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History of Rome
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10/02/2011

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Paleolithic
Definition
people lived in coastal caves and by lakes.
tools made out of stone.
neanderthals.
Term
Mesolithic
Definition
Middle stone age.
Advanced stone tools.
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Neolithic
Definition
Transition from hunter/gathers to permenant settlements.
learned how to domesticate animals.
invention of pottery.
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Copper and bronze age
Definition
Learned how to utilize copper.
Bronze = Copper + tin/arsnic.
Lived in a terramere culture.
houses made of wood.
belived in cremation.
Term
Villanovans
Definition
Cremation- Cut Urns
lived in city states
picked up greek culture (stoped cremated started burying)
Term
Terramere Culture
Definition
People had the same culture but were not united politically or militarialy
Term
Cut Urns
Definition
Urns used by Villanovans to put cremated bodies.
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753 b.c.
Definition
Year rome was found (mythologically)
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Romulus
Definition
Twin that founded rome.
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Remus
Definition
Twin that founded rome but was killed by romulus
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Rape of the Sabine Women
Definition
Romulus invited outlaws and homesless men to live in rome. There was no woman so they stole them from sabine.
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First Tribes
Definition
Ramnes
Tities
Luceres
Term
Ramnes
Definition
First tribe
Latins
came from south
lived on palatine hill
built wall of ramnes
Term
Palatine Hill
Definition
Where first tribe settled (ramnes)
Term
Tities
Definition
Settled on quirinal
Sabines
From east
unite with ramines
Term
Luceres
Definition
Latins
Settled of Caelian Hill
Term
Parterfamilias
Definition
oldest living male in the family
controls everyone and everything in his family
Term
Gen
Definition
Group of several families
Term
Decurio
Definition
Strongest parterfamilia in a gen (group of families).
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