Rome's Geography- History Alive CH 32

The Italian peninsula reaches into the: 

• Mediterranean Sea
• Aegean Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Adriatic Sea

The Italian peninsula is shaped like a boot. The "heel" points toward: 

• Greece
• Rome
• Ionian Greece
• Asia Minor

The civilization of Rome began in the city of Rome located on the ____ River. 

• Tiber
• Tiger
• Tigrus
• Mediterranean

The ancient Greeks believed in a myth about how their civilization began. The city of Rome was believed to be named after: 

• Romulus
• Remus
• Odysseus
• Aeneas

The earliest settlers of Rome were called the____. 

• Latins
• Etruscans
• Palatine
• Greeks

Rome's culture was influenced by the _____ and the Greeks.

• Etruscans
• Indians
• Etheopians
• Chinese

The Romans learned many things from the Etruscans, like engineering. The Romans borrowed the building of _____ from the Etruscans. 

• arches
• domes
• bridges
• sewers

The Etruscan sporting events that influenced the Romans were: 

• bloody, cruel fights and races
• friendly sporting competitions
• based on knowledge and skill
• like modern-day baseball

_______ was an irrigation system invented by the Etruscans. 

• Cuniculus
• Aphrodite
• Gladiators
• Latium

The mountain range that separates Italy from the rest of Europe. 

• Alps
• Apennine
• Appalatian
• Apache