WorksheetsLesson 1 - Geography and Founding of Rome
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
On which peninsula is Rome locates?
Iberian peninsula
Peloponnesus
Italian peninsula
Balkan peninsula
Which best describes Rome's climate?
Hot desert-like conditions
dry, hot summers and mild, wet winters
cold tundra
damp and tropical
What are the advantages of living on the Italian peninsula (Select more than one answer choice.)?
fertle river valleys
hills for protection
gold as a natural resource
access to the Mediterranean Sea
What is one similarity between Rome's geography and Greece's geography?
Both are located on peninsulas
Both have polar climates
Both have many river valleys
Both had mountains that could not be crossed.
According to myth, who founded the city of Rome?
King Tarquin
Julius Caesar
Remus
Romulus
According to historians, which group of people most likely founded Rome?
The Latins
The Etruscans
The Greeks
The Macedonians
What is the name of the mountain range that runs north to south down the length of the Italian peninsula like a spine?
The Pyrenees
The Appenine Mountains
The Alps
The Ural Mountains
The city of Rome was built on...
7 hills
a mountainside
a desert
plateau
In Rome's early days, it was under control of the _____________ kings.
Latin
Etruscan
Macedonian
barbarian
What did the Romans learn from the Etruscans (Choose ALL correct answers)?
How to build aqueducts
How to make catapults
How to build arches
How to drain marshy(wet) lands
What was the purpose of the Roman forum?
It was a Roman military formation.
It was a gladiator school.
It was a temple dedicated to the god Juno.
It was the center of the city and seat of Roman government.
What happened to the Etruscan kings?
Their dynasty died out around 509 B.C.
They eventually left the region for more valuable natural resources.
It still remains a mystery.
They were overthrown by the Romans for a new form of government.
What form of government did the Romans develop after 509 B.C.?
A democracy
A republic
A tyranny
An oligarchy
