Ancient Rome SOL Review

In relation to Rome, Carthage is

• west

• noth

• south

• east

All of the following geographic features helped to protect Rome except the

• Sahara Desert

• Alps Mountains

• Apennines Mountains

• Mediterranean Sea

How did Rome’s geographic location lead to its eventual domination of the entire Mediterranean world?

• The islands around Rome served as bases of operation for colonization and military conquests.

• It was centrally located in the Mediterranean basin but distant from eastern Mediterranean powers.

• The Tiber River provided an easy access route for the shipment of military supplies.

• The Alps and Apennines provided excellent passageways to attack other lands.

Rome is located on the

• Anatolian peninsula.

• Italian peninsula.

• Peloponnesian peninsula.

• Iberian peninsula.

What sea played a major role in the expansion of the Roman Empire?

• Java Sea

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Baltic Sea

One foundation of modern democracy was derived

from

• the New Testament.

• the Roman Republic.

• the laws of Rome.

• the Roman Empire.

Rome became the dominant force in the

Mediterranean after its victory in the Punic Wars

over

• Spain.

• Great Britain.

• Gaul.

• Carthage.

The Roman Empire collapsed because of civil war

over the power of Julius Caesar and

• devaluation of Roman currency.

• an unstable civil service.

• a belief in polytheism.

• lack of technological advances.

Which of the following sequences shows the evolution

of government in Rome between about 600 B.C. (B.C

E.) and 500 A.D. (C.E.)?

• republic, monarchy, dictatorship, empire

• monarchy, dictatorship, republic, empire

• monarchy, republic, dictatorship, empire

• republic, dictatorship, monarchy, empire

All of the following statements are true of Roman

expansion from 700 B.C. (B.C.E.) to 500 A.D. (C.E.)

except

• Rome won all three Punic Wars.

• Ultimately, Rome was unable to conquer Greece.

• Roman trade expanded greatly as a result of her

  military victories.

• Carthage was utterly destroyed in the Punic Wars.