Geography of Ancient Rome

Rome is located on the Tiber River, which empties into which sea?

• Mediterranean

• Tyrrehenian

• Adriatic

• Ionian

Which letter marks the Mediterranean Sea?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which letter shows the Apennine Mountains

• E

• G

• B

• A

Which letter indicates the location of Italy?

• h

• e

• g

• d

Rome was centrally located on ____

• The Italian Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea

• The Sinai Peninsula in the Red Sea

• The Iberian Peninsula on the Aegean Sea

• The Indian subcontinent in the Indian Ocean

The total amount of land in ancient Rome reached about​ ​ (a)  

• 2 million square miles

• 5 million square miles

• 3.7 million square miles

• 25 thousand square miles

Rome was located on the Italian Peninsula in the center of the Mediterranean Sea which provided access to sea trade.

• True

• False

Where is Byzantium?

• R

• S

• T

• U

What river did the Roman civilization begin along the banks of?

• Nile River

• Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

• Ganges River

• Tiber River

Where was ancient Rome initially located?

• Modern Italy in Southern Europe

• Northern Africa

• Central America

• Eastern Asia