The Kingdom Period of Rome

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The Kingdom Period of Rome

• Romes Beginnings, and the Etruscans
• Sections One, Two, and Three

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Learning Goal for Romes Beginnings

• The students will explain how Rome was founded.

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Romulus and Remus
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Etruscan Learning Goals

• The students will understand that there was a
  group of
• people already living in the area when Rome
  began.
• The students will review the influences the
  Greeks had on Rome.
• The students will know what daily life was like
  for the
• Etruscans.
• The students will identify the religious beliefs
  held by the
• Etruscans.
• The students will understand why Rome vowed to
• NEVER have a king again.
• The students will learn what influences the
  Etruscans
• gave to the Roman Civilization.

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Greek Influences

• Coinage Used for trading. Greeks used gods,
  myths, sporting events, while Romans used
  important people.
• Monumental Buildings Huge marble structures
  meant to inspire people with awe.
• Mythology Beginning with the Olympian gods,
  these were spiritually instructive stories.
• Philosophy Love of wisdom, mostly of the
  natural world around them.
• Pottery Known for its beauty and utility
• Science Study of stars, music, and math.
• Theater Began as an honor to the gods, became
  festivals of song and dance.
• Writing Inscriptions, laws, treaties on stone
  or metal plaques. Poetry, philosophical
  writings, and educational texts on papyrus.

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Etruscans
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We know most of what we know from their tombs.
Dead
Necropolis
City

• Image Analysis

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9/20/2013 Etruscan Excavation

• Link to article

Etruscan Housing
Article Talking to the Text
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Daily Life

• Social Order

Wealthy landowners Nobles Priests
Upper Class Middle Class Lower Class
Farmers Traders City Workers
Enslaved People
Etruscans
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Religious Beliefs

• Polytheistic
• Provinces
• Will of the gods
• Soothsayers read omens. What is an omen?

East Gods of The Heavens
How were they supposed to know what their gods
wanted?
What about us? How are we supposed to know what
our God wants?
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Etruscans and Romans

• The Roman Kingdom officially began with
  Romulus, in 753 BCE.
• The Etruscans ruled the Kingdom of Rome,
  beginning in 616 BCE, lasting until 509 BCE.
• Read Pages 26-27 of the Honors text book.

Brutus
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Etruscan Influences

• Engineering - Laid foundations for the first
  sewer system. Drained swamp at the foot of the
  Palatine built the forum there.
• Alphabet Etruscans borrowed Greeks, Romans
  borrowed Etruscans
• Sporting Events- Funeral FIGHTS and Chariot Races
• Triumph- Parade for returning heroes
• Government - Servius Census, Senate, and the
  Legions. Fasces bundle of rods bound around an
  ax symbol Roman Rulers power to execute
• Etruscan Art (Realistic)
• Mysticism soothsayers, temples, rituals, all to
  the GODS.
• The Etruscans taught the Latins how to use an
  Arch science of the Arch

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Arches and Aqueducts
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Review Learning Goals
The students will understand that there was a
group of people already living in the area when
Rome began. The students will review the
influences the Greeks had on Rome. The students
will know what daily life was like for
the Etruscans. The students will identify the
religious beliefs held by the Etruscans. The
students will understand why Rome vowed to NEVER
have a king again. The students will learn what
influences the Etruscans gave to the Roman
Civilization.
Etruscan Videos
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