Rise of the Roman Empire

Introduction

The Roman Empire is widely regarded as one of the most influential civilizations in the history of the world. Rome's founding goes along with a myth and based out of Italy, along the Tiber River.  Two brothers, Romulus and Remus were abandoned to die but were saved by a wolf. Upon reaching adulthood, these two founded what became the city of Rome. Eventually Romulus killed his brother and became the first King.

Task

The task that is required to be completed, is the worksheet that accompanies this Web Quest.  You will complete each question using several websites that are provided to you in the PROCESS section.  This assignment is to be done individually and to be turned in to your teacher once you have answered each question.

Process

The following are websites that you may use to answer the questions on your worksheet:

www.teachtci.com   (Your online textbook from class)

http://www.forumromanum.org/history/morey02.html

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome

Evaluation

The assignment grading scale is as follows:

23-25 = A

20-22 = B

18-19 = C

15-17 = D

0-14 = F

Conclusion

Now that you have answered each of the questions, you can answer the following short answer on the back of your page.

How did Rome's geographical location in the Mediterrean help them be able to spread to other locations?