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Geography, History, and Cultural Contributions of Italy and Ancient Rome, Quizzes of Cultural History of Europe

An overview of the geography, history, and cultural contributions of italy and ancient rome. Topics include the boot-shaped peninsula of italy, major cities, rivers, islands, the roman republic and empire, julio-claudian emperors, cultural contributions such as latin language, alphabet, and engineering feats, and various artistic and literary works. Useful for university students studying ancient history, classics, or italian culture.

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TERM 1
Geography of Italy
DEFINITION 1
Its a boot-shaped peninsula of Italy.
Cities the Tiber and Po Rivers , and the islands of Corsica,
sardina, and Sicily.
TERM 2
Roman Religion
DEFINITION 2
Mirroring Greek religion in many respects, this polythestic
faith would grow state by the first century, (A.D)
TERM 3
Brief History
DEFINITION 3
Traditionally founded in 753 B.C.
The Romans eventually set up a republic that endured to
the days of Augustus.
Augustus founded an empire that lasted in the West to
A.D 476.
TERM 4
Julio-Claudian Emperors (had 5 emperors)
DEFINITION 4
Augustus
Tiberius
Caligula
Cladius
Nero firmly established the roman empire
TERM 5
By the third Century,
DEFINITION 5
the empire declinced and was eventually overrun in the West
by Germanic tribes.
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Geography of Italy

Its a boot-shaped peninsula of Italy. Cities the Tiber and Po Rivers , and the islands of Corsica, sardina, and Sicily. TERM 2

Roman Religion

DEFINITION 2 Mirroring Greek religion in many respects, this polythestic faith would grow state by the first century, (A.D) TERM 3

Brief History

DEFINITION 3 Traditionally founded in 753 B.C. The Romans eventually set up a republic that endured to the days of Augustus. Augustus founded an empire that lasted in the West to A.D 476. TERM 4

Julio-Claudian Emperors (had 5 emperors)

DEFINITION 4 Augustus Tiberius Caligula Cladius Nero firmly established the roman empire TERM 5

By the third Century,

DEFINITION 5 the empire declinced and was eventually overrun in the West by Germanic tribes.

Cultural Contributions

Latin lanuage( The lanuage of theology and law) many of our words are latin orgin latin alphabet of 26 letters(our alphbet) roman numerals(akward for doing higher mathematics TERM 7

Cultral contribultions : Buildings

DEFINITION 7 The pantheon The Colisuem TERM 8

Cultural Contributions Engineering feats

DEFINITION 8 Roman roads arches concrete aqueducts TERM 9

Poetry

DEFINITION 9 Aenied by Virgial Odes by Horace Metamorphoses by Ovid TERM 10

Novels

DEFINITION 10 The satyricon by Petronius