Transcript Origins of Rome 2016x

You and four friends are going to the
movies, which letter seat would you
choose to sit in and why?
ROME MAP ( JAT 263,269,274,293…other atlas pages may be necessary)
To Be Labeled:
Regions
Water
Cities
Britain
Atlantic Ocean
Rome
Spain
Po River
Carthage
Gaul
Black Sea
Alexandria
Germania
Mediterranean Sea
Athens
Italy
Rhine River
Byzantium
Greece
Danube River
Corinth
Asia Minor
Tiber River
Mountains
Mesopotamia
Adriatic Sea
Alps
Egypt
Ionian Sea
Apennines
Arabia
Tyrrhenian Sea
MAP COLOR…
Islands
Corsica
Sardinia
Sicily
Crete
Cyprus
Use the map on page 293 in your textbook. (JAT)
Color any land that was part of the Roman Empire one
color (It is green on this map, but you can make it any
color)
Color any none Roman Lands a second color.
JAT 263-265
How and why
did the city of
Rome develop
where it did?
How did contact with
other civilizations affect
the development of
Roman Civilization?
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It had fertile soil / good farmland
It’s location allowed access to the sea
Mild climate
It was far enough from the sea to escape pirates
The hills made it easy to defend the city
It was built on spot where Tiber is easy to cross…traders passing by.
The Tiber River gave them a source of water
Central location in the Mediterranean
ROME
LATINS
How did contact with
other civilizations affect
the development of
Roman Civilization?
Greeks Influence Early Rome…
•Alphabet
•Architecture (Columns)
•Literature /Myths/Religion
•Agriculture (Olives and
Grapes)
•Art and Sculpture
•Trade
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#5
#3
#11
#6
#1
#9
#8
#7
#4
#10
#12
ROME MAP ( JAT 263,269,274,293…other atlas pages may be necessary)
To Be Labeled:
Regions
Water
Cities
Britain
Atlantic Ocean
Rome
Spain
Po River
Carthage
Gaul
Black Sea
Alexandria
Germania
Mediterranean Sea
Athens
Italy
Rhine River
Byzantium
Greece
Danube River
Corinth
Asia Minor
Tiber River
Mountains
Mesopotamia
Adriatic Sea
Alps
Egypt
Ionian Sea
Apennines
Arabia
Tyrrhenian Sea
Islands
Corsica
Sardinia
Sicily
Crete
Cyprus
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Region
Region
Region
River
River
City
City
Island
Island
Water
Water