9th GradeSocial Studies : 9th GradeSocial Studies Chapter Thirteen
Section one : Founding of Rome
Slide 2 : Romans have a legend about the founding of their city
After the fall of troy , the gods ordered a Trojan prince called Aeneas (uh ne uhs) to lead his people to a promised land in the west
When Aeneas’s group reached Italy , they joined forces with a people known
as Latin's
Slide 3 : About 800 B.C., a Latin princess gave birth to twin sons fathered by the God Mars ,The princess gave had taken an oath never to have children because she broke her word , she was punished
Her sons, Romulus and Remus, were taken from her and left to die on the
bank of the flooding Tiber
Slide 4 : Romulus and Remus were found by a she –wolf , which fed and cared for them
One day a shepherd killed the she –wolf and discovered the babies ,He took them to his home
Slide 5 : When the boys grew older, they decided to build a city on the Tiber, they decided to let the gods choose which brother should rule the city
Each brother climbed to the top of a different hill to watch for a sign from
the gods
Slide 6 : Then 12 vultures flew over the palatine
Since Romulus stood atop the Palatine , he claimed to be king
He and Remus then fought , and Remus was killed
Slide 7 : Romulus became king of the city , which he named Rome
The area where the Latin settled had a pleasant climate and fertile soil
Nearby were dense forests that supplied the Latins with timber
Slide 8 : They built gravel roads to bring salt and other items from the coast
By 776 B.C. the settlement on the Palatine had become a village of about 1000 people most of the people were farmers who lived in wooden huts and worked the land
Slide 9 : Their main crops were wheat and barley
Open page 66 : Open page 66 Pretext Questions
1.According to legend, Rome was founded by?
Where?
Romulus and Remus on the Palatine
Open page 70 : Open page 70 This is where the Etruscans lived what is this map?
Slide 12 : This is where the Etruscans lived what is this map?
Italy
Open page 71 : Open page 71 True and False Questions and correct the False:
1.Remus became king of the city, which he named Rome ()
false, Romulus not Remus
2.Some of the earliest farming settlements at Rome were built by the Latins ()
True
Slide 14 : 3.The Latin princess was punished after given birth ()
True
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HW Questions : HW Questions 1.According to legend, how was Rome founded?
About 800 B.C., a Latin princess gave birth to twin sons fathered by a god. As a punishment, her sons, Romulus and Remus, were taken from her and raised by a she – wolf and then a shepherd and his wife. Later the brothers built a city on the Tiber and let the gods choose the city’s ruler. The two fought, Remus was killed , and Romulus became king of Rome
Slide 17 : 2.What natural resources existed in the area settled by the Latin's?
Pleasant climate , fertile soil , dense forests, salt and fish carried from the coast
3.How did the Latin's live?
Most were farmers who loved in wooden huts