Ancient Rome Intro

Italy is in the shape of a 

• boot
• boat
• bow tie
• button

What kind of landform is Italy?

• island
• peninsula
• crater
• delta

What are the mountains in the north of Italy called?

• Alps

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachain Mountains

• Himalayas

What river runs through Rome?

• Tiber
• Nile
• Mississippi
• Rhine

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 sea is to the east of Italy?

• Mediterranean
• Ionian
• Adriatic

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?

• They were helpful for rocks for their roads

• It provided them with protection against invaders

• It had them create different city-states in the Roman empire