Roman Republic Flashcards
1
Q
Why did Rome develop?
A
Strategic location and fertile soil
2
Q
Who were the earliest settlers on the Italian peninsula?
A
Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans
3
Q
Who were the 1st Romans?
A
Latins, were farmers and shepards who wandered into Italy across the Alps
4
Q
Who established 50 colonies and taught Romans how to grow grapes and olives?
A
Greeks
5
Q
Who were the skilled metalworkers and engineers who had a system of writing and influenced Rome’s architecture?
A
Etruscans
6
Q
Where is the forum?
A
Swampy valley below the Palestine hill
7
Q
What did the roman aristocrats and wealthy landowners do to Tarquin the Proud? And what did they to if someone they wanted to be king?
A
They overthrew him. If someone wanted to be king, they would be put to death
8
Q
Who founded Rome?
A
Romulus and Remus
