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GEOGRAPHY:
1. How did the Alps impact Rome?
2. How did the Apennine Mountains impact Rome?
3. What Sea allowed Rome to trade so much?
4. What river was Rome established near?
5. What is a Peninsula? What benefit did a peninsula provide Rome?
6. What geographic advantages did Rome (aka what good things about Roman Geography…For
example, fertile soil)?
7. Compare the impact mountains had on Rome compared to Greece?
8. What three groups were in Italy with Rome?
9. What people most impacted Rome of the three above? What did they give them?
10. Who gave the Romans their language?
Label the following features on your
map.
Mediterranean Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic Sea
Tiber River
Po River
Apennine Mountains
Alps Mountains
Label the following features on your map.
Africa
Anatolia
Britain
Carthage
Egypt
Gaul
Greece
Italy
Judea
Mediterranean Sea
Sicily
Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
Roman mythology and religion:
11. What was the Roman religion? Polytheistic or Montheistic?
12. Where did the Romans get there religion from?
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Laebl the gods role next to their name.
Jupiter – King of the _______
Juno – Wife of _______________ – Godess of Marriage & women
Neptune – God of the ________
Mars – God of ______
Venus – God of ___________ & Beauty
Pluto – God of the ________& the Underworld
Apollo – God of the ____ and light
The Birth of Rome
14. What was the purpose of mythology?
15. Who were the twins who founded Rome in the myth? Put a brief bullet point summary of what
happened.
16. Who was the twins father? Why do you think the Romans liked this story so much?
Rome Government & Society
17. Draw in the social class structure of Rome and describe who made up each group.
Word Bank:
Slaves
Plebeians
Women
Patricians
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18. Who was not citizens in Rome? (two groups of people)
19. What is the difference betwee a Republic and a Democracy?
20. The government of Rome was headed by two ____________, selected by the Senate, who were
the top politicians of Rome (Kind of like the President). (Hint: Cicero was one of them)
21. A major source of conflict in the Republic was between the wealthy ______________ class and
the working ______________ class
22. Looking back on the interactive PowerPoint we did in class. In order to stop the Plebeian
rebellion, what did the Patricians give the Plebeians to calm them down?
23. What is the Roman Law Code called? Which class decided what was right and wrong before
this?
24. Looking back on the interactive PowerPoint we did in class… Citizens (free men) were required
to serve in the ____________________, pay _____ and vote for their representatives.
Roman domination and the spread of Roman culture
25. The Punic Wars were three wars fought between _______ and _____________________ for
domination of the Mediterranean between 246 and 146 BCE.
26. Which group won each war?
27. Who founded Carthage (look at your Punic Wars Worksheet)?
28. What area of land was the 1st Punic War fought over?
29. What famous Carthaginian general crossed the Alps with war elephants and invaded Rome in
the 2nd Punic Wars?
30. What did Rome do to the Carthaginians after winning the 3rd Punic War?
The impact of military conquests on the army, economy, and social structure of Rome
31. How did all of Rome’s wars impact farming and development?
32. Rome came to depend on slavery. Where did the majority of slaves come from?
33. After the Punic Wars one the main reasons for a growing poor population in the Republic was
the increase of unemployed landless peasants (plebeians) who moved to the cities looking for
work.
 Roman soldiers changed increasingly from citizen-soldiers loyal to Rome who fought when
needed, to a professional full time Army with soldiers loyal to individual _________________,
not Rome itself. Why did they become loyal to them? What did they offer them?
34. What is a dictator?
35. Based on your notes what are some other problems that came with Roman expansion?
The roles of Julius and Augustus Caesar in the collapse of the Republic and the rise of imperial
monarch
36. The Roman term “Triumvirate” means a government led by ____________ (how many?) military
leaders.
37. Who was the first man named dictator for life by the Senate?
38. Why did some people in Rome really like Julius Caesar (get the good things he did from your
notes)? Who and why did they eventually kill him?
39. Who was in the Triumvirate after the death of Julius Caesar (label the 3 people)?
40. What event ended the Republic in Rome? Who became sole leader of Rome?
41. What did the Senate change Octavian’s name to?
42. What was the Pox Romana? How long did it last?
43. List the major accomplishments of the Romans during this time?
44. Eventually, Rome became so large and the problems became so many that Rome divided. How
was Rome divided? Who ruled in each area?
45. Is Christianity Monotheistic or Polytheistic? Which religion did it come from?
46. Who founded Christianity? What is the sacred text of the Christian religion?
47. Which group in Rome liked Christianity a lot (rich or poor people)? Why?
48. Christianity in Rome was made illegal by the Emperors of Rome because Christians refused to
worship the Roman gods. How were Christians treated at first? Who legalized Christianity in
Rome?
49. Who made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
50. Why did Western Rome fall (look at the last set of notes)?
Complete the Grape Chart on Rome on the next page or turn in the one you have already completed.
Geography
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Location/region
Physical features
Environment
Movement
Neighbors
Religion
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Holy books
Beliefs, teachings
Deities
Sin/salvation
Conversion
Achievements
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Arts/music
Literature
Philosophy
Math/science
Conquests
Political
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Leaders, elites
Gov’t structure
War
Diplomacy, treaties
Courts, laws
Economic
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Type of system
Technology, industry
Trade, commerce
Capital/money
Types of businesses
Social
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Family
Women’s rights
Social classes
Inequalities
Daily life