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Topic:TheRomanEmpiresGeographyandClimate
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Ancient_Rome,
http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/Ancient%20Rome%20Geography_.htm
Questions:
Answertoquestions:
_(Pastequestionsfrom
PotentialTopicsdocument)_
1) Willtheterrainor
climatehavean
effectonthe
materialsneededto
makethekits?

1) Ifanything,thehillsaroundthecitymightmaketravel
thetravelneededtobringthematerialsalittlebit
slower,butitwontmakethatmuchofadifference.
TheTiberriverwhichisintheareawouldgreatlyhelp
thetransportofmaterialsintothecitysothatthekits
couldbebuilt.Sincethesummersweremildandcool
withthewintersbeingveryrainy,thetransportof
materialswouldbeverygoodinthesummer,but
mightbesloweddownduringthewinterbecauseof
therain.Thematerialsthataregrowntomakethekits
suchaslinenandcottonwillbegrownmucheasierin
thewinterbecauseoftherain,sotherewillbean
abundanceofmaterials.

2) Whatistheaverage
climateinAncient
Rome?

3) Whatwasthe
precipitationlikein
Rome?

2) Thereweretimeswhenitwouldgetreallycoldand
theTiberwouldfreeze,buttheweatherwouldusually
remainstableandwouldntbethatextreme.There
wasalwaysanorthwestwindthatwouldhappenin
Romeanditcoulddamagesomebooks.

4) Dotheyhaveany
specialbiomes
whichwillaffectthe
materialsor
transportofthem?

5) Whatwereallthe
possiblewaysof
transport?

3) DuringthePunicwars,therewereverypowerful
stormsandthishappenedintheyears249and225
BC.ApersoninAlexandria,Egyptsaidthatitwould
rainforeverymonthbesidesAugust.
4) Romehadmarshyareasbetweenthehillswherethe
riverwouldflowinto.Themarshwouldtakeupsome
spacethatthecityofRomewouldneedtoexpand
intoeventually,sotheydrainedthewholemarshand
startedtobuildintothem.

5) ThereistheTiberriverwhichcouldbeusedtoshipin
alltheneededmaterialsforthekits.Therewerealso
landroutes,buttheywontbethemostreliablethings
becausetherearetheAlpsandtheApennineswhich
couldhinderyourtravel.Itwouldbethebesttoshipin

allthematerialsintotheTIberriverfromthe
Mediterraneansea.
6) Didtheclimate
changeorsomeof
theRomansactions
haveanybadeffects
onRomeorits
empire?

6) InthesecondcenturyB.C.soilerosioninacity
namedlatiumincreasedgreatlyanditwasall
becausethereweremorehumansettlements.The
romansalsodeforestedalotofareasupuntil165
A.D.andthiscausedsomeoneintheyear65A.D.to
writeaboutairpollutioninRome.

Summaryofyournotes:Whatdidyoulearnaboutyourtopic?
1) Topicsentencesthattellsusaboutyourtopic
2) Evidencefromthesourceaboutthetopic(whatyoulearned)
ThegeographyandclimateofRomearentthemostdiverse,butitcangreatlyaffecttheflow
ofmaterialsintoandoutofthecity.TheweatherinRomewasntthatcrazyanditwas
normallyfairlycoolinthecity.Itwouldrainalotinthewinterwhichwouldhelptheplantsthat
growthematerialsgrow,butitwouldhinderthepeopletravelingtobringinthematerials.
Therewasalsoamarshwhichhadtobedrainedoutuntilthelandcouldbeused.The
weatherwouldntreallyhinderthearmyunlessifitsnowsorrainsveryhard.Theoriginal
marshesinRomewouldmakeitnearlyimpossibletomovealargearmyacrossit.TheAlps
andApennineswouldmakethetravelforthemilitarymuchharder,soitwouldbenefitthemto
travelbysea.

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