Ancient Rome Wk 1 Quizizz Review

Rome is located on which continent?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

Rome was built on which river?

• Po

• Tifris

• Nile

• Tiber

Which mountain range runs the length of Italy and would be considered the dominant mountain range there?

• Alps

• Apennines

• Himilayas

• Appalachian

Italy is a peninsula. What is a peninsula?

• land surrounded by water on three sides

• land completely surrounded by water

• a narrow piece of water between two large pieces of land

• a narrow strip of land that joins two larger pieces of land

Rome was named after ___________

• Remus

• Cicero

• Romulus

• Julius Caesar

Around what year was the city of Rome founded?

• 509 BC

• 753 BC

• 73 BC

• 44 BC

When the last king of Rome was thrown out, his place was taken by two magistrates called

• pledeians

• consuls

• senators

• tribunes

Which term correctly identifies common Romans - typically farmers, craftspeople and merchants?

• plebeians

• patricians

• tribunes

• vandals

The ancient Roman Senate was made up of the ____ citizens of Rome. They ____ the city's leaders.

• poor; collaborated with

• rich; collaborated with

• rich; advised

• poor; advised

Which of the following describes methods taken to keep any one branch of government from becoming stronger?

• civic duty

• veto

• Roman Law

• Checks and Balance