Start of Rome Power Point

Today in class, we got our Greece papers back. My group did very well and got a 98. We started to review the Rome power point and take notes.
Rome
-Ninth century BC- Etruscans, Latins, and Greeks settle into Italy
-Greek colonies- Southern Italy
-Eighth century BC- settlements near mouth of Tiber River
-Italy and Its People
-Indo-European tribes moved in Italian peninsula
-myth: babies Remus & Romulus raised by a she wolf
-Romulus won agreement- called Rome
-Etruscan and Greek settlements influenced Romans
-Originally, Rome was a monarchy on Etruscan model with a council of elders called the "Senate"
-Senate was populated by patricians, the plebeians fought for a vote in Rome's government
-Patricians- rich men in charge, own a lot of land/ money
-Plebeians- ordinary citizens, lower class
-C. 500 BC, the Romans overthrew their monarchy and established a "Republic"
-Each had house of government
-Each year the Senate elected two rulers, "consuls" who each served a term of a year
-Romans would appoint a single dictator in times on war or conflict, 6 months, decisions
-The Roman Republic: The Senate and the People
-Eventually, the plebeians gained power in the Senate by electing their own magistrates, called "tribunes"
-In 450 BC, the laws of Rome were codified and written into the "Twelve Tablets"- listing of laws
-The "mixed government of patricians and plebeians had many of the checks and balances that modern democracies have today
-Republican values
-Romans had strong values and gods Jupiter (Zeus), Juno (Hera), and Minerva (Athena)
-Romans believed that is was every citizen's duty to participate in government and war, excluding women
-The Roman family and clan (group of related families) was paternalistic and the "family father" had complete control
-Married women were also revered in Rome as "matrons"