BMS Roman Empire Checkpoint

What is a disadvantage to the islands connected with Italy?

• isolated from Italy

• good climate

• many ports

• defensible position in battle

What was an advantage to having lots of rain in Rome?

• better roofs

• erosion from runoff

• plenty of drinking water

• flooding of rivers

What was a disadvantage to Italy being a peninsula?

• They are isolated from the mainland.

• There is easy access to waterways.

• There are three coasts to defend.

• Trade is limited.

What was an advantage for Italy with being on the Mediterranean Sea?

• It was a central location making travel and trade easier.

• The location was so desirable, invaders wanted to attack.

• It gave an easier way to irrigate farm fields.

• It provided protection.

Plebeians...

• were the larger social class and had the most power.

• were the main people who were magistrates.

• were typically wealthier than the other social class.

• were the larger social class and had the least power.

Patricians...

• were the smaller social class with the most power.

• were the social class who only participated in the Assembly.

• were the smaller social class with the least power.

• were the social class that held a protest to gain power.

Roman myths were created to...

• teach lessons and entertain.

• entertain and pass on history.

• teach government practices and pass on history.

• teach lessons and pass on history.

Who were the two main characters in the myth about the founding of Rome?

• Latins and Etruscans

• Romulus and Remus

• Aeneas and the Shepherd

• Romulus and the Sabines

What is a virtue?

• admirable quality of characteristic a person should live out

• a prized possession that should be cherished

• a quality people should avoid at all costs

• a method of revenge the gods approved of

Who was Julius Caesar?

• one of Rome's first Consuls

• a popular leader of Rome

• a dictator who took over Rome by force

• the first Praetor in Rome