5/14/19

In today's class, we are taking another day to review for the test on Thursday. We also took some notes to help:

• Etruscans: came from the north-central part of Rome
• Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, was the seventh final king of Rome
• Terrible behavior made them never want to be subject to the rule of kings ever again
• There are 3 branches of government in Rome, like the USA
• Senates and House of Representatives
• Judicial(USA)- Supreme court, nine members, lifetime terms
• Bill of rights- First ten amendments to the constitution
• 50 questions on the test
• Punic war 1 (264-241 BCE)
• Second Punic War (218-201 BCE)
• Third Punic War (149-146 BCE)
• Plebs- very poor people that sometimes revolt against the rich, to stop this, the rich would give food to the poor so they can prevent revolting
• Julius Caesar-  Powerful leader
• Triumvirate- Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar
• Julius Caesar served as consul (one year)
• Caesar grandnephew, Octavian takes over at the age of 18