PPT-Rome Early Rome Founded in 753 BCE

Agricultural society Land power Social status depended on owning land Senate Council of Elders Wealthy landowners that made the rules Monarchy 753 BCE 507 BCE 7 kings 1 st Romulus founder. © Student Handouts, Inc.. www.studenthandouts.com. What was the Roman Empire?. There were two periods of Roman government.. Roman Republic . 509 BCE-30 BCE. Roman Empire. 30 BCE-476 CE. Rome technically had an “empire” under the Roman Republic.. Guptas. , . Mauryans. , The Han, The Qin, Romans. Classical Civilization. 8000 BCE – 600 BCE = ANCIENT. 600 BCE – 600 CE = CLASSICAL. Classical Periodization. PHYSICAL MAP OF AREA. Ancient: 2000 BCE – 1100 BCE. Italy is a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea east of the Greek peninsula. . Rome lies on the western shore near the center of the peninsula. . Today Rome is the capital of the modern nation . Objectives. Explain how geography influenced the development of Rome. Discuss the evolution of Roman government. Describe the growth of the Roman Empire. Compare/Contrast the effectiveness of Roman leaders. Geometric Period ca. 900-710 BCE. Archaic Period ca. 600-480 BCE. Early Classical Period ca. 480-440 BCE. Classical Period ca. 440-323 . BCE. Hellenistic Period ca.323-31 BCE. Roman Republic 509-31 BCE. Wilson. AP World History. Population Growth. Urbanization. Afro-Eurasia in 500 BCE. Afro-Eurasia in 350 BCE. Afro-Eurasia in 200 BCE. Afro-Eurasia in 100 CE. Persian Empire. Persian Empire (558-332 BCE). © Student Handouts, Inc.. www.studenthandouts.com. What was Carthage?. Powerful city located near present-day Tunis, Tunisia, along the Mediterranean coast of Africa. Phoenician colony founded in the 8. I. EARLY ROME &THEREPUBLIC. A. Geography: Apennines mountains, but large fertile plains, including Latium and Compania. B. Early Rome: according to legend, founded in 753 BCE by Romulus and Remus. -Key Concepts-. I. The Geography of Early Rome. Jumble of plains, river valleys, hills and mountains. The Alps and the Appenines. More open geography makes political unification easier than in Greece. II. Stage Two: Later Vedic Age, 1000-500 BCE. III. Stage Three: . Hinduism & Early Buddhism, . after 500 BCE. IDs: Brahmans, karma, . Mahavira. , Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), d. 483 BCE. Argument. . kings ruled Rome from 600 B.C. to 509 BC . Roman aristocrats overthrew the last Etruscan king in 509 BC. Establish a republic. Regal- 753-509 B.C.E. . Rome is ruled by kings. Republic- 510-27 B.C.E. Period 1 8000BCE-600BCE. Starts @ Neolithic Revolution. Before 8000 BCE .  . homosapiens. (us) . Out . of Africa. Modern humans migrate after about 80,000 years ago from Africa. Island hop across Indonesia into Australia by 40,000 years ago. © Student Handouts, Inc.. www.studenthandouts.com. What was the Roman Empire?. There were two periods of Roman government.. Roman Republic . 509 BCE-30 BCE. Roman Empire. 30 BCE-476 CE. Rome technically had an “empire” under the Roman Republic.. Romulus and Remus. Twin brothers who founded Rome.. Legend of Birth of Rome. Livy (historian) wrote about the site of the city in his work The Early History of Rome. “Not without reason did gods and men choose this spot for the site of our city - the healthy hills, the river to bring us produce from the inland regions and sea-borne commerce from abroad, the sea itself, near enough for convenience yet not so near as to bring danger from foreign fleets, our situation in the very heart of Italy - all these advantages make if of all places in the world the best for a city destined to grow great.” .