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Quick factual review of the Geography of Rome
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1
I am the river that Rome was built around?
Mississippi
Nile
Capitoline
Tiber
2
The Tiber was inland. How did this help Rome develop?
Allowed them to trade
Flooded it's banks yearly
Keep them safe from Invasion
Keep them isloated
3
These are the two mountain ranges that protected Rome and allowed it to grow larger?
Alps and Rockes
Apennines and Alps
Alps and Himalayaas
Apennines and Himalayaas
4
Why did Rome become a center of trade?
Greece left a vacuum for them
They had what others wanted
Centrally location
5
What two physical features helped protect Rome the most?
Mountains only
Sea and Mountains
Rivers and Mountians
Rivers and Sea
6
Rome was founded on how many hills?
9
3
7
5
7
Why was Rome built on Hills?
advantage for defenders
Wanted to see more
no advantage for either side.
advantage for attackers
8
I am the Mountains that are North of Italy.
Apennines
Rocky
Swiss Alps
None of these
9
What is silver in the ancient world?
Power
All of these
Riches
Wealth
10
What product lead Rome to expand its empire East?
Spices
Cotton
Silk
Gold
11
Rome had a very strong army. However, why was the navy so weak?
lack of roads
lack of ports
lack resources to build boats
lack of trained sailors
12
Why was Rome only built on one side of the Tiber River?
the hills provided safety from flood waters
just because they did
the river flooded on one side
they needed trees to build
13
In what ways did the road network help Rome expand?
decreased communication in the empire.
allowed for the army to move
increased trade
Keep people away
14
I killed my brother and found the city of Rome!
Jimmy
Romulus
Remus and Romulus
Remus
15
What made the land around Rome so rich for growing crops?
They invented the rotation of crops
volcanic ash left behind
Flood left silt behind
naturally occured
