Ancient Rome: Outcomes: Geography and Early Republic
Ancient Rome: Outcomes: Geography and Early Republic
Ancient Rome: Outcomes: Geography and Early Republic
Ancient Rome
Outcomes: Geography and Early
Republic
2. Origins of Rome
a. Legend says that twins __________
Romulus and __________
Remus were abandoned on the
Tiber River and raised by a ______________
she-wolf
3. Geography
Tiber River
a. Rome built on 7 rolling hills of the _________ _________
Italian
b. Located on _________ Italy
Peninsula (_________)
c. Bordered by _________
Adriatic Sea ______ to the east
The Etruscans
iii. _________
metal
1. Skilled _________ workers
____________ native to northern Italy
civilization
2. Influenced Roman athletic _________________ ( ex. Gladiator battles)
5. Early Rome
a. Early __________
Etruscan ________
kings and successors _________
built temples and public
centers in Rome
b. _____________
The Forum was the heart of the Roman political life
c. After the Etruscan’s last king was driven from power in 509 B.C for being too
harsh, the Romans declared they would never again be ______________ ruled by a king
republic
d. Instead they established a __________: A republic is a form of government in
meant “public affairs
which __________________ right to vote
who have the ______________ for their leaders
e. In Rome, citizenship with voting rights was granted only to ___________ free
born
________ male
citizens; ___________ forum
and ____________ were not included
6. People of Rome
a. Rome was ________
divided into several different groups who struggled for power
b. _________:
Patricians: wealthy landowners who held most of the power
c. _________:
Patricians: the common farmers, artisans, and merchants; majority of pop.
d. Tribunes: ___________
elected representatives who protected the rights of the
patrician
plebeians from ____________ officials
___________
Consuls
e. _________: two officials with limited power and one year terms; one
controlled the army
__________________________ directed the government
the other ___________________________
f. Dictator: in times of crisis, the republic could appoint a leader with absolute
make laws
power to ___________ make laws
and control the _____; power lasted for ___ 6 months
legions
g. ___________: 5,000 soldiers
military units made up of __________________________
7. Roman Power Expands
a. Steadily the Romans conquered the __________Italian Peninsula
b. Conquered peoples were ____________
Italian into their ever growing territory;
Some people were accepted as __________,
citizen others simply became _______allies
Carthage
c. Rome went to war against __________; Africa
a powerful city in North ________
Punic Wars
d. The struggle became known as the _________________ (264-146 B.C.)
e. Carthage was led by a brilliant general named _____________Hannibal ( 2nd Punic War)
f. Hannibal assembled an army of __________50,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry, and 60
elephants
______________ capturing Rome
intent on __________________
crossed the Alps
g. He led his troops up through Spain and _____________________ into Italy
regrouped
h. The Romans ______________ and prevented Hannibal from sacking Rome
i. _________
Rome _________
defeated _____________
hannibal in 202 B.C. near Zama (Africa)
j. Rome eventually defeated _____________
Carthage in the third Punic War extending
its power across the ____________________________
Mediterranean Sea