peninsula, limited rich soil, shaped like a boot, surrounded by Mediterranean Sea, Tiber River
100
What does contribution mean?
to give
100
Name the three major contributions of Rome.
Arts (pottery, mosaics, and paintings)
Government (representative democracy)
Architecture (arches)
100
Name a natural resource in Rome
trees, stone, Tiber river
200
What crops did the Romans harvest?
olives, grains, grapes
200
What is a peninsula?
surrounded by water on 3 sides
200
What does agriculture mean
farming
200
What carried the water through the city of Rome?
aqueducts
200
The territory of Carthage became a Roman province in 146 B.C.E. What was the territory's new name?
Africa.
300
Name some of the animals that Romans had.
sheep, pigs, oxen, mule
300
What does physical characteristics mean?
traits that describe Rome's land
300
What does architecture mean?
design of a building
300
Where did the gladiators fight?
Colosseum
300
What two hemispheres is Rome located?
northern and eastern
400
What human characteristic did Rome have that Greece did not have?
road builders
400
Which of the following was a physical characteristic of Rome
A many islands
B a lot of mountains
C many hills, 2 mountains
D located in the southern hemisphere
C many hills, 2 mountains
400
What does ancient mean?
old
400
What is a representative democracy?
elect a leader(s) to make rules and laws
400
Name one similarity and one difference between Greece and Rome.
Similarity: They both used terraces
Difference: Greece had direct democracy while Greece had representative democracy.
500
Why could Rome have roads, but Greece could not?
Greece was too mountainous.
500
What does limited rich soil mean?
They did not have soil that contained a lot of nutrients.
500
Name one way the Romans had to adapt to their environment.
built terraces, traded on Mediterranean Sea, settled on hills for protection
500
What is another name for a representative democracy?