Posted: March 28th, 2023
Ancient Rome
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Where did the Roman Civilization arises?
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Italy
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What was the central location?
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It was the Mediterranean Sea and the Italian Peninsula
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What was the geography like and why was it at their advantage?
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1. easy to unify
2. Mountains are smaller
3. no isolated valleys
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Where did the latins settle?
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On the Italian Peninsula
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Where did they settle?
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They settled along the Tiber River
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Who was northern of them?
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Etruscans
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who was southern of them?
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Greeks
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What were some of the construction methods ?
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Engineering techniques
Adopted some gods and goddesses
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What is the legend of Rome
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Founded by Romulus and Remus
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What type of government did the Romans have?
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Republic
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What was the government like?
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People got to chose some of the governing officals
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What does this type of government prevent from happening?
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Prevent individual from gaining too much control
(Dictators)
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What does the Senate include?
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300* members
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What do the members do for thier life?
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They serve for life
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2 were selected to serve a term.
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Consuls
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What did the consuls do?
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supervise buisness and armies
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what was their responsibility to each other?
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it was to each other
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landholding upper class
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Patricians
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Who were the original senate members ?
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the Partricains
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What did the Plebeians include?
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Farmers, merchants, artisians and traders
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What did Tribunes do?
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protect interests of plebeians in senate
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What did the Veto do?
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Block laws felt harmful to them
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What is a dictator?
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Ruler who has complete control over the government.
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When were dictators needed ?
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In time of war only for 6 months
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When was the 12 Tables written?
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450 BC
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What was the Roman society like for men?
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head of household
absolute power
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What was the Roman society like for women?
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they were loving, dignified and strong
They owed property and could run a buisness
Patrician women could go the theaters and dine out
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Were the Patrician women educated?
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Yes they were all educated and could read and write
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What was the Roman's religion?
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They were polytheistic
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What were some of the gods or goddess that were included?
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Jupiter- ruled all gods and sky
Juno- ruled over marriage
Neptune- god of sea
Mars- god of war
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When did the Romans have most of the Italian Peninsula under their control?
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270 BC
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What was the basic military unit ?
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A Legion
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What did legion include in numbers of men?
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5,000 men
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When conquoring, what did the Romans offer?
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Offered citizenship
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Committee that was given the task to compose the Law of the Twelve Tables.
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Decemviri
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Lived in the southern Italian peninsula; influenced Roman law and religion.
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Greeks
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