CSET multiple subject subtest 1 ancient and medieval history)
Geography on the development of ANCIENT ROME - answer-The people who settled Rome chose a geographic location
that was good for defense, travel, and trade. -The peninsula that surrounded it made it easier to conquer new territories
Ancient Rome's geography - answer-Hills and rivers
-mild climate
-good farmland
-strategic location
The construction of Ancient Rome - answer-Built city on several hills that could be defended
-Farmed at the base of the hills
-Lived up on the hills
Trade for Ancient Rome - answer-Was situated next to the mediterranean sea and its trade routes
-Also sat next to Tiber River which aided trade and provided protection
-Lighthouses and docks to help sea trade
-Main traders were North Africa, Spain, France and the middle East
-imported Beef, corn, iron, lead, silk, wine
Traditions of Ancient Roman Farmers - answer• Early farmers lived in mud or timber homes with little furniture
• Lived in extended families
• Farmed with simple tools, produced enough food to feed family
Conquering and army of Ancient Rome - answer• Landowning farmers served in army
• Hard work, discipline, and loyalty became strong Roman qualities - these qualities helped Roman army conquer Italy
Intellectual contributions of Ancient Rome - answer-Aqueducts
-Concrete
-Newspapers -Welfare
-Bound Books
-Roads and Highways
-Roman Arches
-The Julian Calendar
-Battlefield surgery
Artistic Forms from Ancient Rome - answer-Roman Arches
-Architecture -Historical Reliefs
-Sculpture
-Painting
Ancient Roman Architecture - answer-Roman Arches
-Colosseum
-Baths of Trajan
Religious Beliefs of Ancient Rome - answer- Roman religion was centred around gods and explanations for events usually involved the gods
-The Romans believed that gods controlled their lives and, as a result, spent a great deal of their time worshiping them.
-The most important god was Jupiter. He was the king of gods who ruled with his wife Juno, the goddess of the sky.
Ancient Roman traditions - answer-Festivals and holidays dedicated to the gods
-Children learned reading, writing, and math
-all family lived in one home (grandparents, kids, cousins, etc.)
-Believed the dead's spirit was rowed across the river, Styx, to the underworld where they were judged if they would go to heaven or hell. Funerals were treated as so in that a coin was placed under the tongue to give to the ferry person to cross the river.
impact of geography on development of Ancient EGYPT - answer-set on the banks of the nile river.
-The Nile river was perfect for farming and fishing. Its cycle of flood and drought left plants and fish available at different times.
-Very isolated. The mediterranian sea, the red sea, the Nile river and desert surrounding
it.
traditions of Ancient Egypt - answer-Believed in life after death -pyramids
-Pharohs (considered to be a god)
-mummies
intellectual contributions of Ancient Egypt - answer-Developed the plow
-First to build in stone
-accomplished ship builders
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