Ancient Rome : Lesson 1 - Rome's Beginnings

The legend of two brothers who were abandoned, placed in the Tiber River to die, were rescued by a she wolf, and later founded Rome.

• Tarquin the Proud

• Romulus

• Junius Brutus

• Remus

This river cuts through the plains and flows into the city of Rome where it then empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea.

• Tiber River

• Nile River

• Euphrates River

• Indus River

Rome had more than 1000 miles of this, which made shipping, trade, and fishing a vital part of their economy.

• river front

• mountain passes

• farmland

• coastline

A high heeled boot-shaped landform in southern Europe, surrounded on three sides by water, and extending into the Mediterranean Sea.

• Iberian Peninsula

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Italian Peninsula

• Romanian Peninsula

This city on the Italian Peninsula is spread across 7 hills and is located about 15 miles up the Tiber River from the Tyrrhenian Sea.

• Paris

• Rome

• Sparta

• Athens

The seven hills of Rome were important in the prevention of ...

• attacks

• flooding

• earthquakes

• disease

This continent lies to the south of Italy, and was a popular trade destination.

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

Italy is part of this continent.

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

The climate of Italy, which is ideal for farming could be described as ...

• moist

• arid

• cold

• warm

Two of the crops that grew especially well in Italy's rich volcanic soil included ...

• rice

• olives

• grapes

• water chestnuts