Rome: Republic to Empire: Guided Reading Lesson 1 The ...



ROME: REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE?Lesson 1 The Founding of RomeGuided Reading?Essential QuestionHow does geography influence the way people live?The Beginning of Rome?Summarizing For each category listed below, write a sentence that summarizes why Rome was an attractive place to settle.?1.?Location?___________________________________________________________________?___________________________________________________________________2.?Climate?___________________________________________________________________?___________________________________________________________________3.?Physical features?___________________________________________________________________?___________________________________________________________________Listing List four ways that the Greeks and Etruscans each influenced Roman civilization on the lines below.?4.?Greeks?___________________________________________________________________?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.?Etruscans?___________________________________________________________________?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Becoming a Republic?Describing On the lines below, describe the traditional Greek battle strategies and the new strategies Romans developed.??6.?What was the traditional Greek battle strategy??___________________________________________________________________?___________________________________________________________________7.?What was the new battle strategies the Roman developed??___________________________________________________________________?___________________________________________________________________Comparing Compare and contrast the rights and status of Roman citizens with those of the allies of Rome.??8.?What were the different rights and status the Roman citizens had??___________________________________________________________________?___________________________________________________________________9.?What were the different rights and status the allies of Rome had??___________________________________________________________________?___________________________________________________________________10.?What were the similar rights and status the Rome citizens and the allies of Rome had??___________________________________________________________________?___________________________________________________________________Answer Key1.?Possible answer: Rome was centrally located along a waterway that was close to the Mediterranean Sea.2.?Possible answer: Rome had a sunny, warm climate ideal for growing crops.3.?Possible answer: Rome had plenty of fertile farmland and was well protected by surrounding mountains.4.?Possible answers: grape and olive farming, alphabet, art, architecture, literature5.?Possible Answers: building with bricks and tiles, city planning, religious rituals, clothing styles, military style6.?Greek battle strategy was to have all soldiers moving as one unit.7.?Roman battle strategy was to divide the large group of soldiers into legions and smaller sub-groups. The sub-groups had a standard—a tall pole with a symbol on it.8.?the right to vote; could be part of the Roman government9.?had their own government10.?pay taxes and serve in the Roman army. ................
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