Early Influence of Rome



Early Influence of RomeHistorians have tried over the years to discover the truth about the founding of RomeNo one really knows who Rome’s first king was. However,we do know that the first people were _____________________________.The Latins were one of several groups who occupied Italy.Later, a ________________ tribe in _____________________ became the Greek city, ___________.The first village is was built on a hill in central Italy called ____________.Paletine overlooks the _______________.Overtime this village grew and covered seven hills.Roman culture was greatly influenced by ________ of Rome’s neighbors:1. ____________________________________2.____________________________________This led the Romans to borrow many ______________ and ____________ from these two groups.The Etruscans were from the north of Italy from a place called ____________and spread throughout Italy. No one knows exactly how/where these people started their civilization but they built city-states and conquered others.By 600 B.C.E. they ruled much of ______________ and __________________ , including Rome.The Romans learned many skills and techniques from the Etruscans such as ________________.One engineering technique they learned was to make _____________and ______________.The Romans furthered advanced these techniques by_____________________, _____________ and __________________.In your own words define: Arch: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Cuniculus: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Romans adopted two bloody Etruscan sporting event:Slave FightingThe Etruscan _____________________ was to hold slave fights after a ___________________.Question: What weapons did they use to fight with? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________After being congratulated the winner was ______________________.Question: What does executed mean? ________________________________ Chariot RacesEtruscans also enjoyed watching chariot races. The drivers, or ____________________, were strapped to their chariots.This means that if a chariot overturned, a driver could be dragged under the chariot’s or trampled by the horses. This caused many ______________ and sometimes death.The Etruscans also influence________________________. They used __________________ to make building ________________________ and_________________.The Coliseum, where gladiators fought, is an example of Etruscan _____________________.Another famous stadium, called ___________________________, was the home to multiple chariot races. This stadium could hold more than ___________________people.4572030480000Name the structures below4229100298450021717002984500____________________________ ______________The _____________also had an influence on early Roman cultureThe Romans learned about Greek culture when they settled in southern parts of Italy and on the island of Sicily.Question: Why do you think that the Romans learned about Greek culture while they were still in Italy, not Greece? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.The Romans often ________________ with the Greeks. Not only did they trade goods and resources but the Romans also borrowed the Greek __________________.However, they were not the first people to borrow their alphabet.First, the _______________ borrowed the Greek alphabet and modified it. Then the_____________ took the Etruscan alphabet and changed it even more.Like the Greeks, Romans wrote in ALL CAPITAL LETTERSQuestion: When you see someone write in all capital letters today, what do you think it means? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Greeks also documented their lives.The Greeks carved important __________________ into bronze or stone __________________. The Romans took this idea and started to _______________ their own documents in writing.The Romans believed in the gods just like their neighbor the Greeks. However, the Romans were more concerned about carrying out ____________________ to please the gods. They did not tell many myths about them. ................
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