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The Etruscans were Rome’s northern neighbors. They lived in ______ from the 8th Century BCE.

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Etruria

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place for sports and school

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gymnasium

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______ is the Earth and Sea.

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Gaea

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Barca raised a powerful army in Africa and Spain and led it over the _____ to attack Rome itself in ______ BCE.

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Alps; 218 BCE

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Chaos gave birth to _______, the dark silence and ____, the night.

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Erobes; Nyx

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in 123 BCE, ___ ____, followed in his brother’s footsteps and was elected to the Tribune.

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Gaius Gracchus

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Gaius setup a court that tried the Senators for ____, he _____ ___ ___ to the poor and he tried to grant ____ _____ to all Latins.

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corruption; provided free food, Roman citizenship

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____ served as judges and generals of the armies.

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Praetors

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At the _____ of ______, Scipio defeated Hannibal’s forces in open combat by using new _______.

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Battle of Zama; tactics

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After the Romans overthrew the kings, they instituted a new form of government and called it the ____ _____.

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Res Publica

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Plebeians had no work, no food, and no place to go — even _____ _____ were left homeless.

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veteran soldiers

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Roman material culture _______ from other cultures, like the Greeks

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borrows

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Many senators opposed him, and in ____ BCE Tiberius and 300 followers were attacked and killed in the _____.

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133 BCE; Forum

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Women in ______ were expected to exercise to keep fit so they would have healthy children.

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Sparta

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Hesiod lived in Boeticia, Greece around ____ ____.

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700 BCE

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With the help of _____, ____ and ______ created ______ (the Atmosphere) and ______ (the day).

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Eros; Erobos and Nyx; Aether; Hemera

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Carthage was forced to surrender and Rome took over its territory in ____ and _____.

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Spain; Africa

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While Romulus and Remus are building the walls of ______ the brothers begin fighting over where to place their city: _____ _____ or _____ ____?

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Rome; Palatine Hill; Aventine Hill

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Rome won the 1st Punic War and so took over the island of ______.

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Sicily

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Ascanius, the son of Aeneas, would later build his own city , _____ ______.

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Alba Longa

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The women on these Athenian pots are entertaining men at a ________.

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symposium

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In its place, one man, the _____, ruled all of the Roman Empire.

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Emperor

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Citizens of the aristocracy were called __________.

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patricians

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Most girls learned at _____-

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home

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Early on, Rome was a city-state and a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, After a _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_, the Roman ______ was overthrown.
Republic; civil war; Republic
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\_\_\_\_\_\_ oversaw the welfare of the city - safety, cleanliness, etc.
Aedilis
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Making ______ was one of the ____ \_\_\_\_\_\_ jobs for _____ in Ancient Greece
clothing; most important; women
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - The Twelve Olympians (plus 2)
Dodekatheon
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ managed the treasury and helped the Consuls.
Quaestors
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Remus is accused of theft. Romulus leads a group of friends to his rescue. They overthrow their evil uncle, ____ \_\_\_\_ of ___ \_\_\_\_.
King Amulius; Alba Longa
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place for musical and dramatic performance
Odeion
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Plebeian farmers relied on the ______ \_\_\_\_\_\_ to make a living, but patricians were taking this land!
ager publius
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Citizens of the lower class were called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
plebeians
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In the 7th century BCE, the Etruscan Confederation ________ \_\_\_\_\_\_. Etruscan kings ruled the city.
conquered Rome
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The Etruscans built 12 city-states each with its own king. The city-states formed a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, an alliance that benefitted every member equally.
confederation
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Girls were also taught ____ and \_\_\_\_\_. The ______ were female goddesses of music, dance and literature.
music; dance; Muses
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At \_\_\_\_\_, the Romans lost almost 75,000 soldiers.
Cannae
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\_\_\_\_\_ BCE - Monarchy; ____ BCE Republic; 31 BCE \_\_\_\_\_; ____ CE Fall of the western Empire; 1453 BCE _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_
753; 509; Empire; 476; Constantine Destroyed
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The Romans used the combination of arches and concrete to build \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
cities.
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_, son of a Carthigian leader, swore vengeance on Rome!
Hannibal Barca
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a Trojan hero. When Troy is destroyed he escapes with his father ____ and his son \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Aeneas; Anchises; Ascanius Junius
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Aeneas leads the survivors from Troy in search of a new home. This story is told in a book called the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Aenid
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Roman material culture also includes important technologies like
concrete.
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Name the Twelve Olympians
Zeus; Hera; Poseidon; Demeter; Dionysus; Apollo; Artemis; Athena; Hermes; Aphrodite; Ares; Hephaestus; Hestia; Hades
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The patricians served in the _____ \_\_\_\_\_, the most powerful political unit.
Roman Senate
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The plebeians took part in several assemblies like the _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ where every citizen had a vote.
Comita Centuriata
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Then out of Chaos love appeared in the form of \_\_\_\_\_.
Eros
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\_\_\_\_\_\_ & _____ united and created\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - a fire breathing dragon with a hundred heads.
Gaea; Tartaros; Typhoeos
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Aeneas lands I Italy where he meets _____ \_\_\_\_\_ of the \_\_\_\_\_\_. Together they found the city of \_\_\_\_\_, capital of the \_\_\_\_\_\_.
King Latinus; Latins; Lavinium; Latins
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Aeneas stops at Carthage and falls in love with _____ \_\_\_\_ , but soon abandons her in search of a new city of his own.
Queen Dido
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Rome has ___ kings.
seven
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ protected the rights of the plebeians through their \_\_\_\_\_.
Tribunes; veto
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Using his new powers, Tiberius tried to ____ patrician's land to the poor!
redistribute
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Romulus and Remus were abandoned at birth but raised by a \_\_\_\_\_. They are soon discovered by a kind shepherd named \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Lupa; Fastulus
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Tiberius ____ \_\_\_ ___ \_\_\_\_\_ _____ to become a plebeian, and he won the election to the Tribune.
gave up his patrician status
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Out of \_\_\_\_, Mother Earth _____ first came to existence.
Chaos; Gaea
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Women are only let out of the house for things such as getting _____ \_\_\_ _ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
getting water from a fountain
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It seemed Rome was doomed, but ____ \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_, the "\_\_\_\_\_\_\_" kept a small army of new recruits in the field. He refused to face Hannibal Barca in battle.
Fabius Quintus Maximus; Delayer
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The patricians thought that Gaius was even more of a threat because the \_\_\_\_\_\_, ("the _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_") supported him as well.
equities; middle class
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The Etruscans possessed advanced \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, _________ and their own _______ \_\_\_\_\_\_ - but only scraps of their ______ survive today.
metallurgy; hydrology; written language; language
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It is usually women who visited the grave of a dead person to make offerings of \_\_\_, ____ and special \_\_\_\_\_
oil; water; cakes
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Women used the ____ to weave thread into cloth.
loom
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_, an Etruscan was the last king of Rome
Tarqunius Superbus
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Roman _______ is famous for its uses of the _______ in combination with concrete
Architecture; arch
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\_\_\_\_\_ _____ and ___ \_\_\_\_ were brothers from an old wealthy and influential patrician family.
Tiberius Gracchus; Gaius Gracchus
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\_\_\_\_\_ determined who could be in the Senate - they held a great deal of power.
Censors
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Patrician farms grew larger and larger, and all work was being done by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
slaves
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\_\_\_\_\_\_ kills ______ and ______ is founded in 753 BCE.
Romulus; Remus; Rome
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The Theogeny tells about the ____ of the world and the Greek gods.
origin
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The Romans used _______ as their primary written language although the eastern part of the Empire used \_\_\_\_\_\_!)
Latin; Greek
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By ______ BCE, the plebeians had won many political rights in Rome, yet they still lacked ______ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ with patricians
150; economic equality
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Volute capital - fluted - ring base
Ionic
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The Roman Constitution was called the ______ \_\_\_\_\_\_
Twelve Tables
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Marketplace
Agora
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Block capital - fluted or unfluted - no base
Doric
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\_\_\_\_ and _____ were the sons of Princess Rhea Silvia and the war-god \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Romulus; Remus; Mars
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ was more common in the Roman world than anytime before
literacy
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Acanthas capital - fluted- ring base
Corinthian
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After Gaea, \_\_\_\_\_, created \_\_\_\_\_\_, the Underworld.
Chaos' Tartaros
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The son of _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_, attacked _______ (a Roman noblewoman) but he was not punished.
Tarqunius Superbus; Lucretia
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\_\_\_\_\_\_ was the first king of Rome (April 21st, 753 BCE)
Romulus
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\_\_\_\_\_ ______ \_\_\_\_ led a rebellion against the Etruscans in ______ \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Lucius Junius Brutus; 509 BCE
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The Romans used concrete to build \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_\_, _______ and many other structures
aqueducts, roads, bridges, and dams
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Material culture
the physical remains of a civilization
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The highest office was the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Two _____ were elected each year. They held supreme power in both _____ and ______ affairs.
Consuls; Consuls; civil; military
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shopping and place to meet away from the weather
Stoa
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Women are the ones who are required to ____ over a family member's death, while the mean remained \_\_\_\_\_.
mourn; calm
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Hesiod wrote the ______ ("The Tales of the Gods")
Theogeny
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These two young women are playing a game called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. It is similar to "jacks".
knucklebones
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\_\_\_\_ and ______ - Defenders of Rome
Fabius and Scipio
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Council Meeting Place
Bouleuterrion
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The strategy worked. Hannibal chased ______ around Italy while _____ \_\_\_\_\_ ____ trained a new army in Rome/
Fabius; Publius Cornelius Scipio

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