What type of government did the ancient Romans use?
Representative Democracy
100
Rome is what type of landform?
Peninsula
100
Name one architectural contribution the ancient Romans gave that is still used today.
possible answers: arches, aqueducts, Colosseum.
100
The Romans held jobs such as ______. (Name 3)
farmers, road builders, and traders.
100
What contributions did the Greeks and Romans make to our present day life?
government, sports, and architecture.
200
What principles of government developed in ancient Rome, are part of the present day government in the USA?
a. direct democracy
b. representative democracy
c. monarchy
d. regional democracy
B
200
Rome is located along which huge waterway?
Mediterranean Sea
200
Where were arches, aqueducts, and the Colosseum invented?
Rome, Italy
200
road builders and traders are examples of _______ resources in ancient Rome.
human
200
What is a contribution?
Something that is given or done for something else
example: the Romans contributed representative democracy and aqueducts
300
The term, representative democracy, means:
people elect a small group of citizens to make the laws.
300
Rome, Italy is located on which continent?
Europe
300
The Romans were famous for this type of artwork, which was made from putting together small pieces of tile, glass, and stone.
mosaics
300
MOST of the ancient Greeks and Romans grew their crops where?
along the hillsides
300
Ancient Rome was built next to which river?
Tiber River
400
What is another word used to describe a representative form of government?
Republican
400
Rome is located in which two hemispheres?
Northern and Eastern (northeastern)
400
Romans built ____________, which were places the people used to clean themselves, exercise, and socialize with their friends.
bathhouses
400
The major crops of ancient Rome and Greece were:
grapes and olives
400
The ancient Romans adapted to their environment to meet their needs by...?
farming along the hillsides and trading on the Mediterranean Sea.
500
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
In a direct democracy, every citizen votes. In a representative democracy, people elect representatives to vote and speak for a larger group of people.
500
What is the name of the river that flows near Rome?
Tiber River
500
Romans created these to carry water from one place to another.
aqueducts
500
How did economic interdependence exist in Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece?
Goods were traded with people from other countries along the Mediterranean Sea.
500
What does the quote "All roads lead to Rome" mean?
All paths or activities will eventually lead to the same result. This was literally true in the days of Ancient Rome, when all the roads came out from the capital city, Rome.