History Test 3 Flashcards
Italy
Heart of the Roman Empire
Italian peninsula
Known for farming and trade
Mare nostrum
“Our sea” refers to the Mediterranean
Latins
Earliest to settle Greece (from across alps)
Phoenecions
Sea people with coastal colonies on Sicily
Greeks
Sea trade and colonization
Eutruscans
1 of Italy’s earliest civilizations (800 BC)
Palantine hill
Founded on Tiber river
League of 7 hills
Rome’s beginning from a 7 village alliance
Romulus and Remus
Mythical founders of Rome
Roman roads
1 of most important factors of control and conquest
Family
Small-self sufficient basic unit of early Roman society with the father as the leader
Clan
Families from common ancestors
Tribe
Clans with the same area and beliefs
Patricians
Higher social class- aristocracy
Plebeians
Common people
Imperium
A kings power
Fasces
Symbol of a kings power
Early Roman republic
Established 509 BC
Consuls
2 elected officials serving 1 year
Senate
Most important government power- only patricians and serve for life