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The Roman Empire: How Geography Helped

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The Roman Empire: How Geography Helped

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    1. The Roman Empire: How Geography Helped Mr. Ornstein Willow Canyon High School World History

    2. Answer: Why is Arrowhead Mall so crowded?

    3. The Roman Empire at its Height At its Height the Roman Empire Included: England, Western Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Parts of Asia

    4. Answer: How did Geography hurt the Ancient Greeks?

    5. Geography and Rome Geography Helped the Roman Empire Expand and Become one of the Most Powerful Civilizations in History.

    6. Italian Peninsula Rome is Located on the Italian Peninsula

    7. Peninsula Location Italy is a Peninsula. Surrounded by water on 3 sides. Like India, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Florida

    8. Advantages of Romes Geography Italian Peninsula has few mountains. Fertile Land 7 Hills Protect Rome Easy to Unify Central Location

    9. Advantages of Roman Geography Access to the Sea Access to trade routes. Very near Mediterranean Sea

    10. Advantages of Roman Geography Alps Mountains Protect Rome in the North

    11. Answer: How was Rome helped by its Geography?

    12. Romans Help Themselves The Romans Built an extensive system of road. Trade Communication Unite Lands Move Troops

    13. Rome and Incan Empires The Romans and the Incas in South America built roads to unify large Empires.

    14. Romans Help Themselves Roman aqueducts were built in all parts of the Roman Empire,. The aqueducts were important for supplying water to large cities across the empire

    15. Early Roman Government Rome was a Republic Before it was an Empire. The Roman system of government was loosely based on three elements: the two consuls, the senate, and the plebeians. The Romans Elected Representation

    16. Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Ended the Roman Republic and Began to make himself Emperor.

    17. Ticket Out the Door: How was the Roman Empire like the Incan Empire? How did Geography help Rome? Who ended the Roman Republic? How did Roads Help the Romans? How was Italy like Korea and India?

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