| A | B |
|---|
| tarquin | Etruscan noble who murdered the king |
| Junius Brutus | Forced Tarquin and his Sons from the throne |
| 1600 b.c. | Ancestors of the Romans settled along the Tiber River |
| 753 b.c. | Legend says Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus |
| 509 b.c. | Romans overthrew the Etruscan Kings |
| Italian Peninsula | spanning 1,000 km from the Alps in the north to the central Mediterranean Sea in the south. |
| Apennine Mountains | form a giant "backbone" through the Italian peninsula. Their towering height makes it difficult to travel across the peninsula. |
| Latins | The people of Latium were called |
| located on the west coast of central Italy | Latium |
| river flowing southward from north-central Italy across the Latium plain, and into the Tyrrhenian Sea | Tiber river |
| Rome | is the former center of both the ancient Roman Republic and the Roman empire; capital of present-day Italy; 42 degrees N/12 degrees E |
| Sicily | an island in the Mediterranean Sea off the southwest tip of the Italian peninsula |
| Europe | The Italian peninsula is part of what continent? |
| Tiber river | What river runs through the center of the Latium plain? |
| According to a Roman legend, what two brothers founded the city of Rome? | Romuleus and Remus |
| a. It was on seven hills which helped to protect it. | Why was the location of Rome a good place for a city? |
| wheat, beans, cabbage, lettuce, figs and other fruits, grapes | What were some crops that were grown in the Latium plain? |
| What were the causes of farmers' success at growing grapevines in Italy? | Grapevines grow best in rocky soil, and Italy had plenty of |
| What army conquered much of the Italian peninsula, including Rome, in 575 B.C.? | The Etruscans |
| In 509 B.C. who overthrew the Etruscan king? | The leading families of Rome |
