HSS 11.1 Geography and the Rise of Rome

How did Rome's location affect its early history? P325

• it determined what kind of art they made

• it determined where Romans settled

• the location affected what food they could grow

• the location affected who became a plebeian and who became a patrician

Why did early Romans want to get rid of the monarchy? P327

• the last Roman king was said to have been cruel

• they wanted an Etruscan king to rule them

• they wanted a tyrant as their ruler

• they wanted a dictator as their ruler

How were patricians and plebeians different? P329

• Only plebeians were able to vote

• Patricians had military training and plebeians did not

• patricians could be elected to office and plebeians were not able to be in government at first

• Patricians were nobles and plebeians were peasants, craftspeople, traders and other workers

What mountain range runs down the length of the Italian Peninsula? P325

• Apennines

• Alphs

• Mt. Vesuvius

• Tiber River

What group lived mostly north of Rome? P328

• Romans

• Etuscans

• Greeks

• Carthaginians

What term means "a great Trojan hero that Romans trace their history back to? P326

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What term means "descendants of Aeneas that were the founders of Rome" P327

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What term means "where people elect leaders to govern them" P328

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What term means "rulers with absolute power" P329

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What term means "one of Rome's famous dictators who gained power in 458 BC" P 328

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