Wednesday, October 03, 2007

WORLD HISTORY AND LITERATURE: THE ROMANS I
1. Describe in no less than 100 words the terrain of Italy. Be specific.
2. Who were the Etruscans? In what part of Italy is Etruria, a present-day Italian province?
3. Identify the following:
Romulus Numa Pompilius Tullus Hostilius
Tarquin Superbus Alba Longa/Castel Gandolfo
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
4. Briefly identify the following terms:
1. Pomerium 6. Pyrruhus/Pyrrhic Victory 11. Twelve Tables
2. Gallic catastrophe of 390 B.C. 7. Consul 12. Vestal virgins
3. Marcus Manlius 8. Praetor 13. Sibylline Books
4. Cincinnatus 9. Censor 14. Punic Wars
5. Horatius 10. Tribunes 15. Hannibal