Geography Flashcards
Locate Graecia on the map.
5
Locate Hispānia on the map.
6
Locate Aegyptus on the map.
7
Locate Mare Nostrum on the map.
10
Locate Italia on the map.
8
Locate Āfrica on the map.
3
Locate Britannia on the map.
4
Locate Germānia on the map.
2
What route, according to the map, did Julius Caesar use when he traveled from Rome to Gaul?
1 to 6
Locate Sicilia on the map.
2
Locate Graecia on the map.
3
Pompeii is on the map in the area numbered
1
Between what two areas on the map is the Adriatic Sea located?
1 and 3
Ancient Carthage is on the map in the are numbered
4
Hispania is on the map in the area numbered
5
The island of Sicily is on the map in the area numbered
2
Gallia is on the map in the area numbered
6
Britannia is on the map in the area numbered
1
What number on the map shows the location of Hispānia?
5
Gallia is on the map in the area numbered
6
Graecia is on the map in the area numbered
3
Sicilia is on the map in the area numbered
3
If a bird flew in a straight line from Hispania to Graecia, it would be flying
east
Britannia is on the map in the area numbered
1
The Tiber River is located in
Italia
Ubi est Germānia in pictūrā?
4
The eruption of what volcano buried the city of Pompeii?
Vesuvius
Traveling southeast from Rome to Brundisium, you would cross what mountain range?
the Apennine Mountains
Which Roman province was farthest west: Germānia, Hispānia, Aegyptus, or Āsia?
Hispānia
To sail across the Adriatic Sea from Italy to Greece, you would depart from the port at
Brundisium
The river important to the stories of Romulus and Remus, Horatius Cocles, and Cloelia was the
Tiber
Locate Pompeii on the map.
8
Locate Athens on the map.
5
Alpēs et Apennīnī et Olympus sunt
montēs
Locate Germānia on the map.
2
Locate Sicilia on the map.
1
Which town is NOT located in Italy: Pompeii, Carthage, Brundisium, or Ostia?
Carthage
Which mountains would a traveler cross if he were going from Rome to Brundisium?
Apennines
What mountain range is commonly known as the “spine” of Italy because it runs down the center of the mainland?
Apennines
A Roman merchant would have navigated down the Tiber River in order to set sail from the port of
Ostia
Herculaneum and Pompeii are located near which mountain?
Mt. Vesuvius
Which of the following cities is farthest north: Brundisium, Carthage, Pompeii, or Rome?
Rome
Which of the following places was NOT located on the Italian peninsula: Pompeiī, Brundisium, Troia, or Ōstia?
Troia
Which letter on the map to the right represents the Apeninnes?
C
Pompeii is on the map in the area located
3
Ubi est Brundisium in chartā geōgraphicā?
3
Which city is due north of Sicily: Rome, Athens, Carthage, or Troy?
Rome
Which number on the map represents the location of the Tiber River?
3
Magna Graecia, an area of Greek colonization, was located in
Italia
When Theseus sailed from Athens to Crete, in what direction did he travel?
south
What body of water lies between Italy and Greece?
Adriatic Sea
Quae īnsula est proxima Ītaliae: Crēta, Dēlos, Sicilia, Cyprus?
Sicilia
What body of water lies between Italy and Greece?
Adriatic Sea
The Rubicon River separated
Italy from Gaul
A Roman traveling from Brundisium to Greece would sail across the
Adriatic Sea
Which island lies between the toe of Italy and Carthage?
Sicily
On the map, identify which number represents Gallia.
2
Which sea is farthest to the EAST from Rome: Adriatic, Aegean, Black, Tyrrhenian?
Black
What sea is indicated by the white star on the map?
Aegean Sea
Which number on the map indicates a Roman province acquired as a result of the First Punic War?
1
Which province produced linen, papyrus, and a large portion of Rome’s grain supply?
Aegyptus
The Rhine River served as a boundary between the Roman Empire and Germany. On the map, which river is the Rhine?
2
Which number on the map indicates the island of Crete?
7
The Rubicon River served as the boundary between
Italy and Gaul
What sea, located between the mainland of Greece and the coast of Asia Minor, takes its name from a mythological king of Athens who plunged to his death in its waters?
Aegean
Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Mt. Vesuvius are located
along the Bay of Naples
Which island lies southeast of Athens: Sardinia, Crete, Sicily, or Corsica?
Crete
Gallia is on the map in the area numbered
2
Where on the map is Mt. Etna located?
2
Where on the map is the Nile River located?
2
Ubi erant Cūmae et Capua et Mediolānum et Brundisium?
in Italiā
Where did Octavian’s victory at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC take place?
on the sea off the coast of Greece
Which region of the ancient world was so populated with Greek colonists that it was called Magna Graecia?
Southern Italy
What river did Caesar cross with his army, thus entering Italy upon his return from his Gallic Campaigns?
Rubicon
What sea, indicated by a star on the map, did the Romans call Pontus Euxinus?
the Black Sea
Delos, the birthplace of Apollo and Diana, is a small island in the
Aegean Sea
In what province was Carthage located?
Africa
In what part of the Roman world would you find Bithynia, Pontus, Ephesus, and Pergamum?
Asia
What was the region north of Rome in which the ancient cities of Veii and Tarquinii were located?
Etrūria
In which region in Italy are Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Mt. Vesuvius located?
Campania
Which river is located in Italy: Rhine, Seine, Rubicon, or Nile?
Rubicon
When a Roman departed from Brundisium, he set sail on the
Adriatic Sea
On his way to deliver a message from Jupiter to Aeneas, Mercury stopped on the Atlas Mountains which are located
in northern Africa
Ostia is located
in western Italy
Bithynia, Pontus, and Cilicia were Roman provinces located in
Asia
Ubinam gentium sunt Bīthynia, Pontus, et Phrygia?
in Asiā
Which body of water is located outside of the Italian peninsula: Rhine River, Tiber River, Lake Trasimene, or Lake Avernus?
Rhine River
When he marched from Spain to Italy, Hannibal crossed not only the Alps but also what other mountains?
Pyrenees
The monsters Scylla and Charybdis may be a mythological description of
the strong currents between Italy and Sicily
What city, known for its library, was the capital of Roman Egypt?
Alexandria
In the Aeneid, before continuing to Carthage, Mercury stopped at the Atlas Mountains located in
North Africa
Latium, Etrūria, and Campānia were regions of
Italy
The city of Troy is on the map in the area numbered
2
To which location on the map would a Roman travel to seek divine prophecy from the Pythia at the famous oracle of Apollo?
4
Reflecting the identity of those who colonized it, the southern part of Italy was known as
Magna Graecia
Pompey was defeated at the Battle of Pharsalus. Where is it on the map?
4
Delos, Lesbos, and Naxos are
islands in the Aegean
Name the mountain on which Apollo’s oracle at Delphi is located.
Parnassus
Which ancient city is located in the Campanian region of Italy: Neapolis, Syracuse, Zama, or Massilia?
Neapolis
The poet Ovid was banished to Tomis on the shores of what sea pictured here?
Black
What very wealthy province, located between the provinces of Libya to the west and Iūdaea to the east, did Augustus acquire?
Aegyptus
The sculptor Pygmalion lived on the Greek island of Cyprus. Locate this island on the map.
4
If a Roman wanted to travel from Hispānia to Gallia, he would have to cross what mountain range?
Pyrenees
