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Homeland
Mountains and Fertility
Rivers and Sea
Roman Control
Times New Roman
100
What is the Roman homeland shaped like?
What is a boot.
100
The Plain of Latium and the Plain of Campania were both enriched by this.
What is volcano phosphate.
100
This river is also the name of a teletubbie
What is the Po River
100
Romans are said to be some of the best what in history?
What is empire builders
100
This place still stands today, in Rome. It was host to a variety of events, some very violent.
What is The Colosseum.
200
Ancient Rome originated in what modern day country?
What is Italy
200
Because there was not enough fertile land to sustain the empire, Rome had to have these in order to keep people fed
What are colonies
200
What island is the Roman homeland "kicking"?
What is Sicily
200
The Romans used this to assert, build, defend and expand
What is their military (legions)
200
"We should totally just STAB CAESAR" is a quote from which movie and said by which character?
What is Mean Girls and Gretchen Wieners.
300
The Greeks have a small mainland with many islands, the Romans have ...
What is large mainland with small amount of islands.
300
These mountains protect the Roman homeland from invasions.
What are the Alps
300
Name 3 countries that are also on the Mediterranean sea, aside from the Roman homeland.
What are Spain, France, Turkey, Algeria, Egypt, Greece, Libya, Morocco
300
If Greece was oriented toward the _____ then Rome was more oriented toward the ____.
What is East, and West.
300
What common modern day and expansive religion originated in Ancient Rome?
What is Christianity.
400
What sea is the Roman homeland primarily in contact with?
What is the Mediterranean
400
What is the chain of mountains that runs along the Eastern part of the Roman homeland called?
What are the Apennines.
400
There would be smaller boats parked here in order to ship items further along, because the larger boats could not fit.
What is the mouth of the Tiber River. (Coast of Mediterranean)
400
What did Rome have very few of but still managed to be very successful in trade.
What is ports/harbours
400
In approximately what year did Rome begin its development as an empire?
What is 500BC
500
How much coastline did the Roman homeland have?
What is 3200 kms
500
What two things were made difficult because of the mountainous nature of the Roman homeland?
What are communication and travel.
500
The capital city of Rome itself was built on which river?
What is the Tiber River.
500
The terrain did not prevent Romans from doing what?
What is unifying under one ruler.
500
Name two other ancient civilizations that overlapped with the Roman Empire
What are Egypt and Greece