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Rise of Rome
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The Geography of Rome
The 750 mile long _______________________, or __________, extends out into the
________________________, and is only 120 miles wide.
The ancient city of _________ was built inland along the ___________________, on top of
_________________.
What are the advantages of the city’s location?
By being located inland, Rome was provided ________________________________________,
being built on hills made the city easily ______________________, and being located along the
Tiber River enabled _______________________.
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The area did not contain rugged mountain ranges as in Greece, and so the __________________
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Italy also had some _________________________________, unlike in Greece, which provided
support for a large population.
The city’s location was a ________________________ for trade along the peninsula, and it was
central location from which to expand.
Once Rome ___________________________, the peninsula’s central location made it easier to
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The Founding of Rome
The national epic of Rome, the _________________________ under the reign of Augustus, tells
of how the ________________________________.
According to the Aeneid, the survivors from the fallen city of ___________________________
_______________, underwent a series of adventures around the Mediterranean, and eventually
reached the __________________.
One of the _______________________ was raped by ____, and then gave birth to ___________
_____________, who are the traditional ________________________ from myth.
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The story tells of a prophecy that the brothers would _____________________________, so he
ordered them to be _____________________.
The servants who were to drown the infants _________________ and left them along the Tiber,
where they were _____________________________ until _____________________________
as his sons.
When Remus and Romulus became adults, they decided to ______________________, but they
quarreled, and ________________________________.
Thus Rome began with a _________________, a story that was later taken to represent the city's
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Between 1500 to 1000 BC, Indo-European peoples moved into the Italian Peninsula.
One of these groups was the ___________, herders and farmers who established ____________
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Around 800 BC, the _____________________ and passed on to the Romans their ___________
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The Etruscans
Around the same time, the ________________________________, and around 650 BC came to
___________________ and the surrounding area.
The Etruscans ___________________________________________ even more than the Greeks.
The Etruscans __________________, but launched a building program that ________________.
From the Etruscans, the Romans __________________________________________________
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The Republic
In 509 BC, the Romans _________________________________________________________.
A republic is a ________________________________________________________________,
and at least ______________________________________.
Roman society was divided into two orders; the _______________________, who were Rome’s
ruling class, and the ____________________________________________________________.
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_____________________________, but only patricians could be elected to government offices.
________________________ every year by the Senate _____________________, the highest
elected office, to ________________________ and lead __________________________.
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The _________________ was comprised of 300 patricians who served as a ________________.
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How is this different than the U.S. senate?
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The _____________ had existed since the time of the ________________, and survived the rule
of the _________________.
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During the time of the Roman Kingdom, the Senate elected kings, then elected the consuls
which lead the Republic, and _____________________________________________________.
What is a dictator?
Originally the Senate’s role was to advise government officials, but by the 3rd century, the
Senate’s decisions had _______________________.
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The Senate would decide minor matters by __________________________________________,
and significant matters by ______________________________________________.
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All senators were required to _______________________________, and since all meetings had
to end at nightfall, a senator could _________________________________________________.
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What is the modern term for this called?
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Senators were required to ___________________________________________, they could not
___________________, could not own a ship large enough to conduct commerce, and were not
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The Struggle of the Orders
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Within Roman society and government, there was often ________________________________
because of ____________________________________.
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____________ especially resented that it was they who ________________________________
Rome, but it was the _______________________.
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Even children of plebeians and patricians were __________________________________.
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After hundreds of years of struggle, a _____________________ for the plebeians, which had the
_________________________ for all Romans.
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The Romans also developed laws that affected _______________________________________
of the day, and later generations to come.
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The Romans needed laws to address ____________________ that arose between ____________
_______________________ citizens.
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They developed _____________________________, which established ___________________
that applied to _________________.
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These standards included regarding a person as ____________________________, people were
allowed to ___________________________, and a judge was expected to _________________.
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The Rise of Rome
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In 338 BC, the Romans began conquering other Latin states, by 264 BC the Romans had
conquered the __________________________, and then they conquered the _______________.
The Romans devised a confederation system in which some people, especially Latins, were
given ______________________, the others were made ________________________________
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Loyal allies could improve their status, and could even become _________________________,
giving Rome’s conquered peoples a feeling they _____________________________________.
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The Romans believed that their success was because of their ____________________________
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What is this similar to?
The Roman historian _______, writing in the 1st century BC, provided a number of stories to
teach Romans the _______________________________, such as the story of Horatius.
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However, Rome’s success was due in part to them being good diplomats, __________________
__________________________, and they were ________, _____________________________.
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The Romans also ____________________, they were ____________________, and if they lost
an army or fleet, the Romans would simply _________________________________________.
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The Romans _____________________________________________ so they could move troops
easily and quickly.
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The Punic Wars
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The city of _______________, founded around 800 BC by the _________________, had built a
trading empire in the Mediterranean.
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The Romans were fearful that Carthage might try to __________________________________.
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In 264 BC, Rome sent and army into ___________, part of the Carthaginian empire, starting the
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Rome, a land power, built a navy to fight Carthage, a sea power, and after long years of struggle,
____________________________ which _________________________ in 241 BC.
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However, to make up for the loss of Sicily, _______________________________, and Rome’s
_______________________________ to revolt started the ____________________ in 218 BC.
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The Carthaginian general, ___________________, decided to bring the war home to Rome, and
entered Spain with about 38,000 troops, 8,000 cavalry, and 37 ______________________.
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Hannibal ___________________ to enter Italy, and the journey took its toll on his army, killing
_______________________, but Hannibal’s army was still a real threat.
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The Romans decided to meet Hannibal head on, ______________________________________.
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Rome __________________________, but Hannibal could not take Rome, so he roamed up and
down the Italian Peninsula.
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The Romans could not defeat Hannibal in Italy, so in a brilliant military move, ______________
__________________ instead.
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Hannibal was recalled home, but his forces were crushed, and ___________________________
which became a Roman province.
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For years afterwards, a number of prominent Romans __________________________________
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In 146 BC, ____________________________; for 10 days the Romans burned and demolished
every building, and the city’s 50,000 men, women, and children were ____________________.
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Following the destruction of Carthage, _____________________________________________,
and during this time the _________________________________________________________
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