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| Around when did Romans set up a republic? |
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It is when people choose their rulers but not everyone gets a fair say.
Community or country where most people can pick your own ruler as long as you were a citizen who could vote |
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| 4 facts about Patricians. |
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| Could hold office, members of oldest richest families, could not be married to plebeians, could perform religious rituals |
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| Poorer citizens, paid taxes and could be sold as slaves if they went into debt, served in army, couldn't hold office or marry patricians |
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| Administrators, military leaders, had power to say no to other consuls (veto), 1 year term, only 2 of them, both had to agree before any law was passed |
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| 300 men, chosen for life, handled daily problems, approved public contracts, advised the consuls, proposed laws, discussed ways to deal with other countries |
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| Judges, assemblies, and tribunes. |
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| Protected the rights of the plebeians, all roman citizens (includes plebeians), could declare war |
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| new boundaries, conquered neighbors, or made alliances, strong army and unique battle strategy |
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| Land bordered Italian territory |
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| Gained territory and protected: |
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| Strong army, crossed Tiber River and conquered some Etruscan cities, 146 B.C. Rules most of the Mediterranean World, 5000 soldiers moved and attacked quickly |
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| Spent hours practicing with double-edged swords, they built roads of lava blocks so they could move faster, built camps every night, well trained and strong |
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| mild rulers, they didn't didn't tax immediately, let conquered people keep their government, let anybody become a citizen and all men could join army (supported Rome's foreign policy |
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| The meaning of B.C. and A.D. |
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| B.C.Means before Christ and A.D. means after death or Anno Dominus which means after God |
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| When were Roman laws written down? |
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| 450 B.C. 50 years after beginning of the Roman Republic. |
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| What were the first written down laws called and where were they placed? |
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| The Twelve Tables which were placed in the Forum. |
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| Small farms replaced with large estates, use of enslaved people, movement from farm to city, decline of the Roman republic |
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| Farmers burned crops to prevent Hannibal's soldiers from getting food-which led to latifundias- no more wheat |
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Farmers couldn't earn a living in the city-no industry
Farmers sold their votes to politicians |
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