Chapter 4: Early Rome and the Roman Republic, 800-146 B.C.E.

Commercial rivalry

________ and open warfare were key characteristics in the relationship between the Greeks and the Phoenicians.

Early Roman society

________ was made up of households and village councils.

religious leaders

Kings served as ________ and were the primary means of communication between gods and men.

great civilization

The first ________ to emerge in Italy was that of the Etruscans.

Etruscans

________ have been regarded as a people whose origins, customs, and language are shrouded in mystery.

Primitive Rome

________ was made up of seven villages, all which developed independently of their Etruscan and Greek neighbors until the middle of the 7th century B.C.E.

Punic war

The First ________ lasted from 265 to 241 B.C.E.

Rome

________ had allied itself with Carthage against the Greek cities of Italy since its earliest days.

Etruscans

________ worshiped a variety of gods personifying the sun, the moon, dawn, Venus, and Mars.

Rome

________ suffered a setback (temporary) due to the Gaul's (or Celts) of northern Italy.

Etruscans

________ developed sophisticated means of divination.

Roman

________ preeminence in Latium came to an end with the expulsion of the last king.

Etruscans

________ introduced to Latium and Rome their political, religious, and economic traditions.