1. Define: (a) republic, (b) gravitas, (c) pater familias, (d) toga, (e) patrician, (f) plebeian, (g) legion, (h) century
Republic - A political unit that is not ruled by a monarch and in which citizens with the right to vote choose their leaders.
Gravitas - A person with discipline, strength, and loyalty.
Pater familias - Had the power to rule in the early Roman household by law and custom. The eldest man had this power. He was called this.
Toga - A loose one-piece outer garment worn in public by male citizens.
Patrician - Romans of the upper class.
Plebeian - The common farmers, artisans, and merchants 
Legion - Learning to fight Roman-style meant being part of a massive military unit.
Century - A period of 100 years.
1. How did geography help Rome? It was the center point within the central peninsula.
2. Why was each of the following groups important to Rome's development? (a) Latins (b) Greeks (c) Etruscans 
(a) Rome was first started by a settlement of Latin shepherds.
(b) The Greeks set trade roots for the Romans.
(c) The Etruscans had an alphabet that the Romans later used.  Roman buildings show similarity's to Etruscans agriculture.
3. What were the values of early Roman society? Family was the main value of society. The household belonged to Pater familias.
4. (a) How was the Roman household organized? (b) What freedoms did women have in the family and in society? (a) The women ran the household when the father was the protector of the house. (b) The wife advised her husband. The women could not vote.
5. How was the army linked to Roman society? You had to join the army before you could do anything else in society. All Roman men had to join the army.