Lesson 1 Rome

A form of government in which its citizens vote for its leader

• Apennines

• Etruscans

• legion

• republic

• Roman Confederations

a system that gave some conquered peoples, such as the Latins, full Roman citizenship

• Apennines

• Etruscans

• legion

• republic

• Roman Confederations

a people that played a major role in the shaping of Roman civilization

• Apennines

• Etruscans

• legion

• republic

• Roman Confederations

a mountain range that runs the length of Italy

• Apennines

• Etruscans

• legion

• republic

• Roman Confederations

a group of 6,000 soldiers

• Apennines

• Etruscans

• legion

• republic

• Roman Confederations

Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its

• central location and climate.

• isolation

• plentiful rainfall and thick forests

• rugged mountains

Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of

• Athens

• Latium

• Rome

• Sicily

The Etruscans were skilled in

• building aqueducts

• gymnastics

• making pottery

• metalworking

The Romans overthrew which groups and set up the republican form of government?

• Etruscans

• Greeks

• Latins

• Tarquins