Test Tomorrow

Today in West Civ, we went over notes for the test tomorrow.  

• Where did the first Indo Europeans settle around 750 BC? -On the Tiber River in the middle of Italy in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea
• What three groups of people dominated the early Rome?- Latin's, Etruscans, Greeks
• What was significant about Tarquin the Proud- last of the Kings and he was run out of Rome because his son raped a women and he didn’t do anything about it
• How does Rome move from a monarchy to a republic?- Ruled by Etruscan kings (monarchy) who were advised by rich patricians (Aristocracy). After Tarquin (tyranny) the government became a democracy
• What's the difference between a patrician and a plebian- Patricians- upper class, landowning, established, powerful.  Plebeians- common people, middle class and some lower class, small time farmers, some wealthy non patricians.
• Senate- Government assembly of 300 unpaid patricians appointed for life first by kings then consuls
• Consuls- two senators who led the government and military for one year terms; could veto each other
• Tribunes- leaders of the plebian assembly; first rather powerless, gaining ground over the years (democracy)
• What is so important about the Twelve Tables? - Public display of the laws; marked the first time that laws were written down in Rome; Set up to protect plebeians who were getting pushed around by patricians; publically displayed in the Forum
• The roman Republic serves as a model for what modern document and what modern government? - the constitution of the Us and its separation of powers; Senate/ Assemblies; Us Senate/ House of reps; Consuls/ Dictator;
• Describe why only the rich could serve in the Senate- Members were not paid; they needed to spend a lot to look good, popular, and powerful, making them electable.  Plebeians couldn’t afford to do that
• The forum is Rome's political center