History Study Guide Unit 4 PDF

Buzzwords: Tiber River Romulus (753-717 BCE) Remus Palatine Hill April 21, 753 BCE Etruscans Etruria Fasces, a symbol of imperium Animists Cloaca Maxima Monarchy 753-509 BCE Sabines Tarquin “the Proud” 534-509 BCE Lucretia The Republic 509- 27 BCE Consul Veto Cursus Honorum Senate SPQR Assemblies...

Buzzwords: Tiber River Romulus (753-717 BCE) Remus Palatine Hill April 21, 753 BCE Etruscans Etruria Fasces, a symbol of imperium Animists Cloaca Maxima Monarchy 753-509 BCE Sabines Tarquin “the Proud” 534-509 BCE Lucretia The Republic 509- 27 BCE Consul Veto Cursus Honorum Senate SPQR Assemblies Struggle of Orders Patricians and Plebeians Secessio 494 BCE Tribune of Plebs 471 BCE 12 Tables 449 BCE Lex Canuleia 445 BCE Vergil, Aeneid (1st century BCE) Aeneas Iulus/Ascanius, son of Aeneas Dido, Queen of Carthage 1. Founding of Rome Who were the Romans? Who did they say they were? How did their early myths relate to these questions? What sort of civilization would make a story like this to explain their origins? What’s being stressed in the story? What can we learn about the Romans from this story as historians? What details jump out? Who were the Etruscans? How did they affect Rome? How did the Romans remember their monarchy? How does the Story of the Sabines connect to the Romans? Who were the Etruscans, and what are 3 examples of their influence on Rome? 2. End of Monarchy, into the Republic What was the Struggle of the Orders? What is the difference between a patrician and plebeian? What were the Twelve Tables? What is their historical significance to the Struggle of the Orders? Who were the Tribune of the Plebs? What is their historical significance to the Struggle of the Orders? Describe the patron-client-relationship. What part did it play in Roman social and political life? At first glance, whose voice is overrepresented in the Roman Republic? Whose voice is underrepresented? 3. Punic Wars What nations fought in the Punic Wars? What caused the Punic Wars? Carthage Messana Who were the Carthaginians? What caused the FIRST PUNIC WAR (264-241 BC)? 1st 2nd 3rd