Rome Checkpoint #1

What land feature borders Italy to the north?

• Oceans

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Sea

How does the geography of Rome compare to the geography of Greece?

• Both civilizations had farmland that was difficult to grow crops on.

• Rome was not located close to a water source for trade.

• The people in Rome could produce more food than Greece.

• Rome was a peninsula and Greece was not.

Why was the Tiber River important to Ancient Rome?

• It became a stopping place for trade.

• It flooded and deposited silt on the ground for farmland.

• The river offered protection from invaders.

• The river was the main way Romans traveled.

What was Rome founded on?

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Hills

• Valleys

In legend, how did Rome get its name?

• The Trojan Aeneas named it after he escaped Troy.

• Romulus and Remus picked the name together after building the city.

• Romulus killed Remus after arguing, so Rome was named after Romulus.

• The people held a vote for their favorite name for the city.

Who were the people that conquered Rome when it was a village of straw huts?

• Greeks

• Persians

• Macedonians

• Etruscans

Which of the following is true about Roman government?

• The republic was run by a king.

• Citizens were elected to run the empire.

• The empire had a direct democracy.

• The republic was democratic.

Why did the Roman government have a system of checks and balances?

• to get citizens involved in government

• so Plebeians and Patricians shared power

• to keep one part of government from becoming too powerful

• to ensure that the Roman Senate would run the city fairly

Which of the following predictions best infers what might have happened if Roman laws were not written down?

• Citizens would have broken laws without realizing it.

• Patricians would have stopped making laws.

• Plebeians would have taken over the government.

• Romans would have stopped going to the Forum.

Which description best describes the “Rule of Law”? It is the idea that...

• all people should be treated the same in the legal system

• citizens have a responsibility to help their country

• the government should rule in a cruel and oppressive way

• the majority makes decisions for all