Ancient Rome Beginnings

Ancient Rome

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Why was Rome's geographic setting important?

• Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.

• Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world.

• It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.

• Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.

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What is the name of this great Roman achievement?

• Stupa

• Coliseum

• Ziggurat

• Pathenon

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How did the Romans get fresh water to their large cities?

• They used ocean water to drink

• They dug deep wells that provided water

• They built aqueducts to carry it from the countryside

• They traded with the Greeks who had large freshwater lakes

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Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?

• Romulus & Remus

• Zeus & Hera

• Ronulus & Roman

• Bill & Ted

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What best describes the geographic features of the center of Rome?

• mountains to the north, desert to the south, water to the east and west

• desert to the north, water to the south, mountains to the east and west

• water to the north, desert to the south and west, mountains to the east

• mountains to the north, water to the east, south, and west

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What two mountain ranges provided protection and natural resources for the Roman empire?

• Denali and Mount Fuji

• Himalayas & Alps

• Andes & Rockie

• Alps and Apennines

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Romans created aqueducts to...

• transport goods

• remove waste water

• bring water to the city from far away

• honor their gods

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What is one of the rivers that flows out of the Apennine Mountains?

• Ganges River

• Tiber River

• Nile River

• High Rock Lake

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What social class were the gladiators normally from?

• Wealthy

• Merchants

• Slaves

• Emperors

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Which group of people were directly under the emperor on the Ancient Roman social pyramid?

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Equestrians

• Freedmen

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An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic

• patrician

• plebian

• counsul

• mercenary

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Who was at the top of the social hierarchy in Ancient Rome?

• Patricians

• King & Royal Family

• Plebeians

• Emperor