Social+-+Rome

__Aristocrats__ commoners elected the tribunes Senate: Raise taxes Represent the rich Make rules ROMAN LAW Legal system:
 * 1)  Major religions in Rome including Christianity.
 * 2)  Imperial expansion changed roman society and politics such as new trade and wealth which caused larger gaps between poor and rich
 * 3)  The poor were treated badly and the rich were spending their tons of money.
 * 4)  Even Slaves were considered higher that rural worker. Christianity brought even more conflict between these two groups until everyone converted Christian
 * 5)  Ordinary citizens were called plebians
 * 6)  Initially composed mainly of aristocrats and free farmers
 * 7)  Husband is judge of wife. women were treated better in rome then china and greece. they could go to public events
 * 8)  Merchant were foreigners but had political woice in the later days of the republic
 * 9)  Slaves were considered better than free farmers
 * 10)  Slaves didnt reproduce themselves
 * 11)  Succession of emperors were decided by previous emperors
 * 12)  Expansion into Italy made Rome enemies with Carthage
 * 1)  Open to citizens in all parts of the empire
 * 2)  Most extensive legal system anywhere in the world
 * 3)  Protected private property and family stability
 * 4)  Paul:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: middle;"> Key figure in early christianity
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: middle;"> Born a jew