Rise of the Republic Flashcards
1
Q
citizens
A
- patricians (upper class)
- plebeians (working class)
- others: women, children, and slaves
2
Q
republic develops
A
- 509 B.C.: patricians overthrew the Etruscan king and took control
- only the patricians in government: all powerful
3
Q
plebeians needed…
A
- army
- plebeians are given a voice in government
4
Q
republic
A
- a government usually divided in branches, in which people vote for others to represent them and make decisions at a government level for them
5
Q
twelve tables (tablets)
A
- written and published laws
- states basic rights
- advantages of written laws
6
Q
values of the Roman republic
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- loyalty to republic and freedom over self
- Horatius
