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

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

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