S.S Test 3\24\23 Flashcards
An open area in a city filled with public buildings, temples and markets
Forum
A gov´t in which the citizens have the right to vote and elect officials
republic
The basic unit of the roman army, contained 4,500 to 5,000 people
Leigon
A unit between 60-160 people broken from a leigon
Maniple
The back bone of Italy also the mts down the center of Italy
Apennine Mts
A piece of land that juts out from the main land that is surrounded by 3 bodies of water
peninsula
A river that runs down the center of Italy
Tiber river
is a plain In the center of Italy
Latium plain
Their uncle was jealous of them so he put them down a river and they were later found by a wolf and had a battle Romulus won and named his land Rome
Romulus and ramous
Came down from Northern Italy and were ruled by kings
Etruscans
A system of rules by which a gov´t is organized
Constitution
To stop or cancel the action of a gov´t or official body, translates to ¨I forbid¨
Veto
Elected officials who enforce the law
Magistrate
The symbol of roman citizenship, a garment that the roman men wrapped around their bodies
Toga
Top officials in the roman republic
Consul
Men ruled their families and that people traced their origins through male ancestors
patriarchal
The oldest man in the family or leader of the house hold
Pater family
Large country homes
Villa
An official religion supported by the Gov¨t
Established religon
