Chapter 9 - The Rise of Rome
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6th Grade - Chapter 9 - Roman Republic
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 republic | a form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen but a person elected by citizens |
| legion | smaller unit of the Roman army made up of about 6,000 soldiers |
| isolate | the be apart from others |
| capacity | the ability to contain or produce |
| chapter | a new division of time in history or in a book |
| status | position or rank |
| Etruscans | people who lived to the north of Rome in Etruria; greatly influenced the Romans and changed the city of Rome into a city of bricks and mortar rather than just grass-roofed huts |
| Tarquins | the strongest ruling family under the Etruscans |
| Latins | the local people from the area of what became known as Rome |
| Aeneas | the Trojan hero writing about by the poet Virgil, who people say helped to found the city of Rome |
| Remus | one of the twin brothers from the traditional story of the founding of Rome |
| Romulus | one of the twin brothers from the traditional story of the founding of Rome; some say Rome was named after him |
| Sicily | island off the south-western tip of mainland Italy (off the tip of the toe of the boot) |
| Apennines | the mountain range that runs all the way down Italy from north to south |
| Latium | the plains of central Italy where the Latin people lived, who later became known as the Romans |
| Tiber River | a river running up from the Mediterranean Sea upon which Rome was situated; gave Romans a source of water and a way to be connected to the rest of the Mediterranean world, but protected them from raids by pirates |
| Etruria | area to the north of Rome that had been home to the Etruscans |
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