Ancient Rome

Italy is in the shape of a 

• boot
• boat
• bow tie
• button

What kind of landform is Italy?

• island
• peninsula
• crater
• delta

What sea was the Roman world built around?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Black Sea
• Caspian Sea
• North Sea

A peninsula is surrounded by water on how many sides?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• none

Which river did Ancient Rome begin on?

• Euphrates River

• Tiber River

• Nile River

• Indus River

Which two answers show the benefits of living near the Mediterranean Sea?

• winters were always very cold

• it was easy to get invaded

• it helped increase the Romans trading opportunities

• Increased their economy

What is one major DIFFERENCE between the geography of Greece and Italy

• one has seas and the other doesn't

• one has a river and the other doesn't

• one has mountains and the other has none

• one has deserts and the other doesn't

How did the Mountains impact the Roman civilization?

• It provided them with food

• It provided them with protection against invaders

• It helped create different city-states in the Roman empire

The Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.

• praised
• worshipped
• persecuted
• taxed

He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.

• Julius Ceasar
• Ceasar Augustus
• Constantine
• Sparticus