Ancient Rome (3rd grade)

Virginia Standards of Learning Addressed:

• 3.1 The student will explain how the contributions of ancient Rome has influenced the present world in terms of architecture, government and sports.

• 3.4 The student will develop map skills by:
  
  a) locating Rome
  
  b) describing the physical and human characteristics of Rome
  
  c) explaining how the people of Rome adapted to and/or changed their environment to meet their needs

• 3.6 The student will interpret geographic information from maps, tables, graphs and charts.
   

• 3.7 The student will explain how producers use natural resources (water, soil, wood, and coal), human resources (people at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings) to produce goods and services for consumers.
   

• 3.8 The student will recognize the concepts of specialization (being an expert in one job, product or service) and interdependence (depending on others) in the production of goods and services (in ancient Rome and in the present).