Geography
What continent is Ancient Rome located on?
Europe
What does human resource mean?
Jobs
What kind of architecture did the Ancient Romans invent?
arches
Why did the Ancient Romans build ships?
To travel across the Mediterranean Sea for trading
What is the name of the body of water surrounding Ancient Rome?
The Mediterranean Sea
What are the four human resources of Ancient Rome?
Farmers, fisherman, artists, and shipbuilders
What is the name for the structures created by Ancient Romans that helped move water to land for farming?
Aqueducts
What were the most common crops grown in Ancient Greece AND Ancient Rome?
olives and grapes
What river ran through Ancient Rome?
The Tiber River
What is the difference between human, natural, and capital resources?
Human resources are jobs. Natural resources are things that come from nature. Capital resources are tools that humans make from natural resources.
What is democracy?
A form of government where people vote.
Fill in the blank: The Ancients Romans were one of the first civilizations to build a system of __________ that connected western Europe and Africa.
roads
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What kind of farming did they use in Ancient Rome? Why?
Terraced farming, because the land was rocky and hilly, so rich soil was limited
What are the four main contributions of Ancient Rome?
arches, mosaics, representative democracy, and stadium-style seating
What are the 3 ways that the Ancient Romans adapted to their environment?
What is the modern day country where the city of Rome is located?
Italy
What three things did the artists of Ancient Rome make?
What is the name of the famous structure built from arches that still exists in Rome today?
The Colosseum
What kind of democracy did Ancient Rome have? How is it different than the kind of democracy Ancient Greece had?
In Ancient Rome they had a representative democracy. This is different from a direct democracy (Ancient Greece) because the people are voting to elect leaders.