Culture & Civilization | Geography Flashcards
Which sea did all the lands in the empire of Rome surround?
From the founding of the city (753 B.C.) until the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (476 A.D.), Rome expaned from a small village to an empire consisting of all the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and virtually all of Western Europe.
What did the Romans call the Mediterranean?
The Romans called the Mediterranean Mare Nostrum, Our Sea.
What is the continent south of the Mediterranean?
The continent south of the Mediterranean is Africa. Africa, north of the Sahara Desert, was part of Greco-Roman civilization and the Roman Empire. Jerusalem and the Holy Land are at the far eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the backbone of Italy?
The backbone of Italy is the Apennine Mountain Range.
What is the capital of Italy, where is it located, and what is its port city?
Rome is located on the Tiber River, and its port city is Ostia at the mouth of the Tiber River.
What are the three important plains on the west coast of Italy?
Rome is situated in Latium, the middle of the three important plains on the west coast of Italy: Etruria, Latium, and Campania.
What is the port city on the eastern coast of Italy?
The port city on the Eastern coast of Italy is Brundisium.
What is Rome called?
Rome is called the city of seven hills.
What was the most important hill in Rome?
The most important hill was Capitoline Hill, where the Temple of Jupiter and other temples were located.
What was the center of government and business activity in Rome, and what was the name of the Senate House that it contained?
The Forum, the center of government and business activity, also contained many important buildings, such as the Curia, the Senate House.
What were two famous roads in Rome?
Two famous roads in Rome were the Via Sacra, the Sacred Way, that ran through the Forum up to the Capitoline Hill, and the Via Appia, the Appian Way that connected Rome and Brundisium.
What are two famous structures in Rome?
Two famous structures are the Circus Maximus and Colosseum.
What was the Circus Maximus, and what was the Colosseum?
The Circus Maximus was a race track for chariot racing, and the Colosseum was a round arena for sports such as gladiator contests.
What was the name of the public baths in Rome?
Rome had many Thermae, public baths for the people.
What structures carried water to Rome?
Aqueducts carried water to Rome.
