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| Just like in Greece, mountains made land travel difficult. Name Italy’s two major mountain ranges. |
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| Italy has many volcanoes, name one. |
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| What sea is east of Italy? |
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| What sea is south of Italy? |
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| What sea is directly west of Rome? |
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| What is the name of the large island right at the tip of Italy’s “boot”? |
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| What is the name of the large island on the west side of the Tyrrhenian Sea? |
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| Why were many ancient cities of Italy built on hills? How many hills was Rome built upon? |
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| What river was Rome built near? |
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| Italy has a mild climate that allows people to grow a wide variety of crops, name four |
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| Grains, citrus fruits, grapes and olives |
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| Who wrote the Aeneid? What is it about? |
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| Virgil, it is about Aeneas fleeing Troy after the Greeks destroyed it, and his alliance with the Latins of Italy |
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| Who are Romulus and Remus? |
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| Who was the first king of Rome? |
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| According to Roman records, how many kings ruled Rome? |
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| The last three kings of Rome weren’t Roman, what were they? |
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| What contributions did the Etruscan kings make to Roman Society? |
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| They built huge temples and Rome’s first sewer system |
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| What do some historians think Rome also got from the Etruscans? |
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| Their alphabet and number system |
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| The last king of Rome was overthrown in 509 BC, what did the nobles do after that? |
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| A type of government in which the people elect leaders to govern them |
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| How long did the first officials rule Rome? Why? |
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| One year, so they would not become too powerful |
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| Why wasn’t Rome considered a democracy? |
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| Nearly all the officials come from a small group of wealthy and powerful men |
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| What is a dictator? Who was Rome’s most famous dictator? |
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| A ruler that has almost absolute power, Cincinnatus (sin suh nat us) |
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| Roman society was divided into two groups, what were they? |
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| Common people, peasants, craftspeople, traders and other workers |
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| Which group held all the power in early Rome? |
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| What did the plebeians do to try to change the Roman Government? |
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| They formed a council and elected their own officials |
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| What did the patricians do when the plebeians elected their own officials? Why? |
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| They decided it was time to change the government because they were afraid Rome would fall apart if the two groups couldn’t work together |
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