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Geography
Label:
Tiber River
Alps
Sicily
Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Geography
Hills with plains great for growing grapes and olives.
Hills easy to defend and could see a long way
15 miles inland, still had water route but hidden from
pirates
Etruscans-100 yrs of ruling
Rome became wealthy under the Etruscan rule
They were very rich from mining; they made slaves do
their hard labor while they feasted,, danced, and
played music and sports (tomb paintings).
Took Rome from a small village to a wonderful city with
brick buildings, streets, temples, and public buildings
Great Army (Rome later copied this)
Etruscans cont...
Etruscans became more cruel (Tarquins) finally
Romans rebelled and overthrew the Tarquins and
set up a Republic
Started the expansion of Rome
PUNIC
WARS
=
expansion
Rome VS Carthage
1st Punic War - Rome wanted Sicily and won the battle
(Rome now has Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily)
2nd Punic War - General Hannibal (From Carthage)
takes over Spain and crosses Alps to attack Rome (had
37 elephants). Carthage is destroying Roman cities,
one at a time. While this is happening Scipio attacks
Carthage with his NAVY. Hannibal returns home to
defend home land. Rome wins.
3rd Punic War - Carthage rebuilds and is still a major
trading center. Rome doesn’t want them to grow
powerful. They enslave 50,000 people, burn city, and
spread salt over land
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smart planners
Rise of Rome
Strong
military
currency
technology
(aqua ducts)
expansion
Government
Overthrew Tarquin Family (Etruscans) and started a
republic (where people elect officials) but in Rome
only wealthy elected officials (patrician 5% &
plebeians 95%)
At first set up a Senate-300 Patricians and they
served for life. Their decisions were LAW
2 Consuls-who commanded army
Plebeians go on strike, leave the city and go sit on a
hill.
Plebeians want
Laws written down (12 tablets); plebeians
thought too many laws