CLAS 1001 Chapter 10: Mediterranean Civilizations Chapter 10
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The rise of rome and the roman republic. Essay: what did the romans do for us. Centers of political and cultural development were moving farther to the west. Rome was the greatest power of the ancient mediterranean world. Rome was able to assimilate the aspects of other cultures while maintaining their unique identity. The bronze age in italy was represented by. several different cultures: Nuragic civilization (1800-200 bce) trade in bronze items, and cone-shaped towers. Terramere culture (1700-1150 bce) marked by villages, surrounded by moats. Villanovan culture (1200-700 bce) use of pottery urns with cremated remains. These developments are sometimes connected to the arrival of groups of. One model says that one of the groups are the q speakers, later known as the latins, and another are the p speakers, later became the. People have tried to connect it to other causes, but with little success. In the 8th century bce, the villanovan culture was superseded by the.
