Question 1

What country is Rome found in?

Accepted Answer

Rome is found
on the
peninsula of
Italy.

Question 2

What continent is Rome a part of?

Accepted Answer

Italy is on the
continent of
Europe.

Question 3

What physical features are found
on or around Italy?

Accepted Answer

Italy is mostly
mountains and flat
plains.

Question 4

What physical features are found
on or around Italy?

Accepted Answer

ALPS
Europe’s highest
mountain range that
separates Italy from
the rest of Europe.

Question 5

What physical features are found
on or around Italy?

Accepted Answer

APENNINES
Mountain range that
runs down the center
of the Italian peninsula.

Question 6

What physical features are found
on or around Italy?

Accepted Answer

Several rivers
provided water and
trade routes flow out
of Italy’s mountains.

Question 7

What physical features are found
on or around Italy?

Accepted Answer

Tiber River flows near
Rome.

Question 8

What physical features are found
on or around Italy?

Accepted Answer

Po River flows near
the Alps.

Question 9

What physical features are found
on or around Italy?

Accepted Answer

Flat plains provided
land for farming. (so
did Tiber River).

Question 10

what was The legend of Romulus & Remus

Accepted Answer

Twin boys abandoned and thrown into the
Tiber River to die.

Question 11

The legend of Romulus & Remus

Accepted Answer

A she-wolf saved them and they were
raised by a shepard.

Question 12

The legend of Romulus & Remus

Accepted Answer

As adults they founded the city, but
fought over the name of Rome.

Question 13

The legend of Romulus & Remus

Accepted Answer

Romulus killed Remus, giving
the city the name Rome.

Question 14

How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome?

Accepted Answer

Approx. 800 B.C. archeologists
discovered that people settled in
Rome.

Question 15

How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome?

Accepted Answer

Roman forum - an open area in a city
with public buildings, temples, and
markets.

Question 16

How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome

Accepted Answer

City’s hills gave a natural defense
from invaders.

Question 17

How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome

Accepted Answer

Access to a nearby port being
near the Tiber River.

Question 18

How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome

Accepted Answer

Small boats could go out to sea
from the city onto the Tiber
River.

Question 19

How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome

Accepted Answer

River was too fast /dangerous for
large ships to (enter) attack
Rome.

Question 20

How did goverment change over time?

Accepted Answer

First a monarchy.
Kings ruled as head
of army, chief
priest, supreme
judge.
Built first buildings
in the forum.

Question 21

How did goverment change over time?

Accepted Answer

Led Romans into wars
against small nearby
villages.
Ruled with the consent of
Rome’s aristocrats who
formed a senate to advise
the king on important
matters.

Question 22

How did goverment change over time?

Accepted Answer

Then a Republic.

509 BC the people
overthrew King
Tarquin and formed a

republic.

(citizens have a right
to vote and elect
officials.)

Question 23

How did goverment change over time?

Accepted Answer

All free adult
males could
participate in
government.

Question 24

What is a republic?

Accepted Answer

People elect leaders to govern them.

Question 25

ROME WAS NOT A DEMOCRACY!

Accepted Answer

Only a small group of wealthy & powerful men had
say in how the government was ran.

Question 26

People of Italy

Accepted Answer

As Rome grew - connected with
other Italian peoples and
borrowed cultures.

700 BC Greeks settled in S. Italy
and taught the Romans Greek

culture.

Romans identified with Greek
mythology gods and made their

own with the Greek.

Adopted her

Question 27

People of Italy

Accepted Answer

Believed Virgil, a Roman writer of the
Aeneid and character Aeneas, was

their ancestor.

Etruscans were most powerful in

Italy.

Influenced Roman culture, skilled
artists, builders, sailors, and traders.

Question 28

explain the Rome expansion.

Accepted Answer

By late 200s BC, Rome ruled all

of Italy.

Question 29

explain the Rome expansion.

Accepted Answer

Legion- basic unit of the Roman

army.

Question 30

explain the Rome expansion.

Accepted Answer

4,000-5,000 foot soldiers or

infantry.

Question 31

explain the Rome expansion.

Accepted Answer

Maniple - unit of 60-160 soldiers

who formed a solid line.

Question 32

explain the Rome expansion.

Accepted Answer

More flexible.

Question 33

explain the Rome expansion.

Accepted Answer

Gained power with allies,
required allies to send
troops to fight with them.

Question 34

explain the Rome expansion.

Accepted Answer

Loyal allies were given
Roman citizenship and voting

rights.

Question 35

Patricians oldest and wealthiest nobles in ancient Rome small part of the population.

Accepted Answer

Could not
marry
plebeians.

Question 36

Patricians oldest and wealthiest nobles in ancient Rome small part of the population.

Accepted Answer

Could hold
public
offices.

Question 37

Patricians oldest and wealthiest nobles in ancient Rome small part of the population.

Accepted Answer

Once controlled
all aspects of
Government.

Question 38

Patricians oldest and wealthiest nobles in ancient Rome small part of the population.

Accepted Answer

Performed
religious
ceremonies.

Question 39

Plebeains common people in ancient Rome largest part of the populations.

Accepted Answer

Peasants,
craftspeople,
traders, other
workers.

Question 40

Plebeains common people in ancient Rome largest part of the populations.

Accepted Answer

Paid taxes.

Question 41

Plebeains common people in ancient Rome largest part of the populations.

Accepted Answer

Gained right to
participate in
government.

Question 42

Plebeains common people in ancient Rome largest part of the populations.

Accepted Answer

Could be
sold into
slavery if in
debt.

Question	Answer
What country is Rome found in?	Rome is found on the peninsula of Italy.
What continent is Rome a part of?	Italy is on the continent of Europe.
What physical features are found on or around Italy?	Italy is mostly mountains and flat plains.
What physical features are found on or around Italy?	ALPS Europe’s highest mountain range that separates Italy from the rest of Europe.
What physical features are found on or around Italy?	APENNINES Mountain range that runs down the center of the Italian peninsula.
What physical features are found on or around Italy?	Several rivers provided water and trade routes flow out of Italy’s mountains.
What physical features are found on or around Italy?	Tiber River flows near Rome.
What physical features are found on or around Italy?	Po River flows near the Alps.
What physical features are found on or around Italy?	Flat plains provided land for farming. (so did Tiber River).
what was The legend of Romulus & Remus	Twin boys abandoned and thrown into the Tiber River to die.
The legend of Romulus & Remus	A she-wolf saved them and they were raised by a shepard.
The legend of Romulus & Remus	As adults they founded the city, but fought over the name of Rome.
The legend of Romulus & Remus	Romulus killed Remus, giving the city the name Rome.
How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome?	Approx. 800 B.C. archeologists discovered that people settled in Rome.
How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome?	Roman forum - an open area in a city with public buildings, temples, and markets.
How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome	City’s hills gave a natural defense from invaders.
How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome	Access to a nearby port being near the Tiber River.
How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome	Small boats could go out to sea from the city onto the Tiber River.
How did Rome geography affect the people that lived in Rome	River was too fast /dangerous for large ships to (enter) attack Rome.
How did goverment change over time?	First a monarchy. Kings ruled as head of army, chief priest, supreme judge. Built first buildings in the forum.
How did goverment change over time?	Led Romans into wars against small nearby villages. Ruled with the consent of Rome’s aristocrats who formed a senate to advise the king on important matters.
How did goverment change over time?	Then a Republic. 509 BC the people overthrew King Tarquin and formed a republic. (citizens have a right to vote and elect officials.)
How did goverment change over time?	All free adult males could participate in government.
What is a republic?	People elect leaders to govern them.
ROME WAS NOT A DEMOCRACY!	Only a small group of wealthy & powerful men had say in how the government was ran.
People of Italy	As Rome grew - connected with other Italian peoples and borrowed cultures. 700 BC Greeks settled in S. Italy and taught the Romans Greek culture. Romans identified with Greek mythology gods and made their own with the Greek. Adopted her
People of Italy	Believed Virgil, a Roman writer of the Aeneid and character Aeneas, was their ancestor. Etruscans were most powerful in Italy. Influenced Roman culture, skilled artists, builders, sailors, and traders.
explain the Rome expansion.	By late 200s BC, Rome ruled all of Italy.
explain the Rome expansion.	Legion- basic unit of the Roman army.
explain the Rome expansion.	4,000-5,000 foot soldiers or infantry.
explain the Rome expansion.	Maniple - unit of 60-160 soldiers who formed a solid line.
explain the Rome expansion.	More flexible.
explain the Rome expansion.	Gained power with allies, required allies to send troops to fight with them.
explain the Rome expansion.	Loyal allies were given Roman citizenship and voting rights.
Patricians oldest and wealthiest nobles in ancient Rome small part of the population.	Could not marry plebeians.
Patricians oldest and wealthiest nobles in ancient Rome small part of the population.	Could hold public offices.
Patricians oldest and wealthiest nobles in ancient Rome small part of the population.	Once controlled all aspects of Government.
Patricians oldest and wealthiest nobles in ancient Rome small part of the population.	Performed religious ceremonies.
Plebeains common people in ancient Rome largest part of the populations.	Peasants, craftspeople, traders, other workers.
Plebeains common people in ancient Rome largest part of the populations.	Paid taxes.
Plebeains common people in ancient Rome largest part of the populations.	Gained right to participate in government.
Plebeains common people in ancient Rome largest part of the populations.	Could be sold into slavery if in debt.

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