Virtual Field Trip to Rome

Virtual Field Trip to Rome

By Tim Coker

Rome started out as a small city on the Italian Peninsula near the Tiber River.​

​​City of Rome

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When Rome became a republic, they began taking over city states and tribes around them and Rome became the whole Italian Peninsula.

Roman Republic

Roman Empire

Eventually, Rome took over all of the land around the Mediterranean Sea.

Where Was Rome?

The Tiber River supplied Rome with silt and fresh water. On the next slide, you will take a trip to Tiber Island on the Tiber River on Google Earth.​ You might have to click on an extra link to get to it.

Be ready to answer some questions about what you see.​

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​Tiber River

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why so many buildings are located near the river?

• People would be protected by the river.

• Farming would be easier near the river.

• People could bathe in the river.

• Rivers are beautiful.

Open Ended

Describe how the climate seems to be. Use at least three sentences.

Geography of Rome

Before we take a trip to some of these important places, let's get an overall idea of why many of these places were important. On the next slide, you will be watching a quick video.

Be ready to answer some questions about what you have learned.​

Multiple Choice

Which of these best describes the shape of the Italian Peninsula?

• Football

• Boot

• Seahorse

• Plankton from Spongebob

Multiple Choice

Which mountains isolate the Italian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?

• Alps

• Apennines

• Himalayas

• Caucasus

Multiple Choice

What river connected the two biggest city states on the peninsula and provided most of the water?

• Nile

• Indus

• Tiber

• Tigris

Multiple Choice

The Roman Empire eventually conquered all of teh land around which sea?

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

The Alps isolate the Italian Peninsula and are the tallest mountains in Europe. On the next slide, you will journey to the top of its tallest peak, Mont Blanc. Use the arrows to climb, and the compass to look all the way around you.

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The Mediterranean Sea surrounds the Italian Peninsula (looks like a boot), on three sides. Since the peninsula was covered in mountains, the Romans spent a lot of time on the sea, fishing and trading with other groups.

Watch the video on the next slide about how geography affected the lives of Romans and be ready to answer questions.​

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​Mediterranean Sea

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Multiple Select

Select two descriptions below that describe the land on the Italian Peninsula.

• steep coastlines

• tall plateaus

• dry deserts

• rocky valleys

Multiple Select

In what two ways did the seas surrounding the Romans become important?

• drinking water

• sources of gold

• trade routes

• supply some food

When the enemies of Rome began getting too close to the city and it seemed the capital city would be conquered in the next few decades, Emperor Constantine moved the capital out of the city of Rome to the city of Byzantium. Once he moved to Byzantium, he renamed the city Constantinople.

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Constantinople

• Trade was easier which made the Romans wealthier.

  • Byzantium/Constantinople was located between two major seas, the Mediterranean and the Blakc Sea.

• Easier to defend

  • In addition to having major seas on two sides of the city making land invasion impossible from those areas, Constantine had not one, but a series of large walls built to protect the city from invasion.

Why relocate the capital city?

The relocation helped the Roman culture survive for over another 1,000 years. When gunpowder made cannons possible, the walls no longer protected Constantinople and the city was conquered by the Ottomans.

On the next few slides, you will watch a video talking about how it was conquered, taking a trip to its most famous building, the Haggia Sophia. Be ready to answer questions ​

​Let's Go!!!

Multiple Select

Byzantine/Constantinople was located between which two seas?

• Black

• Adriatic

• Red

• Mediterranean

Multiple Choice

The first canon balls were made of what material?

• stone

• iron

• bronze

• steel

The most famous building in Constantinople was a church called the Haggis Sophia. We will finish our trip by taking a look inside this famous building that is still standing on the next slide.

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Haggia Sophia

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