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Vocabulary
Geography of Italy
Founding of Rome
Etruscans
Etruscans and Romans
100
people who are believed to be able to foretell the future or know the will of the gods
What is a soothsayer?
100
people who were the ancestors of the Romans
What are Latins?
100
lost his throne to his brother.
Who is the king of Alba Longa?
100
Italy's first highly civilized people.
Who are the Etruscans?
100
these women had more rights than other ancient women
Who are Etruscans?
200
signs of what is to happen
What is an omen?
200
Italy is a peninsula in what sea?
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
a Trojan prince who settled in Italy and married a Latin princess
Who is Aeneas?
200
gave the Etruscans a military advantage over their enemies
What are leather shoes with thick soles?
200
These were modeled from Etruscan funeral customs.
What are Roman Gladiatorial games?
300
parade to welcome home a hero for a military victory.
What is a triumph?
300
forms the northern border of Italy.
What are the alps?
300
fathered Romulus and Remus
Who is the god Mars?
300
Etruscans were _____________, ______________, ________________, and ________
What are pirates, traders, farmers, and miners?
300
necropolis definition
What is a cemetary made up of many tombs?
400
public square that housed a palace, government buildings, and law courts
What is a forum?
400
stretches from northern Italy to southern Italy.
What are the Apennines Mountains?
400
rescued Romulus and Remus
What is a she-wolf?
400
The Etruscans had a strong sense of this, in which people were divided into classes and each knew their place in society.
What is social order?
400
soothsayer definition
Who are people believed to be able to foretell the future or know the will of the gods?
500
cemetery made up of many tombs
What is necropolis?
500
cuts through the mountains in central Italy.
What is the Tiber River?
500
believed the gods wanted him to rule because 12 vultures flew over the hill he was standing on.
Who is Romulus?
500
the Etruscans military practices and religious beliefs came from these people.
Who are the Greeks?
500
omen definition
What are signs of what is to happen?