Ancient Rome Revew

1.) Which of the following is true regarding Romulus and Remus?

• a.) They were rescued by a wolf from the Tiber River

• b.) They were cousins who founded Rome

• c.) They built Rome after overthrowing their brother, who was King

• d.) They were brothers who came from Sparta

2.) Before the establishment of the Republic, Rome was ruled by the _________ from northern Italy.

• a.) Etruscans

• b.) Greeks

• c.) Trojans

• d.) Germans

3.) What language did the Romans speak?

• Greek

• German

• Latin

• English

3. Rome is at the center of the Apennine Peninsula in the center of this geographic feature important for trade. What is the name of the body of water that Italy is centrally located on?

• a.) The Atlantic Ocean

• b.) The Mediterranean Sea

• c.) The Ionian Sea

• d.) The Sahara Desert

5. Romans fought three wars against Carthage. Why?

• a.) To control Africa

• b.) To control the Western Mediterranean and Trade

• c.) To control Italy

• d.) Because Carthage attacked them repeatedly

6. The Carthaginian leader, ____________, invaded Italy during the second Punic War and brought elephants over the Alps.

• a.) Scipio

• b.) Caesar

• c.) Hannibal

• d.) Jupiter

7. Like the Greeks, Romans were ___________ , meaning they worshiped many gods.

• a.) monotheistic

• b.) polytheistic

• c.) non- theistic

• d.) atheistic

8. The Chief god of the Romans, in charge of all the other gods and the patron of the city of Rome was:

• a.) Zeus

• b.) Jupiter

• c.) Jesus

• d.) Athena

9. During times of War, Romans turned to the God of War _____________________.

• a.) Jupiter

• b.) Athena

• c.) Juno

• d.) Mars

10. In 509 BCE, Romans threw out the Etruscan monarchy and founded a(n):

• a.) monarchy

• b.) democracy

• c.) republic

• d.) empire