Geography of Ancient Rome
What type of climate does Italy have?
Mediterranean climate
What Volcano had a bad eruption in which area in rome?
Who is Aeneas' mother?
Aphrodite/Venus
What is a Plebeian?
A common Roman Citizen
What are taxes?
manditory contribution of money by citizens.
Did Roman's pray every day?
Who is the Roman god of War?
Mars
Rome is built on which physical Feature
Hills/7 hills
Who were the twin brothers in Rome's Origin Story?
Romulus and Remus
What is a Patrician?
A wealthy Roman noble.
What did the romans use the sea routes for?
To trade
Do Roman's have a god for the home?
Yes
Who is the God of Thunder and Lightning?
Name one important river near Rome
Tiber/Po/Adige
Why were the Rivers and sea important to Roman Cities?
The provided water, transportation and trade routes.
Who killed Remus?
Romulus his brother
Which group had more power in early Rome, Patricians or Plebeians?
Patricians
Who were the publicani?
Roman tax collectors
What is an Augur?
An Augur is a person who reads signs from birds.
What Roman festival took place in December and was associated with gift giving?
Saturnalia
What Mountain Range goes through Italy?
The Apennine Mountains/The Apennines
Name two cities that the Alps are connected to...
Spain, France, Greece, Switzerland, Turkey, Portugal, Rome.
Who is the first king of Rome?
Why were the Plebeians angry?
The wanted political representation.
Where did money for infrastructure come from? Give two examples of infrastructure.
Taxes:
Schools, Roads, Hospital, Ports, bridges, etc.
What is a Haruspex?
A priest who read animal organs for signs
Which God was related to wealth from the earth?
Pluto
Why was Italy's location good for trade?
It was surrounded by seas / and or, nearby to Europe, Africa, and Asia
Rome is located on Which peninsula?
The Italian Peninsula
Describe the journey of Aeneas from beginning to the end in Rome.
Aeneas travelled from Turkey with his father to go to a new land, he found the kingdom where Dido was a queen and they were together for a time, the gods told Aeneas he must continue and so Aneneas left to go to Italy where he met the indigenous Italians and married the Latin King's daughter.
What does it mean to 'veto'?
to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body:
Large armies, spread roman money too thin.
What role did Augurs play in the founding of Rome?
They helped choose the location of Rome by interpreting signs from the gods
Which Roman Festival involved priests running around hitting people with whips?