vocab
what is "the golden age"
a period of wealth and power
what was their role in life
to take care of their family and house hold
how many hills were there
7 hills of Rome
what are the three branches of government
legislative, executive and judicial
what is an peninsula
a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
people who examine questions about the universe
when would women marry
mid-teens
what island are they next to
Tiber island
what does legislative governments do
they make laws
what is a polder
a piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or a river and protected by dikes, especially in the Netherlands.
what is a democracy
a government in which people can influence the law and vote.
who were they not aloud to sit with at the table
they were not aloud to sit with men at the table
what is the smallest hill
Capitoline hill
what does executive government do
they carry out the laws
what is a fjord
a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley.
what is a city-state
an independent community that includes a city and its surrounding territory
who would they dine with
themselves or other women
what hill was in the middle
patatine hill
what does judicial government do
they interpret the laws
what is erosion
the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
what is a republic
a form of government in which people elect officials who govern according to law
what were they expected to do
do all the household chores and to take care of the children.
what three hills were connected
Quirinal hill, viminal hill and esquiline hill
what is everything that Legislative governments do
Makes laws (Congress, comprised of the House of Representatives and Senate)
what is Nationalism
identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.