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Chap 11 Sect 1.1-1.2 cloned 4/22/2022

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21 questions
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Italy lies on a _______ , or land surrounded by water on three sides, in the Mediterranean Sea.
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It is shaped like a _______ and looks as though it is kicking a _______ —the island of Sicily—toward North Africa.
1
Italy is attached to the rest of Europe by a massive range of snow-covered mountains called the _______ .
1
Another mountain range, the _______ , runs down the center of Italy.
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Rome was founded on seven hills on the _______ west coast of Italy.
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Rome’s geography helped it survive and thrive. How?

2

These seven hills became Rome’s center and home to

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  • Quirinal
  • Esquiline
  • Caelian
  • Herculaneum
  • Viminal
  • Aventine
  • Palatine
  • Aosta
  • Egnazia
  • Verona
  • Capitoline
  • The Seven Hills
  • Ancient Cities
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Rome’s central location helped it take over much of Italy. Then Italy’s central location helped Rome become a powerful force in the _______ .
1

Palatine Hill is thought to be the oldest part of the city. How might building on a hill provide security for early Romans?

1

What are legends?

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According to the legend, a Trojan hero named Aeneas was the ancestor of Rome’s founders—the twin brothers _______ and _______ .
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As babies, the brothers were abandoned. They were rescued by a _______ and raised by a _______ .
1

Which brother was the first king of the city of Rome after it was founded by the brothers?

1
In its early days, Rome was a small village in a _______ _______ world.
1

What helped make Rome strong?

2
The people who most influenced early Rome were the _______ to the south and the _______ to the north.
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Match the lessons the Romans learned with the influencers.

  • copied their style of the long epic poem
  • learned expert trading techniques
  • replaced mud huts with stone houses
  • modified their alphabet for writing
  • learned how to grow olives
  • laid out the city’s streets in a grid plan around a central square
  • Greek Influence
  • Etruscan Influence
1
Romulus and Remus were descendants of the god _______
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Why did Romulus kill his twin brother?

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In another legend, the city was named after a woman named _______ , who suggest the area be the new Troy.