World History I

World History IUnit Six Block Two LectureRoman Geography and Mythology Make sure that you are viewing this in Slide Show format. Click on Slide Show and push from beginning. Move through the presentation by pushing on the up and down arrows on your keyboardClick me All roads lead to Rome!

But Rome is influenced by everyone!

Rome is located on the Italian Peninsula.

Rome is located in the Western Mediterranean basin.

Greece is located in the eastern Mediterranean basinRome is in the center of EverythingClick HereAthensSpartaMacedoniaEgyptMesopotamiaRome (the city)

Rome starts and is centered on the Italian Peninsula (modern Italy - the boot)

Rome is protected to the north by the Alps Mountains

Italy has two river valleys in which to grow: (1) the Po River and (2) the Tiber River

Rome is surrounded by water (the Mediterranean)

The Italian PeninsulaAll roads lead to RomaClick me

The central location of Italian peninsula in the western Mediterranean basin creates a natural crossroads for trade and cultural exchange.

Rome is distant from other eastern Mediterranean powers during its early years.

The Mediterranean Sea provides protection and offers ports for trading,

The Alps provide protection from invading land forces,

The Po and Tiber River valleys provide optimum areas for settlement

The five major advantages for Roman civilization(location, location, location!)Click Here

Roman civilization does not have its own religion or mythology at first.

Roman religion is instead based on Greek religion as passed down possibly from Livius Andronicus (a freed Greek slave between 272 to 207 BCE/BC.

Just like Greek gods and goddesses, Roman gods and goddesses provided explanations of natural phenomena, human qualities, and life events

Unlike Greek mythology,Roman mythology influences western symbols, art, architecture, literature, politics, and cultureRomans create multiple additional gods for almost every aspect of daily life)

Let the stealing (I mean cultural diffusion) begin!

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Greek versus Roman mythologyClick HereGreek GodRoman GodRoman EquivalentZeusJupiterSky god (the thunderer) and supreme ruler of the Olympians.HeraJunoGoddess of marriage and childbirth and queen of the Olympians.ApolloApolloGod of the arts, of light and healing.Aphrodite VenusGoddess of love and beautyArtemis DianaGoddess of the hunt; connected with childbirth and the healing arts.AthenaMinervaWarrior goddess of wisdom and patron goddess of the useful artsPoseidonNeptuneGod of the sea and earthquakesHadesPlutoGod of the underworld and ruler of the deadPersephoneProserpinegoddess of Spring and wife of Pluto