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Geography of Rome.
Geography of ancient Rome 8-1
Question | Answer |
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An island in Rome that looks like it is being kicked by a boot. | Sicily |
Mountains that run across the top of the Roman peninsula and separates Italy from European lands to the north. | Alps |
A mountain range that runs all the way down the peninsula of Italy from north to south. | Appenines |
A plain that the city of Rome was built upon. | Latium Plain |
A river that gave the Romans a source of water and a way to access the rest of the Mediterranean world. | Tiber River |
One of the twin brothers that legend says founded Rome.This brother made fun of the wall his twin was building. | Remus |
One of the twin brothers that legend says founded Rome. This brother killed his twin because he made fun of his wall. He went on to become the first king of Rome and named the city after himself. | Romulus |
After about 800 BC this group of people joined the Romans and Greeks in Italy and played a major role in shaping Roman civilization. They ruled Rome for more than 100 years, making Rome wealthy and powerful. | Etruscans |
Ruling family in Rome under the Etruscans who were very cruel. The Romans finally rebelled and overthrew them. | Tarquins |
A form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen, but someone put in office by citizens with the right to vote. | Republic |
Small groups of soldiers. Each group had about 6000 men and were further divided into groups of 60 to 100 soldiers. These small groups easily cut through enemy lines. | Legions |