Ancient Rome, Geography, Religion, Achievements

Which river was Rome built beside?

• Tiber River

• Arno River

• Seine River

Which of the following statements about the Italian Peninsula are TRUE? Check all that apply.

• Apennines run down center of peninsula

• Alps separate Italian Peninsula from Europe

• Italy was harder to unite than Greece

• Rome is located near the center of the peninsula

How did Rome's geography help it prosper?

• The city's hills protected it from invaders

• The ocean protected Italy from invaders

• There was no land for farming, so Rome had to import all their food.

True or False?

Italy grew grapes and olives and farmers also raised goats and sheep

• True

• False

In what MODERN day country is Rome located?

• Spain

• Greece

• Italy

True or False

In Rome, one god watched over one task, like the sun or their crops

• True

• False

How did Rome get SO many (thousands) gods?

• Romans would come into contact with other people and turn their gods into Roman gods.

• They would make up new gods when they needed some support

• They just new there were 1000s of gods

• New gods would appear out of the sky above Rome from time to time

When did Christianity begin?

• During the Roman Republic

• During the Roman Empire

True or False

It was NEVER illegal to be a Christian in Rome

• True

• False

True or False

In Roman religion, people believed that only the gods were in heaven

• True

• False