1. Topic: Ancient Rome (Geography) Session: 67 Date: 4/6-4/7 Warm-UP
Based on the geography of both areas, how do 
you think life in Ancient Rome (Italy) would 
compare to life in Ancient Greece?
Greece (Ancient 
Greece)
Italy (Ancient Rome)

2. In our study of Ancient Rome, SWBAT determine how the geography of Rome impacted its prosperity and expansion by generating a map, examining visuals, media and reading selections to gather details and draw conclusions, by creating a Mind Map and by completing a cause and effect chart.
NCSCOS 6.G.1.1, 6.G.2.1

3. Vocab:
Generate a definition for the term in italics using contextual clues.
"Live long and prosper."
-Mr. Spock
The company's expansion plan included hiring fifty more workers.

4. Prosper: to become very successful usually by making a lot of money
Expansion: becoming bigger or of making something bigger

5. How did the geography of ancient Rome help it prosper and expand?
Essential Question:
How did the geography of ancient Rome help it prosper and expand?

6. Annotating the Roman Penninsula!

7. Make a prediction:
How did ancient Rome's geography and climate help the town develop into a city and then an empire?
Mountains protected it from attack. The warm climate and access to fresh-water allowed year-round farming. This allowed Rome to produce lots of agricultural goods for trading. The waterways also helped with trading and helped its economy grow.

8. The Tiber provided a source of fresh water to Romans and was also an important route for trade and transportation.
WB: How might these trade routes have led to the expansion of the empire?

9. Discovery Ed Reading on Rome's Geography
Reading focus: How did the geography of ancient Rome help it prosper and expand?

11. Use at least 10 words from the Word Bank to create a graphic response to the question below.
You may add any other words or symbols, but you must use all of the starred* words.
How did the geography of ancient Rome help it prosper and expand?
Describe how this map shows the relationship between the geography of Rome and the growth of its empire.

12. Peninsula
Tiber River
Mountains
Climate
Trade
Defense
Great Britain
Conquest
Hills
Alps
Agriculture
Mediterranean Sea
Apennines
Wheat
Roads
Bridges
Olive Oil
Army
North Africa
Rivers
Coins
Middle East

13. How did the geography of ancient Rome help it prosper and expand?

14. Roman Roads: The Romans built thousands of miles of wonderful roads, to connect every part of the empire 
back to Rome. The extensive road system improved 
travel and increased trade. The Romans were able to 
send their armies out to control and expand the empire.
Up until about a hundred years ago, people were still 
using these roads, as roads! In recent years, instead of 
building new roads, modern engineers simply covered 
many of the old Roman roads with a coat of asphalt. 
The Romans did a wonderful job building roads!

15. Roman Roads

16. Read the fictional story about a young Roman soldier in the year 300 BCE:
Gaius was frustrated. He had recently become a soldier in the Roman army and he was looking forward to his first battle. Gaius knew that the Roman army had defeated people all over the Italian peninsula and he couldn’t wait for a chance to show his fighting skills.
When the time came, though, instead of fighting, Gaius’s legion (the group of soldiers he was supposed to fight with) was assigned to build roads. The work was hot, boring, and difficult. They laid down layers of sand, rock, and even concrete to create the roads. They also had to dig drainage ditches along the sides of the pathways.
Gaius’s commander said the roads were important to the Roman Empire because soldiers and messengers could use them to get from one place to another quickly. Gaius couldn’t believe that building roads could be as important as fighting, but he was a soldier so he did what he was ordered to do. Inside, however, he hoped that he would stop building and get a chance to fight.
1.Why is Gaius building roads?
2.What can you learn about the Roman Empire from Gaius’s story?
3. Do you think roads helped the Roman Empire to grow and prosper?

17. Causes and Effects of the Roman Roads
How did the roads impact ancient Rome politically, economically and culturally?
Causes
Why were they built?

18. "All roads lead to Rome!"

19. Exit Ticket:
Which had the greater impact on the growth of the Roman empire, its geography or its network of roads? Justify your reasoning

20. Homework: DE 10.1
Study guide 1-3 & 9

21. Copy the web below in your notes and as you view the dvd segment, fill each 
circle with details pertaining to the civilization’s achievements and daily life.
Ancient Rome

23. Attachments
ancient rome geo.wmv