3.  Aristocratic land holders  Held most power  Few in number

5.  Farmers, artisans, merchants  Majority of population  Citizens with right to vote

6.  No rights  Jobs Farming Artisans Gladiator

7.  Patrician and Plebeian men

8.  Patrician Authority to make law Only members of the Senate  Plebeians Citizens-right to vote for leaders only Eventually formed assembly (Tribune)

9.  Vote  Pay Taxes  Military Service

11.  Eldest man  Property and Family

12.  Ran households  Could not vote

13.  Rich-attend schools  Poor-worked/remained illiterate

14.  Educated at home  Married at 12-15 to older man

16.  Etruscan Influence Etruscan Kings governed-600 BC Constructed temples and public centers

17.  Political center  Area for government buildings

18.  Harsh Etruscan Tyrant  Last king of Rome  Driven from power-509 BC

19.  Power rests with the citizens  Res Publica (Public Affairs)  Representative Democracy  Citizenship and voting granted to freeborn males

20.  Written law code of Rome  451 BC-Carved and hung in the Forum  Formed basis for Roman law

21.  2 officials  Commanded army and directed government  Limited power/one year  Consuls could veto each other

22.  300 Members from Patrician class  Administrative and Legislative functions  Great influence over foreign or domestic policy

23.  Centuriate Assembly All citizen soldiers were members  Tribal Assembly (Tribune) Organized by Plebeians Elected Tribunes Made laws for common people

24.  Appointed in time of crisis  Leader with absolute power  Made law and Commanded army  Six month terms  Chosen by consul and elected by senate