Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The attached Google Forms correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.
The Roman Empire Begins
Rome began as small settlements along the Tiber River. Mediterranean Europe has mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. Early farmers transformed southern Europe’s forests into wheat fields, olive orchards, and vineyards. Italy’s geography included mountains, rivers that supplied water and offered transportation routes, and plains that provided farmland. The early settlements joined together and became a city. The city’s soldiers conquered its neighbors, and in time Rome ruled all of Italy.