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World Languages
9th -
12thgrade
Latina I - Ancient Roman Cartography
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following continents did the Roman NOT know about?
Australia
Asia
Africa
Europe
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who was the Greek responsible for this "first" map of the world?
Anaximander
Eratosthenes
Claudius Ptolemy
Hecataeus
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who was the Greek who first measured the Earth's circumference?
Eratosthenes
Anaximander
Ptolemy
Hecataeus
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of cartography?
The creation of charts & maps based on geography
The art of writing letters and words in a decorative style
The art of creating, arranging and recording dance movements
The discipline concerned with communication security
- 5. Multiple Choice
What do you call a book of maps?
Atlas
Encyclopedia
Lexicon
Almanac
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the modern name for the Roman territory known as Dacia?
Romania
Ireland
Turkey
France
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the modern name for the Roman territory known as Hibernia?
Romania
Ireland
Turkey
France
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the modern name for the Roman territory known as Anatolia?
Romania
Ireland
Turkey
France
- 9. Multiple Choice
Over what river (in Latin) did Julius Caesar build a wooden bridge and then destroy it three days later?
Rhenus
Nilus
Tiberis
Danuvius
- 10. Multiple Choice
What city does the river known as the Tiberis run through?
Roma
Athenē
Alexandria
Syracuse
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