IXL J2 Early Roman Society and Politics

In the 8th Century, according to this map, where were the Greeks on the Italian Peninsula?

• In the North

• In the South

• In the East

• In the West

What three ancient groups lived near each other in Rome?

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Latins

• Sabines

Due to the fact that early Rome was inhabited by three ancient groups the first king divided Rome into three districts each known as a (a)   (Meaning "third" in Latin). It is believed by some scholars that this is were the word tribe originated (began, came from).

Which of these is a potential strength to using ancient historic accounts of early Rome?

• These ancient sources were written hundreds of years after the events that they describe.

• These ancient sources can give clues that explain what later Romans thought were important about their history.

• These ancient sources were written after most of Early Rome's records were destroyed.

• None of the above.

What does antiquity mean?

• very valuable

• ancient times

• seeing the future

• None of the above

What does destitute mean?

• extremely wealthy

• extremely wise

• extremely poor

• extremely unintelligent

Who was Livy?

• A Roman senator

• A Roman historian

• A Roman soldier

• None of the above

What is a hierarchy?

(a)  

In early Rome there was a hierarchy. Your rank in society basically was based on how much _______ a person's family owned and how long a person's family had been ______ in Rome.

(a)  

People at the top of the hierarchy were known as patres (pah-trays) or fathers in Latin. The descendants (ancestors) that came after them were known as (a)   .