c h a p t e r 13 beginnings rome
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Introduction to Ancient Rome - Middle School 6-8TRANSCRIPT
CHAPTER 13
BEGINNINGS
Founding of Rome
1000 BC – 500 BC
SECTION 1
• FOUNDING OF ROME– Legend
• Aeneas• Latins• Mars• Romulus and Remus• She-wolf• Shepherd• City on the Tiber• The hills• 12 vultures• Rome
Who was where?
• Land around the Mediterranean Sea—1000bc– Egypt—New Kingdom– Balkan Peninsula– Palatine—The Latins
The Palatine
• Characteristics– Climate– Soil– Forests– Salt– Farmers– Crops
• According to legend, who built the city of Rome?
• What hilltop did one of the boys wait upon?
• Who was the supposed father of the two boys?
• Who rescued them from drowning?• What was the sign that Romulus saw that
convinced him he was to be king?
Section 2
• Etruscans
• 800 BC
• Etruria
• Alphabet
• Language
• Lydia
Characteristics
• Engineers
• Protective
• Highly civilized
• ‘people of the sea’
• Pirates
• Traders
The People
• Farmer– Iron tools– Barley, wheat, grapes & fruit– Pigs, goats, sheep, ducks, chickens, cattle
• Miners• Copper, lead, iron, tin• Weapons• Traded
Military
• Strong army
• Greeks
• Phalanx
• Secret weapon
• 600BC dominated N. Italy
Daily Life
• Party!!!
• Games
• Music
• More rights for women
Social Order
• Upper
• Middle
• Lower
Who owned what?
• Few—much
• 1-story homes
• (I do believe it’s time for a picture!)
Religion
• Many gods
• Greeks
• Temples
• Universe- parts
• Humans powerless
• Soothsayers
• Omens
Tombs of Gold
• Banquet
• Death fight
• Catacombs
• Necropolis
Section 3
• Etruscans and Romans• Lucius Tarquinius- 616 BC• 100 years• Culturally advanced• Architecture• Sewers• Forum• Language
Borrowed Customs
• Gladiator games• Triumph• Fasces• Soothsayers/gods• Capitoline• City boundries• Underworld• Mundus• Role in Roman development