Question

The first settlers in Rome chose the site because _______.

• A. the valley surrounded by steep mountains provided protection from invaders
• B. settlers could see invaders from the site on the open plains
• C. it was located on a bay
• D. the soil was fertile

Answer 1

The correct option is D the soil was fertile

The First settlers on Rome's seven hills were not thinking about building a great empire, they chose the site because it seemed to be a good place to live. The hills made it easy to defend. The soil was fertile. There was a river. But centuries passed, the people of Rome discovered that the location gave them many other advantages. Rome was at the center of a long narrow peninsula we now all Italy.