PPT-Daily Life in Ancient Rome w/ Mr. C

Dormice Sea Urchins or Sow Udders The 7 Hills of Rome The Romans did not eat huge meals Their main food was pottage Pottage is a kind of thick stew made from wheat millet or corn Sometimes they would add cooked meat offal or a sauce made out of wine. 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 Go to wwwbadgerbuscom for details and to purchase tickets Goerkes Corners 1000 1200 215 420 700 815 MILWAUKEE DEPOT 800 1015 1215 230 445 715 830 Mitchell Airport 600 825 1040 1240 255 510 740 855 DAILY Everyday including weekends and holidays Dis 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 . Rome. Sometime before the first . surviving written historical . account, Rome was . controlled by the Etruscans, . a brutal civilization from the . northern part of the Italian . peninsula. . Etruscans kings . Some famous landmarks in Rome were the . Colosseum. , a building used for entertainment, the Roman Baths, which was kind of like a spa, the Circus Maximus, or a chariot racing track, and the Catacombs. The Catacombs were an underground burial place.. Geography of Rome. Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio with about 3 million residents.. It . is located in the central-western portion of the Italian peninsula on the Tiber river. . River Tiber. 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). The citizens of ancient Rome were serious about having fun. They gobbled food and guzzled drink. They loved hearing musicians play. But probably nothing was more fun for them – or popular – than spending a savage day at the . Location. Italian Peninsula—halfway 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. 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. G. eography. Ancient Rome began in the eighth century B.C., it grew from a small town on central Italy’s Tiber River into an empire that at its peak encompassed most of continental Europe, Britain, much of western Asia, northern Africa, and the Mediterranean islands.. 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 . 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 . 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 .