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[6th Melissa]

Roman Geography
-rome was built on 7 rolling hills arounf the Tiber River, near the center of the italian peninsula
-it's the midway point between the alps and italy's southern tip.
First Romans
-from 1000 to 500 bc, three groups inhabited the religion and fought for control of it.
-they were latins, greeks, and etruscans
-the latins built the original settlement at rome
-it was a cluster of wooden hut on top of one of the hills.
Greek Influence
-between 750 bc and 600 bc, the greeks established colonies along the southern part of italy and sicily
-the cities were ery prosperous and commercially active
-the brought all of italy into closer contact with greek civilization
Etruscans
-they were native to northern italy
-they were skilled metal workers and engineers
-they were very influential in the development of Roman civilization
-romans adopted their alphabet
-also they adopted some of their architecture, especially the arch
REPUBLIC
-a form of government in which the power rests with the citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders
-in rome, citizenship with voting rights was granted only to free-born adult male landowners
Patricians and Plebeians
-in the early republic, different groups of romans struggled for power
-PATRICIANS
  -the wealthy landowners who held most of the power.
-PLEBEIANS
  -the common person, but could still vote.
-the particians inheirited their power and social status and claimed that they had the right to rule due to their ancestry
-they barred the Plebieans from holding high offices in the government
-in time, the leaders of rome allowed the Plebeians to form their own assembly and elect their own representatives to protect their rights from the Partician officials, they called this their TRIBUNES.