5.1 Roman Geography and Introduction

crucial

• extremely important

• not important

• somewhat important

• occasionally important

tiber river

• River that runs through Rome

• A famous mountain range in Italy

• A historical landmark in Paris

• A type of Italian pasta

facilitated

• support

• hinder

• ignore

• complicate

natural defenses

• barriers that make it hard to attack

• strategies to enhance offense

• tools for physical combat

• methods to negotiate peace

beacon

• a guiding light or signal.

• a type of bird found in forests.

• a method of communication using smoke signals.

• a device used for measuring temperature.

seven hills

• Rome was built upon these

• Athens was built upon these

• Constantinople was built upon these

• Carthage was built upon these

swamp

• low land that is seasonally flooded

• high land that is permanently dry

• land covered with trees and shrubs

• an area of land that is always underwater

Alps

• Mountain range north of Italy

• Mountain range south of France

• Mountain range in Germany

• Mountain range in Spain

Appenines

• Mountain range in middle of Italy

• A river in northern Italy

• A city in southern Italy

• A desert in central Italy