Vocab:
a. republic-a political unit that is not rules by a monarch and in which citizens with the right to vote choose their leaders
b. gravitas-weightiness or seriousness
c. pater familias-the oldest male of the family
d. toga-uncomfortable garment worn my the people of rome
e. patrician-people who were upper class because they claimed to have had ancestors that were founders of Rome
f. plebeian-common farmers, artisans,and merchants
g. legion-a massive military unit
h. century-100 years
- How did geography help Rome?
- Rome was the center point within the central peninsula.
- Why was each of the following groups important to Rome's development?
- Latins-Rome was first started by a settlement of Latin shepherds
- Greeks-They established 50 colonies on the coast of southern Italy and Sicily
- Etruscans-They had an alphabet that the Romans eventually adopted. The Romans were influenced by their architecture and trade.
- What were the values of early Roman society?
- discipline, strength, loyalty
- family
- How was the Roman household organized?
- the pater familias had all the power in the family
- he protected the family
- What freedoms did women have in the family and in society?
- they were in charge of the house
- they had a lot more freedom than the Athenian women
- she was a citizen
- she could own property and testify in court
- How was the army linked to Roman society?
- all male men had to serve in the army
- no one could hold public office w/out being in the army for 10 years
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