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Which of the following geographical features was key to Rome's political and economic growth?

• The Alps Mountains

• Mediterranean Sea

• Indus River

• Tiber River

When Rome needed a large amount of food to supply its growing population, much of the grain was imported from North Africa, especially Egypt. So which of the following is true?

• The Romans had to contol the Tiber River to ensure the needed food supply flowed freely from Asia to Europe

• The Romans needed to fish and trade along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea because they did not have a freshwater source

• The Romans needed to set up colonies in Spain and Gaul so they could send grain back to the mainland

• The Romans had to control the Mediterranean Sea to ensure that the needed food supplies were able to flow freely from Africa to Italy

What caused the Punic/Carthaginian Wars?

• Rome and Carthage were rivals wanting conrol of all trade in the Mediterranean Sea

• Sparta was worried about Athens growing power, so they formed their own league and declared war

• The 7 states had been fighting for 200 years due to corruption and greed

• Spartacus led a revolt to free the enslaved gladiators

How did the Punic Wars affect Rome politically and economically?

• They caused the fall of Rome

• The Carthaginians gained more rights as Roman citizens which weakend the Roman government

• Rome lost Spain and Gaul, which weakend the empire politically and economically

• Rome gained control of the Western Mediterranean Sea

Which of the following best explains the geographical location of Rome?

• Rome was located in Northern Africa and this caused it to be centrally located in the Mediterranean Sea

• The city of Rome was located at the narrow strait between the Mediterran and the Black Sea which allowed it to tie to the land and sea trade routes

• Rome was located on the Peloponnesian Peninsula

• Rome was located on the Italian Peninsula in Europe and this allowed them to be centrally located in the Mediterranean Sea

How did the geographical location of Rome contribute to its political growth?

• After 200 years of fighting during the Zhou Dynasty, Shi Huangdi ended the civil war and started the Qin Dynasty using Legalism philosophy

• Ramses the Great expanded Egypt to its farthest point using military conquest

• The Aryans came into India and combined their ideas with the people of India and created the religion of Hinduism

• Being centrally located in the Mediterranean Sea allowed Rome to conquer the region and they were protected from invasion by the Alps mountain range

How did the geographical location of Rome contribute to its economic growth?

• Being located along the Nile River allowed trade with areas in Africa and the Mediterranean Sea

• Being located along the Red Sea aloowed trade with the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean

• Being centrally located in the Mediterranean Sea allowed trade with the sea trade routes and allowed them to tie into the land trade routes of the Silk Road

• The land trade route of the Silk Road allowed trade with China

Which of the following best explains how the geography of Rome contributed to its economic and political growth.

• The fertile soil of the Po and Tiber River Valleys allowed Romans to grow a diverse selection of crops, such as olives and grains. This allowed the empire to have a food surplus to feed its population and trade with other societies. The empire also used the resulting wealth to expand its military strength

• The Greeks used a fighting formation called the phalanx

• Being located in the Fertile Crescent allowed the people of the area to grow plenty of food for the area and caused a food surplus

• The rich soil of the Yellow River Valley allowed the people of the area to grow a food surplus

Which of the following is the best explanation of economic growth?

• Expanding an empire using military conquest

• It’s the way people spend money and the way people make money.

• creating a food surplus by hunting and gathering food

• mixing of metals together to create new weapons and tools

Which of the following is the best explanation of political growth?

• People building ziggurats to worship the gods

• People creating a food surplus

• People hunting and gatherering food

• Politics is the way that people living in groups make decisions. Politics is about making agreements between people so that they can live together in groups such as creating rules, laws, and organizing groups