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Name: ___________________________
Social Studies, Period ______________
Date: ____________________________
Chapter 11, Section 1:
Geography and the rise of rome
Directions: Answer the following questions in full sentences on another sheet of
paper.
1. What does Italy look like as it is sticking out into the Mediterranean Sea?
2. What are the two major mountain ranges that run through Italy?
3. How many hills was Rome built upon?
4. What river runs through Rome?
5. Name four crops that grow well in Rome’s mild climate.
6. Who was the great Trojan war hero who settled in Italy?
name of the people with whom he formed an alliance?
What was the
7. What were the names of the twins who were put into a basket and thrown
into the Tiber River?
8. What animal saved the twins and cared for them?
9. How did Rome get its name?
10. Who was the first king of Rome in 753 B.C. ?
11. From whom do many historians think the Romans got their alphabet and
numbers?
12. Why did officials in the early Roman Republic only stay in office for 1 year?
13. What is a “dictator”?
14. Who was the farmer who became dictator in 458 B.C. and defeated Rome’s
enemies? (Hint: A city in Ohio is named after him.)
15. What were the common people of Rome called?
16. What were the powerful nobles called?
17. Which of the two groups named above could be elected to office?