Roman Geography
What type of land is Rome?
What is a peninsula?
A system where people would make decisions for a year, then having to pass it to someone else.
What is a republic?
Units of 6,000 soldiers.
What is a legion?
Who were elected city officials?
What are magistrates?
What did Romans need more of when Rome started to grow?
What is trade?
What is the longest and historic river in Rome?
What is the Tiber River?
The only people who knew the laws.
What are Patricans?
The sea where merchants brought different foods and parts.
What is the Mediterranean sea?
People who protected plebeians, and elected magistrates?
What is Assemblies and Tribunes?
Two things that merchants brought from the med. sea.
What are Metals and Slaves?
What type of climate does Rome have?
What is a mild climate?
Ordinary people or normal citizens.
What are Plebeians?
3 wars that went between Rome and Carthage.
What is the Punic Wars?
Keeps one par of government from taking all of the power.
What is Checks and Balances?
Why did Rome need more food after the wars?
What is growth in Rome?
What best describes the terrain of Rome?
What is very mountainous?
People who lead during wartime.
What are dictators?
The first island Rome won in the first war.
What is the island of Sicily?
The three types of government.
What are magistrates, consuls, senate, and Assemblies and Tribunes?
What did trade bring to Rome?
What is more interesting influences, about food, fighting, etc.
Where are Europe’s highest mountains?
What is the northern border?
Clay tablets that had laws on them.
What are the 12 Tables?
What type of battles was Carthage great at?
What is sea battles?
A gathering place, to shop, and listen to speeches.
What is the Forum?
Why did Rome need trade?
What is needing more food?