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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.
Know Want to Know
Learn
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• Watch the video and add at three new things that you learned.
The Geography of Rome
Where in the world is Augustus Caesar?
The Roman World
• 2,509,664 square miles
• 88,000,000 population
• Organized into Provinces
Physical Geography of Rome
Physical Geography of the Italian Peninsula
Borders of Rome at its height
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.
Settlement Kingdom Republic Empire
Growth of Rome