Roman roads

Which physical features of Ancient Rome made it an ideal location for a civilization to develop?

• Italian Peninsula & Sahara Desert

• Alps Mountains & small islands in the seas

• Tiber River & Italian Peninsula surrounded by seas

• Sahara Desert & Himalaya Mountains

How did the geography of ancient Rome affect its early development?

• The seas hurt trade and colonization

• The mountains divided the empire into city-states

• Rome was built along a river on seven hills.

Rome is in Italy, which has a peninsula and islands. Their peninsula looks like a boot and goes out into the...

• Euphrates River

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River

• Aegean Sea

How did the geography directly influence agriculture and trade in ancient Rome?

• The ancient Romans were able to grow a surplus of crops because they were located next to the Nile River.

• The ancient Romans traded and conquered other civilizations to get resources they needed for their growing population

• They were a farming civilization who only trading during monsoon season

Romans built a network of ________ which connected the empire.

• channels

• airways

• roads

• waterways

Why did the Romans make roads?

• to get around faster

• for military use

• just for decoration

Why did the Romans make their roads straight as possible?

• so they will not fall off the road

• to make it faster to get to a destination

How do roads impact the modern world?

• They make it easier to get around

• They help save lives

• They deliver goods

• All of the above

Which statement best explains the importance of ancient Rome’s large systems of roads?

• The Roman population was nomadic and did not develop a civilization

• The quick transportation of goods and messages was an economic and military necessity in the Roman empire.

• The Roman roads prevented unemployment by funding poor people to build public-works projects.