| A | B |
|---|
| Alps | moutain range that runs through northern Italy; protected Romans |
| Twelve Tables | laws engraved on stone tablets in 451 BC and put in Forum |
| republic | government in which citizens elect their leaders |
| Julius Caesar | general, statesman, and historian; later became dictator for life |
| Assembly | part of legislative branch made of patricians; elected consuls |
| consuls | executive; two elected by the Assembly and served one year |
| plebeians | common people; majority of population; served as tribunes and gained right to make laws |
| Senate | legislative; made up of 300 patricians; foreign and domestic policy |
| patricians | wealthy landowners who held most of power; served in Senate and Assembly |
| tribunes | officials who represented and protected the rights of plebeians |
