Ancient Roman Empire

Based on the text, why was Emperor Romulus Augustulus the last emperor of Rome to rule?

Aeneas was

• a hero of the Trojan War who settled in italy.

• a popular story for earlier times that cannot be proved.

• a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water.

• a government in which people elect their leaders.

Remus was

• a hero of the Trojan War who settled in italy.

• Romulus' twin brother who helped found Rome.

• a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water.

• a legendary hero and founder of Rome

Republic is a

• government in which people elect their leaders.

• Romulus' twin brother who helped found Rome.

• a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water.

• a legendary hero and founder of Rome

The City of Rome is located on the Italian ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   . According to ​ (b)   Rome was founded. Rome was founded by​ (c)   He and his brother ​ (d)   were descendents of the hero Aeneas. After the early Romans overthrew the Etruscans, they formed a ​ (e)   .

• legend

• peninsula

• republic

• Romulus.

• Aeneas

• Remus

• island

• territory

• Trojan War

Which peninsula did Rome develop on?

• Ionian peninsula

• Italian peninsula

• Peloponnese peninsula

• Roman peninsula

Locate and label the correct location using the word bank listed.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

Ionian Sea

Tiber River

Alps Mountains

Adriatic Sea

Ligurian Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Po River

Sicily

Apennine Mountains

Tyrrhenian Sea

Which date does this map best represent with the spread of the Roman Empire?

• AD 117

• 264 BCE

• 1861 CE

• 2022

Romans established their early civilizations near (a)   .

• Rivers

• River Basins

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

List six reasons Rome was a good place to found a city.