Ancient Rome

Mountain range that separates Italy from the rest of Europe:

• Alps

• Himalayas

• Rocky Mountains

• Transylvanian Mountains

Rome was located along this river

• Indus

• Nile

• Tiber

• Yellow

Why was Rome's location a desirable place to live?

• Tiber river for drinking, fishing, and watering crops

• Hills and mountains offered protection.

• Mediterranean Sea nearby allowed access to many trading partners and products.

• All of the above.

What volcano erupted in 79 A.D. and burried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii?

• Mount St. Helens

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Fiji

Gladiator led a slave revolt in 73 BC

• Galen

• Constantine

• Spartacus

• Justinian

Roman ruling class, wealthy landowners

• plebeians

• untouchables

• patricians

• slaves

Roman working class.

• consuls

• patricians

• plebeians

• praetors

This group was created because plebeians felt they were not treated equally in the government.

• Senate

• Assembly of Centuries

• Byzantine Empire

• Council of the Plebs

Bread and circuses were provided to keep plebeians from revolting.

• True

• False

Rome's first written code of law.

• Constitution

• Justinian Code

• Hammurabi Code

• Twelve Tables