5.1 Roman Geography and Introduction

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crucial

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extremely important

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tiber river

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River that runs through Rome

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facilitated

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support

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natural defenses

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barriers that make it hard to attack

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seven hills

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Rome was built upon these

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Alps

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Mountain range north of Italy

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Appenines

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Mountain range in middle of Italy

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swamp

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low land that is seasonally flooded

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beacon

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a guiding light or signal.