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1. Both Greece and Rome are Mediterranean countries, similar enough latitudinally for both to grow wine and olives. However, their terrains were quite different. The ancient Greek city-states were separated from each other by hilly countryside and all were near the water.
2. Yes
3. Yes, Modern Italians are descended from the Ancient Romans. From the founding if Rome in 753 BC by Romulus and Remus to the days of the Roman Kingdom/Empire. Ancient Rome started in Italy.
4. Yes. In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus are twin brothers whose story tells the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus. The killing of Remus by his brother, along with other tales from their story, have inspired artists throughout the ages.
5. Romulus and Remus are direct descendants and found the city of Rome. Therefore, the Romans were descendants of these Latins, who were themselves descended from Trojans.
6. Although Roman law superseded all legal Egyptian traditions and forms, many of the institutions of the old Ptolemaic dynasty remained with a few fundamental changes in its administrative and social structure. So no the Egyptians had no power over Rome so no rules came from them.
By winning the war it acquired the foundation of its global empire,
The space race was a competition between two cold war rivals. The building of confidence was of us Americans believing that we would win the race because we were to believe that our technology was more advanced than the Russians. The Russians launched their satelittes first and one the space race, bringing down the confidence of America. The Russian's technology was more advanced being the largest country in the world, making it the richest in resources in the world. With that said, we underestimated the intelligence of the Russians.
