The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)Chapter 4:
Pride in Family and CityCritical Thinking Questions- The Rise of Rome, 753 – 265 B.C.E.
- What is the legend about the founding of Rome?
- Describe the geography of the Italian peninsula. How does it differ from the Aegean peninsula?
- In what ways did Etruscan civilization exert an influence on Romans?
- What is the legend explaining the overthrow of the Etruscan monarchy?
- What were the origins of the word "republic"?
- What were the causes and the outcome of the "Struggle of the Orders"?
- What roles did patrons play in Roman society? What roles did clients play?
- What motivated the Romans to expand? How did Romans deal with conquered peoples?
- Family Life and City Life
- What were the main features of Roman religiosity?
- What roles did women play in Roman society? How were marriages arranged?
- How did differences in the educations of boys and girls prepare them for what their roles would be as adults?
- Describe the conditions of urban life for the Roman rich. How did the conditions that the urban poor faced compare?
- What were the main social activities of Romans?
- Expansion and Transformation, 265 – 133 B.C.E.
- What were the main strengths of the Roman army?
- What was the life of a Roman soldier like?
- Describe the course of the Punic Wars. What was the outcome of each war?
- How were client states administered?
- How did the influx of slaves change Roman society?
- What were the social and economic consequences of the Punic Wars?
- How did expansion bring change to Roman society?
- The Hellenizing of the Republic
- What was Cato's reaction to the influence of Greek culture on Rome?
- What were Rome's major engineering achievements?
- What did the invention of concrete change in Roman architecture?
- Who were the major literary figures of the Roman Republic? What were the themes that most concerned them?
- The Twilight of the Republic, 133 – 44 B.C.E.
- What kinds of reforms did Tiberius institute? What happened when he proposed his agrarian law?
- What reforms did Gaius make? What was the legacy of his (and his brother's) careers?
- What changes did Marius make in the Roman army? What were the results of those changes?
- Describe the career of Sulla. How did the confrontation between Sulla and Marius lead to the First Triumvirate?
- What were the two major challenges facing Julius Caesar when he returned to Rome? How did he confront these challenges?
- What were the motives of the conspirators against Caesar?
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