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Mention three factors about Italy's location that have attracted people for many years.
The connection of three continents, the little difficulty goods were moved through this territory, the ideas weather and land conditions for farming.
What were the two legends that tell about the founding of Rome?
The Aeneid and the brothers Romulus and Remus.
What influence did the Greeks have on Romans? (2 to win)
Farming villages, the alphabet, buildings, sculpture, and literature.
What did Etruscans teach to Romans? (3 to win)
Building with bricks and roofing their homes with tiles, draining water from marshes, construction of temples, fashion, and the army model.
How did Rome become a republic?
Tired of Etruscan rule Romans overthrew Tarquin the proud establishing a republic.
What is a republic?
Form of government with a divided territory and where citizens elect their leaders.
How did Rome make their soldiers loyal?
With training and a death punishment for deserters.
What was a legion?
Large group of Roman soldiers.
What were a gladius and a pilum?
A gladius was short double-edged iron sword and a pilum was an iron spear designed to bend after it was thrown so others couldn't use it.
What was the purpose of legion's standard?
To show soldiers where they were supposed to be in the battlefield.
What was a military outpost and what was it used for?
Strategic locations built in a recently conquered territory to move troops and goods quickly..
Why did Rome treat the conquered fairly?
So that they became loyal to Rome.
Explain the Roman Confederation and what it offered?
It was a system that gave conquered people the Roman citizenship, which meant they could vote and serve in the government.
What did it mean to be a "Friend of Rome"?
It meant to make an alliance with Rome, paying taxes and supplying with soldiers for Roman wars, but they were free to manage their own local situations.
What's the difference between patricians and plebeians?
Patricians were the ruling class made by Rome's oldest and most prominent families. Plebeians were artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms.
Mention two things plebeians couldn't do initially do to their social position.
They couldn't participate in the government, they couldn't lead public ceremonies and they couldn't marry patricians.
