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| 345677549 | Who were the Etruscans? | Little is known of the Etruscans -might have come from Asia Minor(Turkey) | |
| 345677550 | What accomplishments did Etruscans have? | -used Greek alphabet--first cities around 900bc -workers in bronze, iron and precious metals | |
| 345677551 | Where was Rome built?Why does this make a good place to build a city | Settled up river on the Tiber River about six miles from the Ocean. Italian pensulia in middle of Mediterranean Sea, thus in the middle of major trade routes. -city built on seven hills -on a trade route --Built on hills good to defend, built next to river that empties to ocean, easy transport to ocean but protected by being six miles inland. Plenty of fresh water, fertile land | |
| 345677552 | Legends about | 1)Youngest prince of Troy (from Trojan war-asia minor) sailed to Rome and established triving city. Whether Etruscan from Asia minor, or legend of Troy prince from Asia Minor , either way, Rome probably descended from Asia Minor. | |
| 345677553 | Remus and Romulus | twin grandsons of king, left to die. Wolf finds babies and looked after the twins. When grew up, boys built city where abandoned and divided the land. Remus jumped over the divider and Romulus got angry and killed him. Thus the whole region was named after Romulus eventually call Rome. | |
| 345677554 | What was the basic geographic make-u[ pf tje ropman | -AlpsMountains to the north and Appennines to the East (like a wall to the north and east.) -pensulia with water on three sides -Location in middle of Mediterranian so perfect location for trade -Easy food source from Ocean -West coast of Italy is very rich farm land -lots of rivers-fresh water, | |
| 345677555 | Where does a chunk of Italy's fertile land exhist? | On the west coast of Italy | |
| 345677556 | How much do we know of the Etruscans? | Very little, don't know much -might have come from Asia Minor Turkey | |
| 345677557 | What were some of the skills, qualities, and traits that the Etruscans borroowed or developed while occupying the area of Rome | -borrowed greek alphabe -metal workers-bronze- iron-precious mettals | |
| 345677558 | How did Etruscans treat their dead?What does this suggest about | -Treated dead with reverence, burying dead in elaborate coffins made of terracotta. They obviously believed in an afterlife of some kind. | |
| 349863272 | Rome- Republic to Empire | ... | |
| 349863273 | Worksheet #5 Roman Republic | ... | |
| 349863274 | Who are Romulus and Remus? What lessons does thier story teach? | Romulus and Remus teaches the story of justice--The king who tries to kill them gets what he deserved. Remus kills Romulus because he would not follow his rule, gets what he deserves. Romans valued justice and loyalty. | |
| 349863275 | What is a republic? | A government in which citizens vote to select thier leaders. | |
| 349863276 | What is a consul? | One of two top leaders or chief officials who led the Roman Republic. --had one year term --consuls were patricians. --both had to agree on a new law, if not, if one vetoed, law was not passed. | |
| 349863277 | Senate | Roughly 00 people who gave the counsels advice on what to do. Counsel usually did what senate recommended | |
| 349863278 | What were Patricians ? | patricians-wealthy/ upper class families/citizens of Rome --For a while, before 367bc, only partricians could be leaders, senators or consels | |
| 351743631 | What is a plebian? | An ordinary citizen of Rome. --able to vote. --In early Rome, before 367bc, plebians could not be senator or consul. --Later Rome, after 367bc, at least on consul had to be a plebian and they could be senators | |
| 349863279 | Define veto. | a rejection of a law, planned action or rule by a person in power --consuls had right to veto. If other counsel also vetos, laws were completely dead. | |
| 349863280 | Dictator | A ruler who has total control of the government. In Rome, Dictators were chosen during emergencies when consuls could not make a decision. --Dictator ruled only for six months. | |
| 349863281 | What was the main point of the twelve tables? | A set of laws to protect the rights of the citizens of Rome no matter what class you were. --Set up because patricians were getting wealthier and putting plebians out of work. Eventually, plebians united and worked to create the twelve table rules for all citizens. | |
| 351743632 | Define imperialism? | the practice of gaining control over foreign lands and people. Rome grew because its armies conqueried many territories. | |
| 349863282 | Hannible Notes 3/26 w/s #7 | ... | |
| 349863283 | What was Hannible Barca like? | --leader of Carthaginia --born in 247b.c. died in 182 b.c.--65 years old --northern African, ties to Spain --fierce ruler | |
| 349863284 | Who was Hamlicar Barca? | --Hannible's father --father is Hamilcar Barca, leader of Caarthaginian army before Rome conquered. Taught his son to HATE Rome. --230 bce Hamilcar was killed in a war with Rome. | |
| 349863285 | How old was Hannible when he was leader, as general, of the Carthaginian army? | 26 years old. --He is charismatic and brave and quickly earns the respect/confidence of his men. | |
| 349863286 | Carthage and Rome have three major wars, what are they called? | The Punic Wars --Rome wins all. | |
| 349863287 | First Punic War | -Hannible's father fights in the first war. | |
| 349863288 | Second Punic War | --Hannibal fought in the second war --Travels from Spain to southern Italy by foot to surprise Rome. --Fights inside rome (modern day Italy) for 16 straight years without a major defeat. | |
| 349863289 | Third Punic War | None of the Barca's fight in the third Punic War --Rome wins and completely destroys Carthage | |
| 349863290 | What are battle strategies of Hannibal's during second Punic War? | --1)Hannibal used Elephants -Pros-Can carry a ton of supplies -Dangerous animal --smart Cons's --Be careful-if falls can hurt soldiers --Slow, cannot hide/surprise with --Not attack oriented 2) He used flanking in war. A strategy used today by most | |
| 349863291 | What is Hannibal's plan with the elephants? | He is taking elephants in the Alps --He loses almost all his elephants and 10k or 50k men in army | |
| 349863292 | How did Hannibal enter Italy | He went through the Alps, which the Roman Army did not expect. He spent 16 years in Italy fighting. | |
| 349863293 | Batt;e pf Cammae-216 bce | --floats elephants on rafts | |
| 349863294 | Who defeats Hannibal? | --Scipio-a famous Roman General --Carthage had 20k dead and 15k wounded --Hannibal surrenders and returns to Carthage | |
| 349863295 | Roman demands that he personally surrenders--he fleas to Phonecian city of Tyre (purple dye) | --Carthage was established by Phonecia and sort of an ally to Carthage. Rome tracks him and captures him in Tyre. In captivity, Hannibal commits suicide rather than being catured by Rome. Takes poision he kept in his ring. | |
| 350836002 | After the last Etruscan king ws driven out, Romans do not want to replace with another king, what do they form? | A republic |
