Warm-up Questions What geographic feature is mainland Italy called? What mountain range runs through most of Italy? Who wrote the epic poem of the Aeneid in 20 B.C.? Who founded the city of Rome according to legend?

The Geography of Rome Chapter 10, Section 1 World History The Roman Republic The Geography of Rome Chapter 10, Section 1 World History

Alabama Course of Study Standard Six: Trace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements. Interpreting spatial distribution and patterns of the Roman Republic using geographic tools and technologies.

Today’s Learning Targets I will use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately. I will locate key geographical features of the Roman Empire on a map.

Warm-up Questions What geographic feature is mainland Italy called? A peninsula What mountain range runs through most of Italy? Apennines

Warm-up Questions Who wrote the epic poem of the Aeneid in 20 B.C.? Virgil Who founded the city of Rome according to this legend? Aeneas Who wrote the epic poem of the Aeneid in 20 B.C.? Answer – Virgil; Who founded the city of Rome according to legend? Answer - Aeneas

Reading Check Questions How did Rome’s location affect its early history? It determined where Romans settled and what food they could grow. Why did early Romans want to get rid of the monarchy? The last Roman king was said to have been cruel.

Reading Check Questions How were patricians and plebeians different? Patricians were nobles who could be elected to office; plebeians were peasants, craftspeople, traders, and other workers who at first were not able to be in government.

Physical Features The ___ and ___ made it difficult for the ancient people of the ___ Peninsula to get around. Alps / Apennines / Italian Some of the mountain were also ___. ___ is the most famous of these. volcanic / Vesuvius

Physical Features Roman cities were built near the ___ that flowed out of the mountains. Rome itself was built along the ___ River. rivers / Tiber The climate is ___ and ___ in summer and ___ and ___ in winter. This enabled the people to grow many different typs of crops. warm / dry / mild / rainy

The Origins of Rome People slowly came to Italy through the _____ _____ in search of mild climate and better _____ between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C. mountain passes / farmland. The ___ people settled on the plain of ___ sometime between 800 B.C. and 700 B.C. for _____. This community became Rome. Latin / Latium / protection

Where was Rome Located? Located about _____ up the Tiber River, Rome offered the people _____ for farming and a route to the _____ Sea. 15 miles / water / Tyrrhenian It was far enough up the river to be protected from _____ from the sea. pirates

Rhine River Atlantic Ocean Alps Caspian Sea Danube River Black Sea Pyrenees Corsica Adriatic Sea Balkan Peninsula Byzantium Sardinia Tyrrhenian Sea Sicily Ionian Sea Carthage Aegean Sea Cyprus Crete Mediterranean Sea Alexandria Tiber River Apennines Rome Red Sea Nile River Athens

Today’s Learning Targets I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately. I can locate key geographical features of the Roman Empire on a map.