Geography of Rome

Question 1

city to country to empire

Answer 1

• mild climate, good farmland and location: hilltop home

- Tiber River: water, food, trade, travel, protection, and plain of volcanic soil

Question 2

peninsulas and mountains

Answer 2

• Italian peninsula (boot-shaped)
• 2 mountain ranges (Alps and Apennines)
• 7 hills

Question 3

early romans

Answer 3

• Latin: race and language spoken
• basis for Italian, french, Portuguese and Spanish
• on Tiber river

Question 4

two major groups that lived north and south of the ancient romans

Answer 4

• Etruscans to the north

- Greek colonies to the southeast

Question 5

character traits

Answer 5

• farmers lived with extended family
• hard working
• disciplined
• loyal