Rome Geography Vocabulary

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peninsula

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land surrounded by water on three sides, connected to the mainland

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Mediterranean Sea

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important for trade and cultural exchange in ancient times

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Italy

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European country with a long Mediterranean coast, influential in Western culture

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North Africa

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includes Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara

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Middle East

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transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt

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Eastern Europe

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region with many different cultures, ethnicities, languages, and histories

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Western Europe

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western part of the European continent

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Atlantic Ocean

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separates Europe and Africa from North and South America

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Black Sea

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between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, borders Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

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Western Roman Empire

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fell in 476 AD, 150 years after the founding of Constantinople