Etruscan civilization & Early Rome
0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
FlashcardsCard Sorting
1/30
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Study Analytics
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced |
|---|
No study sessions yet.
31 Terms
1
New cards
Who founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
2
New cards
The Etruscans
\-Italian civilization which controlled northern civilization
\-alphabet borrowed from the Greeks, but language in unrelated
\-no surviving literature, but examples of art are found in tombs
\-alphabet borrowed from the Greeks, but language in unrelated
\-no surviving literature, but examples of art are found in tombs
3
New cards
What would be found in tombs?
bronze mirrors
4
New cards
Boustrophedon
\-how the ox plows
\-can be read in any direction
\-can be read in any direction
5
New cards
Etruscan Dancers/ Dancers and Diners, tomb of the triclinium
6
New cards
Sarcophagus, Terra Cota
7
New cards
She-wolf, Bronze
8
New cards
Etruscan Architecture
\- influenced by green layout
\- temples made from mud-brick, constructed on a podium
\- used Tuscan Order, w/ inflated columns on a pedestals
\- temples made from mud-brick, constructed on a podium
\- used Tuscan Order, w/ inflated columns on a pedestals
9
New cards
Podium
Raised platform
10
New cards
Tuscan Order
Unfluted columns on a pedestals
11
New cards
Etruscan influences
\-founding myth
\-civil engineering
\-funerary combat (?) ➡️ evolved into gladiator games + gave Roman numerals
\-civil engineering
\-funerary combat (?) ➡️ evolved into gladiator games + gave Roman numerals
12
New cards
Greek influences
\-artistic style
\-philosophy and science
\-military techniques
\-religious syncretism ( combination of beliefs)
\-philosophy and science
\-military techniques
\-religious syncretism ( combination of beliefs)
13
New cards
Syncretism
Combination of ideas and beliefs
Ex. Roman Gods and Greek Gods are the same, but with different names
Ex. Roman Gods and Greek Gods are the same, but with different names
14
New cards
Roman religion
\-incl. native beliefs and influences from conquered cultures
\-myth less important than cult worship and sacrifice, led by pontifex Maximus
\-worshipped personal spirits to guide actions
\-myth less important than cult worship and sacrifice, led by pontifex Maximus
\-worshipped personal spirits to guide actions
15
New cards
Pontifex Maximus
\-leader priest
\-bridge builder
\-person who led rituals
\-bridge builder
\-person who led rituals
16
New cards
Genii
Personal spirits
17
New cards
Evocatio
During war priest would call out to the gods of the opposite team
18
New cards
what is Romes history based on?
Livy’s History or Rome
Virgil’s The Aeneid
Virgil’s The Aeneid
19
New cards
Archaic Latin
Language of the Romans
20
New cards
The Roman Republic
\-comp. With Greek Government system
\-society was divided into Curia ( patricians and plebeians)
\-governed by the Senate and the council of the Plebs.
\-society was divided into Curia ( patricians and plebeians)
\-governed by the Senate and the council of the Plebs.
21
New cards
Patricians
\-wealthy landowners
\-priests, lawyers, magistrates
\-priests, lawyers, magistrates
22
New cards
Plebeians
\-lower class
\-farmers, craftsmen, merchants
\-farmers, craftsmen, merchants
23
New cards
Hada Senate
Old group of people in charge
24
New cards
Quaestor
The treasurer
25
New cards
Aedile
Mayor
26
New cards
Praetor
Vice president
27
New cards
Consul
President/ leader ( always two of them )
28
New cards
Censor
Retired consul, but still senator ( lead the census)
29
New cards
Tribune
\-voice of the lower class(not a senator)
\-only pleb allowed in the senate
\-could veto bills and laws
\-only pleb allowed in the senate
\-could veto bills and laws
30
New cards
Dictator
\-immune to veto
\-only offered during a crisis and had to be agreed upon by 2/3 of the senate
\-job lasted six months
\-only offered during a crisis and had to be agreed upon by 2/3 of the senate
\-job lasted six months
31
New cards
Rise of Gracchi, Sulla, and Caesar
When was the collapse of the republic ?
Note 
Flashcards (137)