a river that runs across the center of the Italian Peninsula
What is Tiber River
100
Etruscan leader who seized power in Rome
What is Tarquin
100
class system of 2 groups: ________ and ________.
(wealthy and poor)
What is patricians and plebeians
100
wealthy people had dogs as pets
used them to hunt birds and small animals
What is pets
200
surrounds the Italian peninsula to the south
What is Mediterranean Sea
200
Roman leader who forced Tarquin out of Rome
What is Junius Brutus
200
_______ ate fish, birds, olive oil w/ herbs, dates and pork.
_______ ate wheat, barley, bread, olives, and meat scrapes.
What is patricians and what is plebeians
200
system of gov't first used in Rome where citizens are allowed to vote or to choose thier own leaders
What is republic
200
were light and comfortable
men wore togas of of wool cloth
women wore 2 layers of tunics that resembled a gown.
wore this with gold jewelry and precious stones
What is clothes
300
is located on the western coast
What is Rome
300
took power in Rome and showed romans how to build aqueducts
What is Etruscans
300
people who were elected to represent the people
the Roman representative governing body
What is representatives
What is Senate
300
gladiators fought in the Colosseum
were professional fighters who fought to the death for the public's entertainment
were forced to fight
(fighters were criminal plebeians)
What is entertainment
400
protected Rome from attack and floods from the Tiber
What is hills and mountains
400
Roman general who led Roman forces and was captured in battle
What is Regulus
400
some wealthy kids went to school and some got tutored
wrote on clay tablets or papyrus
used abacuses
What is at school
400
patricians that were chosen to manage the government and army
had the power to stop the other consul to do something he did not agree w/
2 were chosen from the Senate annualy
What is consuls
400
Latin united all of the people. Latin is the base for many European languages spoken today such as: Italian, French, Romanian, Portugese, and Spanish
What is the official language of the Roman Empire
500
climate....
ideal for...
is warm and moist most of the year
farming grapes and olives
500
after school they played w/ marbles, dolls, animals, and model chariots
What is play
500
had the right to own property and testifyin court
many had major roles in the gov't but they could not vote
What is woman's rights
500
a famous road that stretched 350 miles south and then east of Rome