Geography and the rise of rome

Italy looks like ..................

• A hand sticking out into the Mediterranean Sea .

• A hand sticking out into the Atlantic Ocean .

• A high-heeled boot sticking out into the Mediterranean Sea.

The two major mountains ranges in Italy are ....................

• The Himalayas and Atlas

• The Alps and the Apennines

• The Andes and the Rocky

Italy is .....................

• A peninsula in southern Europe

• A peninsula in northern Asia

• An island in the Mediterranean

Acording to Roman legend, the city of rome was founded by ......................

• Latin peoples who moved to italy from ancient Egypt.

• Two men named Romulus and Remus who were raised by a wolf

• A greek warriors named Achilles who fled from the destruction of Troy

In .................. people elect leaders to govern them. ​ (a)  

• republic
• Patricians
• Plebeians
• Dictators

.................. are rulers with almost absolute power. ​ (a)  

• Dictators
• Plebeians
• Patricians
• Republic

....................... Were common people​ (a)  

• Plebeians
• Dictators
• Patricians
• Republic

.................. were nobles. ​ (a)  

• Patricians
• Republic
• Dictators
• Plebeians

Choose true or false

Rome was the center of one of the greatest civilizations of thr ancient world. ​ (a)  

• True
• False

Rome has very cold, snowy winters and very hot summers.​ (a)  

• False
• True