Geography
the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
What is Geography?
The Term BC/BCE refers to what?
Before Christ or Before Common Era
True or False: Historians often argue about the validity of the story of Romulus and Remus but often agree there was someone named romulus who began the roman kingdoms.
False: We don't know the true name of the original king of rome. For all we know it was romulus, but it cannot be confirmed as fact.
This period of time was known when rome was ruled by seven kings, from around 753 BC to 509 BC.
The Roman Kingdoms
How many hills was rome built on?
Seven!
What is a Peninsula?
a piece of land surrounded by water on most sides and connected to a larger piece of land. Such as italy!
These where often carried into battle or parades as a symbol of the roman nation and used as moral for soldiers.
The Roman Standard.
Who was Lupa?
The wolf that raised romulus and remus.
Tarquin the Proud built wonders during his reign of terror. Name one!
Temple of Jupiter or the Cloaca Maxima
A form of government ruled by a king or queen.
Monarchy.
a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
What is an Isthmus?
What was the main governing and advisory body to the roman king?
The Senate.
Romulus killed Remus because ________ and ________.
They couldn't agree on the cities name, location, and remus crossed the line.
Which of the following was a group that DID NOT help found the city of rome: The Etruscans, the Sabines, the Phoenicians, and the Greeks.
The Phoenicians!
the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded.
Latium
A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
What is a city state?
True or False: After being raised in the wild by wolves, the first thing Romulus and Remus did was establish the city of rome.
False: They toppled the king who attempted to have them killed first and gained followers that way.
What was the name of the man who caused the fall of Tarquin the Proud?
Sextus Tarquinius
How many times did Tarquin the proud attempt to take back rome?
After being run out of rome he tried to tack back rome two times!
The Hemisphere
________ is when the romans amalgamated different religions, cultures, or schools of thought into one.
Syncretism
From what war does the father of Romulus and Remus come from? Note: he is considered a hero!
The Trojan War
True or False: The Roman Triumph (27 BC to AD 476) was the last great period of rome in the west.
False; that would be the roman empire.
Jupiter being a major god in Rome who came from the greek pantheon is an example of this VOCABULARY word.
Syncretism