Early Rome Test

The city of Rome is located on the ________.

• Italian peninsula

• Greek peninsula

• Egyptian peninsula

• None of the above

Rome has existed for about ____________.

• 3700 years

• 2700 years

• 1700 years

• None of the above

Name three geographical features that helped to protect Rome.

The largest of early Rome's close neighbors were probably the Etruscans.

• True

• False

Many Romans learned about their history from myths and _______.

Many Romans could not read and write. What is the word that we learned that means not being able to read and write?

Many Romans learned from ___________.

(Check all that apply)

• Works of Art

• History Books

• Plays

• Stories

Around 390BCE, an army of _____ attacked Rome and burned down the part of the city where Rome's _______ records were kept.

• Etruscans, population

• Gauls, written

• Latins, written

• Sabines, population

Greeks, Latins, and Etruscans in ancient Italy followed different laws, recognized different leaders, and had different customs. However, these cultures seemed to share many important features, including _______, ________, and even _________ systems.

Rome was said to be started by twin brothers ________ and _______.

• Rome and Paris

• Remus and Aeneas

• Remus and Romulus

• None of the above