abeka history 10 section 8.1

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apennine

fill in the blank

rome is in the italian / _______________ peninsula

• corsica

• sardinia

• sicily

what are the three main islands that surround italy?

alps

fill in the blank

the ____ form a natural northern border for the peninsula

latins

an itali tribe that founded rome in 753 BC

etruscans

northern italian seafaring people; created social classes of patricians (upper class) and plebeians (lower class)

patricians

upper class

plebeians

lower class

greeks

southern italy; AKA magna graecia

magna graecia

means “greater greece”

carthage

rome’s greatest rival in the western mediterranean (northern africa)

gauls

european barbarians who lived in europe

1. pietas

2. gravitas

3. dignatus

three answer fill in the blank

parents taught ________ (piety), __________ (gravity), and ___________ (dignity)

greek

fill in the blank

many _________ gods became part of rome’s religion

pantheon

rome’s main temple

parents

fill in the blank

___________ would lead learning

pedagogue

fill in the blank

wealthier families could afford a _____________ (slave) to tutor their sons

assembly

elected political group that represented the citizens of rome (commoners)

senate

advisory body to the king (upper class)

assesmbly of centuries

replaced the assembly; represented centuries (military units) of citizen-soldiers

centuries

military units

509 BC

the people revolted against the king and established the roman republic

((the answer is a date btw))

republic

a form of government where the political powers belonged to the people

consuls

two men who led the government; they would check each other’s power and could veto (“i forbid”)

senate

fill in the blank

the _________ was the most powerful and prestigious body of republican rome

493 BC

plebs gained political power by creating concilium plebis

((its a date))

tribune

“monarch” who represent the plebs

twelve tables

laws written down giving the plebs more political power; all citizens could vote and hold public office (451 BC)

• republican

• reverence

two answer fill in the blank

_____________ form of government and ___________ for rule of law were two of rome’s greatest contributions to western civilization