Roman Geography
- Built over rolling hills
- Midway point between the Alps and Italys southern tip
First Romans
- Three groups inhabited the region from 1000 to 500 BC
- Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans
- Latins built the original settlement in ROme
Greek Influence
- Greeks established colomis along the southern part of Italy
- Cities becam very active
- Brought all of Italy closer contact with Greek civilization
Etruscans
- Native to North Italy
- Skilled metal workers and engineers
- Influential in the development of Roman Civilization
- Roman adopted their alphabet and architecture
Republic- Form of Gov't in which the power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders
- In Rome, citizenship with coting rights was granted only to free-born adult male landowners.
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