Geography of Early Rome
Etruscan Influences
Greek Influences
Rise of the Roman Republic
Terms to Know
100
These were the first Romans. (page 310)
What are Latins?
100
The Romans used these to build bridges, stadiums, and aqueducts. (page 311)
What are arches?
100
The Romans used this strong building material to build huge stadiums like the Colosseum. (page 312)
What is concrete?
100
Between 616 and 509 B.C.E., they ruled Rome. (page 318)
Who are the Etruscans?
100
This is one of seven hills in ancient Rome. (page 310)
What is the Palentine?
200
A hill in central Italy where a Latin tribe built a village around 700 B.C.E. (page 310)
What is the Palatine?
200
A long underground trench used to irrigate the land, drain swamps, and to carry water to cities. (page 311)
What is a cuniculus?
200
This Roman poet built his poems on Greek tales of a long-ago conflict, the Trojan War. (page 312)
Who is the Roman poet Virgil?
200
These upper-class citizens came from a small group of rich land owners. (page 318)
What are patricians?
200
These were people from an area in what is now the country of Italy. (page 310)
What are the Latins?
300
The Greek Island southwest of the Italian mainland (map on page 310)
What is Sicily?
300
This was an Etruscan ritual that took place during funerals. (page 311)
What is slave fighting?
300
This Greek art form was valued throughout the Mediterranean world for its usefulness and beauty. (page 313)
What is Greek pottery?
300
This was the struggle for power between the plebeians and the patricians. (page 319)
What is the Conflict of Orders?
300
This was a person trained to fight another person for the entertainment of Roman citizens. (page 311)
What is a gladiator?
400
The body of water between Italy and the island of Sardinia. (map on page 310)
What is the Tyrrhenian Sea?
400
During this Etruscan sporting event, a river could be dragged under a wheel or trampled by horses. (page 311)
What is chariot races?
400
These Roman artists became especially skilled at creating lifelike portraits. (page 313)
What is Roman sculptors?
400
This lawmaking body, when it was first formed, could make laws only for plebeians, not patricians. (page 320)
What is the Council of Plebs?
400
This was a group of 300 men elected to govern Rome in the Roman Republic. (page 318)
What is the Senate?
500
The physical feature that enabled Rome to grow into a thriving city. (map on page 310)
What is the Tiber River?
500
The place where thousands of Roman citizens enjoyed watching four horse chariot races and slave fighting. (page 311)
What is Roman stadiums?
500
The name that the Romans gave to the Greek god, Zeus. (page 314)
What is Jupiter?
500
This famous Roman statesman captured the spirit of the Roman Republic when he wrote, "The people's good is the highest law." (page 321)
Who is Cicero?
500
This was an official of the Roman Republic elected by the plebeians to protect their rights. (page 320)
What is a tribune?
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