1. Warm-up #1 Make a KWL chart for Rome. Include at least three things you know and three things you want to know about Rome. KnowWant to Know Learn

2. Brainpop Watch the video and add at three new things that you learned.

3. The Geography of Rome Where in the world is Augustus Caesar?

4. The Roman World 2,509,664 square miles 88,000,000 population Organized into Provinces

5. Physical Geography of Rome

6. Physical Geography of the Italian Peninsula

7. Borders of Rome at its height

8. Geography Rome began as a settlement near the center of what is today Italy. It was built on a series of hills along the Tiber River. Climate – favorable climate helped it grow. –Cool rainy winters created productive farmland –Nearby Apennines Mountain range protected it from harsh weather and easy foreign invasion. –Tiber river enabled trade through Italy and Mediterranean Sea.

9. SettlementKingdomRepublicEmpire Growth of Rome