Rome’s Geography
This river near Rome helped provide water, trade routes, and protection.
What is the Tiber River?
The head of a Roman family was usually this person.
Who is the father?
Rome's government had this many branches.
3
Rome fought these wars against a city in North Africa.
What are the Punic Wars?
Romans worshiped many of these spiritual beings
What are gods or spirits?
Rome was built on these landforms to help defend against enemy attacks.
Hills (mountains)
Roman women had more rights than Greek women. Name one right they had.
What is owning property or running a business?
This group of 300 members gave advice to Roman leaders.
Senate
his Carthaginian general crossed the Alps with elephants
Hannibal
This building was used for chariot races.
What is the Circus Maximus?
Rome was located on this piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
Most Roman children from wealthy families went to this type of school.
What is a private school?
What is a republic?
A government where people vote for their leaders
After winning wars, Rome often offered this to conquered people.
citizenship
These structures brought fresh water into Roman cities.
aqueducts
These two mountain ranges helped protect Rome from invasion.
What are the Alps and the Apennines?
What was the largest and lowest class in Roman society?
Who are the slaves?
This Roman leader was made dictator for life and later assassinated.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Rome’s expansion caused problems for these small landowners
Small Farmers
What was one way the Roman government kept people happy in crowded cities
By giving free grain and entertainment.
Why was Rome’s location helpful for growing a powerful empire?
Because it was near trade routes, had good farmland, and was easy to travel from.
What qualities did Roman farmers need to survive
What are discipline, loyalty, and hard work?
What is one similarity between the Roman Republic and the U.S. government today?
Both have three branches and use checks and balances.
What happened to the gap between rich and poor after Rome expanded?
It grew bigger, causing tension.
What was life like for poor Romans in the city?
They lived in small, dirty homes, ate simple foods, and had very little comfort.