Rome Basics Review

Rome is a :

• country

• city

• island

• peninsula

Rome is located on the:

• Balkan Peninsula

• Peloponnesus Peninsula

• Greek Peninsula

• Italian Peninsula

Why was Rome a good place from which to start an empire?

• it was good for tourism as it was close to Greece

• it had no arable land on which to farm

• it was on an island for protection

• it was centrally located in the Mediterranean Basin

What mountains protect the Italian Peninsula from invasion from the north?

• Himalayas

• Hindu Kush

• Zagros

• Alps

What continent is Italy in?

• Asia

• North America

• Europe

• Rome

What river runs through Rome?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Tiber

• Nile

What sea is south of Rome, and was vitally important to both the Romans and the Greeks

• Aegean

• Mediterranean

• Black

• Red

Roman mythology is where _________ comes from

• geography

• religion

• democracy

• architecture

The Romans used the same gods and goddesses as:

• Greece

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

One way Roman mythology is still with us today is seen through:

• planet names

• the U.S. school system

• the U.S. government

• monotheistic religions