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Rome Lesson 1
Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Romans were mostly isolated from what? | The Mediterranean Region |
| Rome learned from who? | All civilizations |
| Romans adapted culture from who? | the Greeks |
| Roman rule stretched through present day what? | Europe, Asia, and Africa |
| Italy is located in the Mediterranean Region with what? | Easy access by water |
| People and goods could move through where with little difficulty? | Italy's rugged mountains |
| Mountains linked what together? | Settlements |
| Italy has a sunny, mild climate, fertile farmland and what? | Mountain slopes that level off to help grow ample food |
| Rome was located on what Peninsula? | The Italian Peninsula |
| What separates Italy from Northern Europe? | The Alps |
| What dots Southern Italy's landscape? | Volcanoes |
| Rome was funded 15 miles up what river, which made transporting goods easier? | The Tiber River |
| Rome was far enough the Tiber River to escape what? | Sea Pirate Raids |
| What made Rome easy to defend? | Steep Hills |
| Who wrote Aeneas about Rome's founding? | Virgil |
| Who was played a major part in the founding of Rome in one legend? | Romulus and Remus |
| Remus made fun of who walls? | Romulus's Walls |
| When Remus was killed, Romulus was crowned what? | The solo ruler of Rome |
| Who settled in Italy as early as 5000 B.C? | The Neolithic People |
| The Neolithic People made farming communities when what happened? | They ran out of nutrients in the land |
| Between 2000-1000 B.C. Latins permanently settled on what plain? | The Latium Plain in central Italy |
| One group built straw roofed houses on what hill and tended to animals and grew crops? | The Roman Hills |
| 800-700 B.C. was the what? | Birth of Rome |
| Who moved into the area and influenced the Romans? | The Romans and The Etruscans |
| 750 B.C. to 500 B.C. the Greeks became what? | Farmers |
| The Greeks introduced what into Rome during 750 B.C. to 500 B.C? | Grape and olive farming, an alphabet, and helped model buildings, sculptures, and literature. |
| Who settled north of Rome and later took control of surrounding areas? | The Etruscans |
| Etruscan was ruled by who, that grew wealthy from trade and mining? | Noblemen |
| Some Etruscans devoted themselves to what? | The study of arts |
| Skilled artisans worked with what? | Copper, Iron, Lead, and Tin |
| Artists covered cave walls with what? | Paintings |
| The study of arts taught Romans how to do what? | Build with brick, roof buses with tiles, drain water from marshes, lay out city streets,passed on religious beliefs, and influenced clothing. |
| The Romans modeled their army after whose army? | The Etruscan Army |
| In 509 B. C. Rome overthrew who to create a republic? | Tarquin the Proud |
| Republic | Citizens elect their own leaders |
| Over a period of 200 years Romans did what with their neighbors? | They fought with them. |
| By 267 B. C. Rome controlled what? | Most of Italy |
| Every male citizen had to do what? | Serve in the army |
| Soldiers were what? | Well trained |
| Deserters were what? | Killed |
| Rome developed what? | New battle strategies |
| Legions had how many men in them? | Six Thousand |
| Groups smaller than legions had how many people? | sixty to one hundred and twenty |
| The army carried what? | A gladiolus and a pilum |
| How was Rome ruled? | Effectively |
| Rome set up posts to control what? | Conquered Areas |
| Rome bulit roads to connect what? | Settlements |
| How did Rome treat conqured people? | Fairly |
| To encourage fair treatment the Romans created what? | The Roman Confederation |
| Some Roman conqured people became what? | Roman allies or friends |
| Roman Leaders were ready to do what? | Crush any revolts |
| Gladiator | In ancient Rome, a person who fought people or animals for public entertainment |
| Administer | To be lawfully in charge of |
| Protect | To defend from trouble or harm |
| Philosophy | Basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes |
| Contact | Communication or connection |
| Medical | Relating to the practice of medicine |
| Anatomy | The study of the body’s structure |
| Arch | A curved part of a structure that serves as a support |
| Vault | A curved ceiling made of arches |
| Satire | Verse or prose that pokes fun at human weakness |
| Ode | A lyric poem that expresses strong emotions about life |
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