Ancient Rome Part 1

How did the geographic features of the Italian peninsula impact the Roman Empire?

• it did not help them

• helped Rome control the Mediterranean region

• it helped Greece control the Mediterranean region

• it helped them become better fishermen

How did the location of the Roman Empire contribute to its expansion?

• Italian Alps

• on land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea

• on the Tiber River

• it is a peninsula

What allowed the Roman Empire to spread throughout Europe and Africa?

• Rome was on the Tiber River

• it was on the Ionian Sea

• the Italian Alps offered protection

• located near the center of the Mediterranean Sea

Which body of water helped Rome become an empire due to its geographic location?

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River

Why did the Romans create separate branches of the Republic?

• to make sure no branch had too much power

• they wanted to share the power

• no one person could handle all of the work

• they only had 1 branch

How was the Roman government similar to the government of the United States?

• they are not similar

• they both have checks and balances

• they both have rules

• both can veto

What was the most significant feature of Roman Law?

• person is innocent until proven guilty

• person is guilty until proven innocent

• everyone guilty should go to jail

• everyone guilty should pay a fine

In ancient Rome, what was the name of the two people elected by the Senate to serve for a one year term?

• tribunes

• assemblies

• senate

• consuls

What was the purpose of tribunes, assemblies, and consuls in the Roman Republic?

• to protect the Senators

• to protect the slaves

• to protect the king

• to represent the various groups of people

The ___ were the upper class of Rome.

• plebeians

• patricians

• slaves

• tribunes