PPT-Ancient Rome Roman Geography and Conflict

Location Italian Peninsulahalfway between Northern and Southern Italy Midpoint of Mediterranean Sea Advantage Send military in all directions Roman Geography and Conflict Place Society divided into two classes. Geography The people who settled Rome chose a geographic location that was good for defense travel and trade Economics To survive Roman farmers relied on discipline and hard work The Beginnings of Rome ESSENTIAL QUESTION What is the early history of The Romans used great public projects to make their empire the most advanced of the ancient world. . The Romans particularly excelled at building roads. The roads made it easier the Romans to travel, move troops, collect taxes and trade with faraway provinces. The expression, “All Roads Lead To Rome” refers to . Period 5.  .                 The Police. BEAT HIS ASS MOTHA F-ER. - There was no professional  police force in Rome which is often recognized as one of the reasons that the Roman republic collapsed. Home Sweet Home. OR. Dude, I Live in THAT?!?!. The earliest Romans living on the Palatine hill were essentially farmers and shepherds, wearing animal skins as clothing and building their abodes of whatever construction materials were readily available. Archeological digs on the hills of Rome have brought to light a number of clues as to what these huts were like and when they were built.. Italy is a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea east of the Greek peninsula. . Rome lies on the western shore near the center of the peninsula. . Today Rome is the capital of the modern nation . MILITARY. 6G.1.2. Explain the factors that influenced the movement of people, goods, ideas and the effects of that movement on societies & regions over time (e.g. scarcity of resources, conquests, desire for wealth, diseases & trade). Outcome: Byzantium: The New Rome. Constructive Response Questions. Citing specific examples, what factors allowed Byzantium to prosper while the west floundered?. What will we learn?. What was Byzantium?. A.D. 284, Emperor Diocletian, a Roman general. Rome too big for one person to rule. Split Rome . A.D. 306 Constantine emperor. Moves capital from Rome to Byzantium. . (Rome’s position/location had weakened). Rome. Greece. Roman Republic & Empire. Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Diana, Minerva, and Venus. Very similar to the Greek gods and goddesses!. Roman gods and goddesses. Rome: Centrally located in the Mediterranean Basin and distant from eastern Mediterranean powers. Tan=left. Black. =Right. Republic. A government created in Rome where the people elect leaders to govern them. Dictators. Rulers with almost absolute power. Plebeians. The group of common people or peasants in Rome who were calling for changing the government where they had more of a say in how the city was run.. Rome-began as a small agricultural city-state. Then a republic. An Empire. Eventually Dominated the . Mediterranean. The Etruscans. Th. e Etruscans were Ionian Greeks who migrated to the Italian Peninsula . Italy is a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea east of the Greek peninsula. . Rome lies on the western shore near the center of the peninsula. . Today Rome is the capital of the modern nation . up the east coast. Alps . in north with passages. surrounded . by water. Geography. Patricians. Landowners. Made the law. Plebeians. Farmers. Followed the law?. Class System. Iowa classroom. How do class systems create conflict?. Rome was established in the year . 735. by a . group of people called the . Latins. .. For many years Rome was ruled by a people . called the Etruscans. The Roman’s learned many things from them .