Details Title: 11.2 The People Description: Flashcards for A Beka Book Old World History & Geography Ch. 11.2 Total Flash Cards: 6 Created: 09/23/2009 15:57:30		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional History Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Latin Definition The language spoken by the Romans. Term people who settled on the Apennine Peninsula Definition The Itali, Italy is named after them. The Latins, who settled near the Tiber River. The Etruscans, who settled north of the Tiber River around 800 B.C., and built the first cities in Italy, some of which are still around today. By 800 B.C. the Greeks had begun building colonies in southern Italy and in Sicily. Term City of the Seven Hills Definition About 17 miles east of the Tyrrhenian Sea on the Tiber River, there is a group of hills. Seven of these hills became important in the building of Rome. Rome was often called the "City of the Seven Hills." Term Greek influence on Rome Definition The Romans imitated the Greeks most in the area of fine arts, such as music, painting, sculpture, and acting in the theater. They also imitated the Greek religion, they worshiped the same gods, but gave them Latin names, such as Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, and Venus. Term Romulus and Remus Definition According to legend Romulus and Remus were twin babies who were abandoned in a basket that was placed in the Tiber River by their uncle, the king. When the basket washed ashore, a wolf found them and cared for them. Later a shepherd found them and raised them as his sons. After the boys were grown, they learned who they really were. They killed their uncle and set out to build their own city, but they quarreled over where the city should be built. After Romulus began building the city, Remus jumped over the sacred ditch that surrounded the city, this was considered very disrespectful, and for this act Remus was killed. Romulus, then ruler of the new city, named it "Roma" for himself. Term legend Definition A story passed down from person to person, year after year, until finally the story is written down. Legends are not usually true, although they are sometimes based on actual historical occurences.