Q
Name the 7 hills of Rome
A
Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, Caelian, Quirinal, Viminal, and Esquiline
