Rome: The Beginning

Rome began as a small farming village by a river called . . .

• Tiber
• Yangtze
• Nile
• Danube

According to a traditional legend, who founded the city of Rome?

• Helen of Troy
• Romulus and Remus
• Aristotle and Plato
• Julius Caesar

Who were Romulus and Remus?

• mythical founders of Rome

• opposing generals

• Roman Gods

• colonists from ancient Greece

Early group of people that ruled over Rome.

• Latins
• Greeks
• Etruscan's
• Romans

Rome was located on the _________ River.

• Danube
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Tiber

How many hills was Rome built upon?

• 2
• 5
• 7
• 10

In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the Etruscans and the 

• Chinese
• Greeks
• Egyptians
• Mesopotamians

In what sea was Rome a peninsula, which allowed it to prosper in trade and interact with and conquer other lands?

• Red

• Black

• Mediterranean

• Aegean

The city of Rome is located on the ___ River.

• Tigris
• Nile
• Indus
• Tiber

____ was the language spoken in Rome.

• Greek
• Roman
• Latin
• English