The Eutruscans
1) The Etruscans - why were they important?  What did they give to the Romans?  Who were important Etruscans?
They wrote an alphabet they borrowed from the Greeks. They gave metals and finished goods. Lucius Tarquinus was an important Eutruscan

2) The Roman Republic - what is important about the Roman Republic?  Who were important figures in the Republic and what did they do?  What were the Punic Wars all about?  Who was Hannibal?  How did the Republic end? 
They set up the first republic. Hannibal destroyed the Roman Republic. Tiberios Semproeus Grachus- first reformer. General galious was a millitary hero. The war was about recourses between Rome and Persia. The end of the republic came when the Romans turned on each other and destoryed there villages.

3) What is important about Julius Caesar?  Why should we remember him?

he was well educated politician who had become a soilder. Also he had both military strength and strong family alliences to back him up. He made the Roman empire bigger and bigger and helped it grow. he also made it stronger so that more people would live.

4) What is important about Augustus Caesar?  Why should we remember him?
He was clever and held the offices of consul,tribune, high priest and senator all at he same time.
for bringing peace and old traditions to rome and the citezens.
5) What was the Pax Romana?  How did it come to an end? 
A roman law that caused major change to the Romans and their way of life. it affected family life, merchants, and how to take over a village or town. after 200 years it  made the law come to an end because there were no empire.
6) How did the Roman Empire come to an end?
it started with a few politicle problems but soon it spread into there being no written rules.Also the German attacks continued increasing and soon Rome was taken over. the only reason they did win was because the Germans borrowed an invention from the Huns.