HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Which body of water helped Rome become an empire due to its geographic location?
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Aegean Sea
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the Red Sea
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the Dead Sea
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the Mediterranean Sea
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Tiber River and the Mediterranean Sea provided Rome with the opportunity to trade and conquer.
Detailed explanation-2: -The empire also used the resulting wealth to expand its military strength. The Mediterranean Sea, on which Rome was centrally located, further heightened Romans’ ability to trade with other societies, increasing Rome’s economic strength as a result.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rome was able to gain its empire in large part by extending some form of citizenship to many of the people it conquered. Military expansion drove economic development, bringing enslaved people and loot back to Rome, which in turn transformed the city of Rome and Roman culture.
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