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Bell Ringer/ Introduction

Bell Ringer/ Introduction. If you were founding a new city, what natural features would influence your choice of a building site? Write your answer on your on paper. Use complete sentence or short answer/list form. Be Prepared to discuss your answer . Turn to Page 263 in your textbook.

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Bell Ringer/ Introduction

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  1. Bell Ringer/ Introduction • If you were founding a new city, what natural features would influence your choice of a building site? • Write your answer on your on paper. Use complete sentence or short answer/list form. Be Prepared to discuss your answer. • Turn to Page 263 in your textbook

  2. The Origins Of Rome

  3. What feature makes Italy easy to find on a map?

  4. The Boot!

  5. Key features: Mountains: Alps: Across the top of the boot Appennines: Runs from north to south River Tiber

  6. Affects of Geography • Tiber River: • Rome located 15 miles upriver from the Mediterranean Sea • Gave Romans a source of water • Easy access to Mediterranean Sea • Still far enough away from sea to escape raid by pirates • Mountains: • Rome built on seven hills • Easy to defend from attack • Located in a place where people could cross the river • Became key stopping point for people traveling North and South or by ship into the Mediterranean

  7. Comparing & Contrasting Greece Italy Mountains less rugged Large flat plains of better farmland allowed more people to settle in Italy than Greece • Mountains more rugged • Difficulty crossing caused the development of isolated communities

  8. Origins of Rome • Romulus & Remus • Brothers who were abandoned in the wilderness • Found in the Tiber River and raised by a wolf. • Founded the city of Rome • Romulus would be the first king of Rome

  9. The Aeneid • Epic poem: Story of Aeneas • Trojan hero who sailed to the mouth of the Tiber river • Through marriage & warfare he would unite the locals known as Latins with his Trojan warriors. • Became known as “father “ of the Romans

  10. Origins of Rome • Historians are not exactly sure of how Rome began • It is believed the Latins of Latium banded together for protection • It was these communities that became Rome • The Greeks and Etruscans played a role in shaping Roman civilization

  11. Comparison Chart (Page 264: Early Influences) Greek Contributions Etruscan Contributions How did they come to the area of Rome? When?

  12. Exit Slip • Answer the question on your own paper and hand it to me on your way out. • How did Rome’s Geography help the Romans prosper?

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