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| a high-heeled boot of land sticking out into the Mediterranean Sea (p.295) |
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| Trojan hero to whom Romans traced their history (p.296) |
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| According to legend, these twins are the founders of Rome (p.297) |
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| Many historians believe that the Romans got their letters and numbers from them (p.297) |
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| The type of Roman government created in 509 BC (p.298) |
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| rulers with absolute power; Romans chose this type of government during difficult wars to win (p.298) |
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| common people of Rome (p.299) |
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| rich, noble, powerful citizens of Rome (p.299) |
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| (plebeian) council of 494 BC |
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| frustrated Roman commoners (peasants, craftspeople, and traders)elected their own representatives; frightened the nobles to allow commoners representation in Rome's government (p.299) |
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| because Italy is a peninsula, Romans could easily travel by sea to other parts of the world, like the Phoenicians and Greeks (p.295) |
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