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    Explore Ancient Rome!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiements
    Explore Ancient Rome!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiements
    Explore Ancient Rome!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiements
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    Explore Ancient Rome!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiements

    By Carmella Van Vleet and Alex Kim

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    Investigate the fascinating civilization of ancient Rome through 25 hands-on projects and activities for young readers ages 6–9. Kids learn about ancient Roman homes, food, playtime, clothing, conquests, gods, entertainment, and more. Activities range from creating an amphora and making a tunic to baking bread and hosting a Roman feast. By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and comic cartoons, kids Explore Ancient Rome! and develop an understanding of how this ancient civilization laid the foundation of our modern world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNomad Press
    Release dateMar 1, 2008
    ISBN9781619301047
    Explore Ancient Rome!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiements

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      Explore Ancient Rome! - Carmella Van Vleet

      Nomad Press is committed to preserving ancient forests and natural resources. We elected to print Explore Ancient Rome! on 50% post consumer recycled paper, processed chlorine free. As a result, for this printing, we have saved:

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      Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      Let’s Explore Rome!

      CHAPTER 1

      Home Sweet Villa

      CHAPTER 2

      Eat Like a Roman

      CHAPTER 3

      Time for School

      CHAPTER 4

      Be Glad You’re Not a Gladiator

      CHAPTER 5

      High Fashion

      CHAPTER 6

      Emperors Rule!

      CHAPTER 7

      Gods and Goddesses

      For Mom and Abbey—my bookends.

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      Let’s Explore Rome!

      Have you ever used a calendar or walked on a paved road? Have you ever been to a mall? Do you have running water in your house? If so, you can thank the people who lived in ancient Rome! Ancient Romans invented these things and many more.

      Where was ancient Rome? What was the Roman Empire? What was it like to live there? And, how did ancient Rome influence the world we live in today?

      In this book, you’ll explore ancient Rome, an incredible city and empire that existed from 753 BCE to 476 CE. This book will also answer many of your questions and share some cool facts.

      You’ll get to learn about villas, aqueducts, emperors, chariot races, gladiators, bathhouses, mosaics, and the Colosseum. You’ll also learn about some interesting people, such as Hadrian, Trajan, and Julius Caesar. One of them had a wall. One of them had a mall. And one of them had a great fall! Along the way, you’ll get to do plenty of fun projects, play games, and hear some goofy jokes. Ready? Let’s explore!

      Where in the World Was Ancient Rome?

      Ancient Rome was a city in Italy. According to legend, Romulus and Remus founded it in 753 BCE. Romulus and Remus were brothers who were taken from their mother and left to die along the banks of the Tiber River. A she-wolf took care of them until a shepherd adopted them. When they got older, they decided to build a city near the place the wolf found them. They fought over who would rule the new city and Romulus killed Remus. Rome, which still exists, is named for Romulus.

      The area, which had seven hills, was a good place for a city. The Tiber River provided water, food, and a way to travel. In time, the rulers of Rome took over neighboring lands. All of these lands together were called the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire grew to include Spain, Greece, Asia Minor, Britain, Turkey and North Africa. The Roman Empire also controlled the Mediterranean Sea.

      Because the Roman Empire was so big, different parts had different kinds of weather. Some places were cold. Others were hot. There were also different kinds of landscapes. Some places had desert sand. Other places had mountains. Romans became good at adapting to different kinds of environments. This helped them grow and flourish. One of the other things that helped ancient Romans to thrive was the aqueduct.

      Roman Empire: all the lands and people ruled by Rome.

      aqueduct: a channel that carried water from streams in the hills and mountains and from the Tiber River to the city of ancient Rome.

      channel: a canal through which a stream of water moves.

      castellum: a water tank in ancient Rome.

      Cloaca Maxima: a famous sewer in Rome—the first sewer.

      Aqueducts

      A million people lived in ancient Rome. All of those people needed water. In order to get water to the city, Romans built aqueducts. Aqueducts were channels that carried water from streams and springs in the hills and from the Tiber River to the city. They were made out of stones and concrete and had gradual slopes to move the water down. Gravity makes water move downhill.

      At first, these channels were underground. This was probably done to hide the aqueducts from

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