Rome Geography Activity
Roadmap to Success
The ancient Romans are famous for having linked distant regions of their empire via a vast road network. Before they could lay their first paving stone, however, they needed to decide where to grow a city.
Geography is the study of how humans interact with their environment. The Italian peninsula was a great environment for Rome's early settlers to build a city. Use your reading and online sources to locate Rome and some of the natural barriers on and around the Italian peninsula. Then, use your reading and your labeled map to tell me why the ancient Latins chose Rome for the site of their new city.
Geography is the study of how humans interact with their environment. The Italian peninsula was a great environment for Rome's early settlers to build a city. Use your reading and online sources to locate Rome and some of the natural barriers on and around the Italian peninsula. Then, use your reading and your labeled map to tell me why the ancient Latins chose Rome for the site of their new city.
Label: Italian Peninsula, Rome, Tiber River, Po River, Arno River, Apennine Mountains, Italian alps, Latium Plains, Tuscan Plains, Tyrrenhean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea
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Now, pick 5 things from the list above and write one sentence about each. Your sentences should answer the question: Why did the Latin settlers choose to establish Rome where they did? To be successful, think about how the early Romans benefited from the geographic features you choose to write about.
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