Carthaginians
What did the Carthaginians control?
They controlled coastal areas around the western rim of the Mediterranean.
What was something the Etruscans borrowed and adapted to?
They borrowed and adapted Greek alphabet.
Where did the Latins migrate to?
They migrated to the Italian Peninsula.
What did the Greeks colonize?
They colonized southern Italy.
Where is central Italy located on?
Where were the Carthaginians originally located?
They were originally located in North Africa.
What did the Etruscans introduce to Rome?
They introduced city-planning to Rome.
Who borrowed the Latin alphabet?
The Latin alphabet was borrowed by the Etruscans.
What is something unique they did? (not on study guide but just for extra information)
They were one of the countries who used the edge of the prosperous eastern Mediterranean region to trade and exchange ideas.
How is the climate in central Italy?
The climate is mild.
How and where did the Carthaginians almost defeat Rome?
They almost defeated Rome in The Second Punic War with a surprise attack.
What did the Etruscans help Rome improve?
They helped the Romans improve their agricultural practices.
What were Latin's early settlers and what did they do?
Latin's early settlers were farmers and herders growing crops.
What was something that other cultures borrowed and adapted from them?
Their culture and alphabet was borrowed and adapted by other cultures.
How is the growing season in central Italy?
Growing season: long period; makes farmland more productive.
Were the Carthaginian sailors good at fighting?
No, the sailors weren't good at fighting.
Where did the Etruscans live and what did they form?
They lived in independent city-states and they formed a confederation.
What did a Latin typical village have?
A typical village in Latin was built with one-room huts.
What was something that the Romans did with the Greeks religion?
The Romans adopted aspects of the Greek religion.
What are the hills and mountains central Italy is dominated by?
It is dominated by the hills and mountains of the Apennines and Alphs.
How was the Carthaginian navy?
Their navy was bigger and better.
How did the Etruscans' ideas and knowledge help the Romans?
Where would typical Latin villages be built on?
They were made on hills.
What did the Greeks do to the Romans?
The Greeks influenced Roman's culture.
What are two major rivers that flow through central Italy and where do they end up in?
The fertile valley (flooding rivers) of the Po River and the Tiber River flows through central Italy to the sea on the west coast of the peninsula.