The Founding of Rome

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders.

• monarchy

• republic

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

Fill in the blank: A _______ consists of large groups of Roman soldiers.

• legion

• cohort

• centurion

• tent party

The _______ are mountains extending from north to south on the Italian peninsula.

• Alps

• HImalayas

• Apennines

• Carpathians

Fill in the blank: Rome was built along the _______ River, allowing goods to move easily between northern and southern Italy.

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Tiber

Fill in the blank: The _______ settled on the plain of Latium in central Italy. They greatly influenced the early Romans.

• Etruscans

• Greeks

• Latins

• Phoenicians

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a tall pole topped with a symbol to show soldiers where they were supposed to be on the battlefield.

• signpost

• speaker

• spot light

• standard

Fill in the blank: The _______ was a Roman system created to treat conquered people fairly by granting full Roman citizenship.

• Allies

• Roman Confederation

• Roman Army

• Roman Legion

The mountain range that separates Italy from the rest of Europe is called the

• Alps

• Himalayas

• Rockies

• Adirondacks

A Roman short sword is called a

• gladiator

• gladius

• gladiola

• glahglahglah

The iron spear tha Roman soldiers used was called a

• pilum

• pillow

• pilliator

• pillip