1. Geography Label: Tiber River Alps Sicily Africa Mediterranean Sea

2. Geography Hills with plains great for growing grapes and olives. Hills easy to defend and could see a long way 15 miles inland, still had water route but hidden from pirates

3. Etruscans- 100 yrs of ruling Rome became wealthy under the Etruscan rule They were very rich from mining; they made slaves do their hard labor while they feasted,, danced, and played music and sports (tomb paintings). Took Rome from a small village to a wonderful city with brick buildings, streets, temples, and public buildings Great Army (Rome later copied this)

4. Etruscans cont... Etruscans became more cruel (Tarquins) finally Romans rebelled and overthrew the Tarquins and set up a Republic Started the expansion of Rome

5. PUNIC WARS = expansion Rome VS Carthage 1st Punic War - Rome wanted Sicily and won the battle (Rome now has Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily) 2nd Punic War - General Hannibal (From Carthage) takes over Spain and crosses Alps to attack Rome (had 37 elephants). Carthage is destroying Roman cities, one at a time. While this is happening Scipio attacks Carthage with his NAVY. Hannibal returns home to defend home land. Rome wins. 3rd Punic War - Carthage rebuilds and is still a major trading center. Rome doesn’t want them to grow powerful. They enslave 50,000 people, burn city, and spread salt over land

6. Rise of Rome smart planners wealthy from conquerin g nice to conquere d land currency technology (aqua ducts) Strong military expansion republic

7. Government Overthrew Tarquin Family (Etruscans) and started a republic (where people elect officials) but in Rome only wealthy elected officials (patrician 5% & plebeians 95%) At first set up a Senate-300 Patricians and they served for life. Their decisions were LAW 2 Consuls-who commanded army Plebeians go on strike, leave the city and go sit on a hill.

8. Plebeians want Laws written down (12 tablets); plebeians thought too many laws