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The Romans were descended from a cluster of peoples who had crossed the Alps into Italy during the second millenium B.C. and spoke a variety of Indo-European dialects. Recent archaeological research has pushed the origins of the city of Rome back to at least the tenth century B.C., several centuries earlier than the traditional date 753 B.C., which the Romans themselves considered their citys foundation year. Romes strategic location along the Tiber River brought it many different advantages. Trading ships could navigate the Tiber as far as Rome, but no farther; the city could thus serve as a port without being threatened by attack from the sea. Romes famous hills increased the defensibility of the site. In other words, as a city, Rome was situated at a junction across the Tiber, making it a major land and river crossroads.
It is pointed out in the passage that the ancestors of the Romans ----.
A) believed that the Alps would provide perfect defence against invasions from the North
B) came from the North and settled in Italy around the tenth century B.C.
C) first looked for a strategic location where they could safely settle
D) were a sea-going people who were particularly interested in overseas trade
E) were the peoples who spoke various dialects of the same language
It is pointed out in the passage that the ancestors of the Romans ----.
A) believed that the Alps would provide perfect defence against invasions from the North
B) came from the North and settled in Italy around the tenth century B.C.
C) first looked for a strategic location where they could safely settle
D) were a sea-going people who were particularly interested in overseas trade
E) were the peoples who spoke various dialects of the same language
