Ancient Rome Map Assignment

Directions: The Roman Republic and Roman Empire experienced extensive growth and change over its one thousand year history.  Your task is to illustrate this growth on the provided maps.  Follow the directions carefully in order to complete this task.  You will be creating two separate maps.  Maps will be graded on level of completeness, neatness, and accuracy.  You must provide a key for each map.

The following resources will be helpful as you create your maps:

• WCI-Honors Textbook - pg 112, 123, 128, 143, 148 (chapters 6 & 7)
• Historical Atlas – pg 14, 16, 18
• Websites:
  • Basic Map
  • Basic Map
  • Trade Routes
  • Trade Routes (click on map to make routes appear)
  • Roman Roads
  • Interactive Expansion Map
  • Map - Choose the Criteria to Show
• Map of the Roman World

Map 1 - Add the following to your map IN THE ORDER LISTED below!

Regions (use all CAPITAL letters)
~Asia Minor
~Britain
~Egypt
~Gaul
~Greece
~Italy
~North Africa
~Spain

Bodies of Water
~Atlantic Ocean
~Black Sea
~Caspian Sea
~Danube River
~Mediterranean Sea
~Nile River
~North Sea
~Po River
~Rhine River

Islands
~Corsica
~Sardinia
~Sicily

Mountain Ranges
~Alps
~Pyrenees

Expansion (Shade in each period of expansion in a different color, label on your key)
HONORS LEVEL
~Rome at ~500 BC
~Expansion to 264 BC
~Expansion to 201 BC
~Expansion to 146 BC
~Expansion to 44 BC
~Expansion to 117 BC

Map 2 - Add the following to your map IN THE ORDER LISTED below!

Cities (identify with a dot and label)
~Alexandria
~Athens
~Byzantium
~Carthage
~Jerusalem
~Pompeii
~Rome

Bodies of Water
~Atlantic Ocean
~Black Sea
~Caspian Sea
~Danube River
~Mediterranean Sea
~Nile River
~North Sea
~Po River
~Rhine River

Islands
~Corsica
~Sardinia
~Sicily

Mountain Ranges
~Alps
~Pyrenees

Road (draw in the road)
~Via Appia (Appian Way)

Aqueducts (cities with major aqueducts - create a symbol and label in the key)
~Metz, France
~Nimes, France (Pont du Gard aqueduct)
~Segovia, Spain
~Rome, Italy

Wall (draw and label)
~Hadrian's Wall

Trade Routes (land and water - draw and label)
~Alexandria to Rome
~Britain to Rome
~Carthage to Rome
~Rome to Asia (via the Silk Road)