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Review Lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| descendants | offspring |
| feeble | weak |
| quarrel | fight; argument |
| perish | die |
| refuge | place of shelter |
| scornfully | with contempt |
| degraded | lowered in rank; disgraced |
| reign | period of rule |
| eloquence | beautiful speech |
| adjacent | next to; neighboring |
| statuary | statues |
| prosperous | flourishing |
| resolute | determined |
| plunder | take goods by force |
| penance | self-punishment to show remorse |
| simpleton | simple-minded person |
| avenge | take vengeance on another |
| banish | expel from a place, as a punishment |
| treason | act of disloyalty toward one's government |
| melancholy | depressed; sad |
| senate | council of old men who helped to rule Rome |
| patricians | noble people of Rome |
| Rome | the city of the seven hills |
| lictors | Roman police officers |
| auger | male seer or prophet |
| concul | highest political office in the republic |
| sibyl | female prophetess |
| Forum | where public meetings were held |
| monarchy | state ruled by a single and absolute monarch, such as a king |
| republic | state ruled by an assembly of elected officials |
| 753 B.C. | Founding of Rome by Romulus (Beginning of the Monarchy) |
| 510 B.C. | Founding of Republic (End of Monarchy) |
| The first king of Rome | Romulus |
| Sylvia | mother of Romulus and Remus |
| Lucretia | her suicide after Sextus' attack began revolt |
| Romulus and Remus | raised by a she-wolf |
| Junius Brutus | led the revolution to overthrow the monarchy |
| Palatine Hill | hill on which Romulus began his city |
| Temple of Janus | open or closed door indicated war or peace |
| Circus Maximus | large racetracks built by Tarquin |
| Sibylline Books | holy books bought by Tarquin Superbus |