CLA231H1 Lecture Notes - Magna Graecia, Roman Senate, Swampy
Document Summary
Origins of civilization in italy down to the monarchy. Earliest evidence of permanent settlements and agriculture (4000 bce) Villages made of clusters of huts, populations of less than 100. No differences of wealth or labour between people except gender. Bronze was a major technological advance: weapons, armour, tools. Bronze production relied on trade for materials. Trade spread from near east to britain. Allowed further development of agriculture and warfare. Male warriors were buried in the center with weapons, armour, chariots. Other males and females were buried further from the center. Huts were replaced with more permanent housing, using stone and brick. Military developments, raiding and settlements of ~10000 in the 6th century bce. Importation of luxuries from greece during 7th century bce. Latium: rome bordering etruria, latin spoken, slower to urbanize and emerge, incursions with etruscans sparked urbanization, mosaic of native cultures. North africa (carthage): magna graecia (great greece) Rome ruled by kings, first was romulus.
