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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. Brainpop. 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.
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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.
Brainpop • 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
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.