How much do you really know about Rome
How much do you really know about Rome?
How did Rome become so large?
750 BC – Groups of farmers and shepherds moved from the North into the Italian Peninsula. These people settled in several small villages that grew together to form Rome!
As the city of Rome grew its army became stronger and began to conquer neighboring civilizations. THE ROMAN ARMY WAS THE MAIN REASON THE EMPIRE WAS SO SUCCESSFUL!
The Roman Army successfully conquered Ancient Greece around 100 B. C. A lot of Greek culture was taken by the Romans.
The Roman Army was very powerful and defeated one enemy after another!
Soldiers were trained to use spears, swords, and slings in combat. SOLDIER WITH SPEAR
CATAPULT
The Roman Army was divided into legions (army units). Each legion had about 6, 000 soldiers in it!
The commander of each legion would lead his army unit into battle by riding in on horseback.
legions Definition: Army units; 6, 000 soldiers in each legion Category: Political Examples: Roman Army
Sentence Summary The Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Romans are similar in that they both ______. They are different _______.
Sentence Summary I was surprised that. . .
Roman Soldier • Follow the directions on the handout • Use colored pencils or crayons Roman Eagle
Compare a democracy in Greece & a democracy in Rome. VS.
• As Rome grew, it established a form of government that was very similar to the direct democracy of Athens. The Romans established a representative democracy (called the Roman Republic). In a representative democracy, the citizens voted for representatives who make the laws.
• In the Roman Republic, citizens elected representatives to serve as government officials of different ruling bodies. The most powerful ruling body was the Senate, which is where the most qualified officials served
JULIUS CAESAR WAS A POWERFUL MILITARY GENERAL THAT WANTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.
CAESAR WANTED TO BE EMPEROR, OR RULER, OF ROME! HE WAS SUCCESSFUL AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE ROMAN GOVERNMENT!
ON MARCH 15 TH 44 BC, CAESAR WAS ASSASSINATED BY HIS FRIEND BRUTUS AND OTHER SENATORS BRUTUS THEY FEARED HIM AS A DICTATOR
representative democracy (republic) Definition: Citizens vote for people (representatives) who make the laws Category: Political Examples: Roman Republic; United States
Julius Caesar Definition: Powerful military general who ended the Roman Republic by becoming a dictator Category: Political
dictator Definition: A leader who has complete control of the government Examples: Julius Caesar Adolf Hitler Category: Political Fidel Castro
Sentence Synthesis Use two of the following words in one sentence: representative democracy Roman Republic Senate Julius Caesar dictator *Your sentence must show meaning!
Why were aqueducts needed? • As Roman towns got bigger, it became too hard for the people who lived in the towns to get drinking and washing water. Because the rivers were not clean, people who drank river water often got very sick or died.
• By the time of the Roman Empire, most towns had at least one aqueduct to bring in fresh water, and big cities like Rome had ten or more.
Roman Social Structure Patrician Plebeian
Only the children of the rich received an education in the Roman Empire. Both boys and girls that went to school were taught to read and write in Latin.
For entertainment the Romans went to: - Plays - Gladiator Battles Colosseum in Rome
Most gladiators were slaves or plebeians. They were the lower class of society. The gladiators would fight in brutal matches against themselves and animals such as lions, tigers, and bears.
gladiator Definition: Slaves or plebeians that would fight brutal matches Category: Cultural
aqueduct Definition: Used for transporting clean water from a distance Category: Cultural
Power Thinking Review P 1 – Roman Daily Life P 2 – P 3 – P 2 – P 3 -
Who/What provided hope for some plebeians? How did this change the Roman civilization?
JESUS WAS BORN IN BETHLEHEM WHEN ROME WAS ITS MOST POWERFUL
JESUS WAS A PROPHET, OR TEACHER, THAT TAUGHT… 1. ONLY ONE TRUE GOD 2. LOVE OTHERS AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF 3. DEFEND THE POOR
AS JESUS’ FOLLOWING GREW, ROME WAS AFRAID THAT HE WOULD LEAD A REVOLT. ROME ARRESTED JESUS AND CRUCIFIED HIM.
Rome Converts to Christianity A famous Roman Emperor, Constantine, converted to Christianity.
What’s the Point? Constantine’s conversion led to the majority of the Roman Empire becoming Christian. When this happened, the Roman Catholic denomination of Christianity was created!
Constantine Definition: Roman emperor who converted to Christianity Category: Political Religion (his decision)
3 -2 -1 • 3 things you learned • 2 things you thought were interesting • 1 question you still have
WHAT happened to the Roman Empire?
By 400 A. D. the Roman Empire had become so large that is was nearly impossible to govern or control.
The Roman Empire fell due to: 1. Emperor could not control all of the people (the empire was too big) 2. The Roman Army could not protect all of the empire (the empire was too big) 3. Ethnic groups started to break away from the Roman Empire and form their own countries and governments (the empire was too big).
Pattern Puzzles 1. You will be given an index card. 2. Read the index card and decide which frisbee it should be placed in. 3. Place your index card in the correct frisbee.
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