S.S Ch 10

Question 1

Italy was a ______

Answer 1

peninsula

Question 2

The 2 highest mountain ranges in Europe:

Answer 2

Alps and Apennines

Question 3

Italy has a ___ climate allowing crop growing

Answer 3

mild

Question 4

Ruins show people lived in Rome around ____ BC

Answer 4

800 BC

Question 5

Rome’s history is a _____

Answer 5

mystery

Question 6

Rome made up stories to make…

Answer 6

their people proud

Question 7

The Aeneid was a _____

Answer 7

epic poem

Question 8

The story of Romulus and Remus:

Answer 8

two brothers raised by wolves and rescued by shepherds. Remus was killed by Romulus. Rome was supposedly named after Romulus

Question 9

_____ was the 1st king of Rome in 700 BC

Answer 9

Romulus

Question 10

One of the 1st kings (not #9) were ________ (people from north Rome)

Answer 10

Etruscans

Question 11

republic:

Answer 11

a government when people elect leaders to govern them

Question 12

Leaders held power for ___ year

Answer 12

one (1)

Question 13

Dictator:

Answer 13

people who were given absolute power to lead the city and ruled for 6 months

Question 14

Patricians:

Answer 14

powerful people or nobles who ran Rome

Question 15

Plebians:

Answer 15

common people (peasants, craftspeoples, etc)