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23 Cards in this Set
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Asia Minor (kingdom of Lydia) |
The Etruscans settled in |
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1200 and 800 BCE |
Period when they entered northern Italy |
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Etruria |
region of northern Italywhere Etruscans settled |
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Tuscany |
Etruria is now known as |
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1.iron and copper 2.fertile soil 3.rich forests |
Etruria natural resources |
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cast bronze |
Sculptures were made from |
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chimera |
a lion with a goat’s head and a serpent for a tail |
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Tombs |
decorated with colorful wall paintings |
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Palatine Hill and the Capitoline Hills |
center of ancient Roman settlement |
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ForumRomanum |
rectangular space in the small valley between the Palatine Hill and the Capitoline Hills |
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Forum |
Latin word which means a public square on a Roman “municipium” |
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municipium |
Latin word for town or city |
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1.patricians 2.equestrians 3.plebeians |
three (3) social classes |
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1. conservative 2. hard-working 3. frugal 4. self-reliant |
agrarian-based values |
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Slaves |
captives from war |
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1. workers 2. farmers 3. traders |
Plebeians |
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1. warriors 2. horse riders |
Equestrians |
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Patricians |
wealthy and land-owning social class |
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Virtus |
physical and moral courageof a “vir” (man) |
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Fides |
good faith |
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Paterfamilias |
exercised power over the wife, children, slaves |
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Gens |
refers to the family inner spirit |
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1. passed from generation to generation 2. bound ancestors and descendants into one single continuous community |
Gens |
