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SOCIALS REVIEW

MIND MAP HTTP: //CWSTEACHERSALEHI. WEEBLY. COM/MIND-MAPPING. HTML • What is Mind Mapping? • Visual approach to notes. • Helps organize and expand thoughts. • Uses different colors.

3 COLUMN MEMORY KEY HTTP: //CWSTEACHERSALEHI. WEEBLY. COM/3 -COLUMN-MEMORY-KEY. HTML • Mixed style of note taking. • Combines visual and written approach. • Set up in 3 columns. • Key words. • Key Ideas. • Key Images.

PARAGRAPH WRITING HTTP: //CWSTEACHERSALEHI. WEEBLY. COM/ROME-PARAGRAGH-WRITING. HTML 1______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4_______ • ___________

CIVILIZATIONS HTTP: //CWSTEACHERSALEHI. WEEBLY. COM/CIVILIZATION-MIND-MAP. HTML • What is a Civilization? • Art & Culture • Organized Religion (shared values) • Knowledge Transfer • Tech. Innovation • Organized Commerce • Central Government • Public Works • Social Structure

EXTRACTING IDEAS • Main Ideas. • Ability to read and extract the main idea of an article or paragraph. • Supporting points. • Evidence to support the main idea.

STORY OF ROME HTTP: //CWSTEACHERSALEHI. WEEBLY. COM/STORY-OF-ROME. HTML • Began when Northern Europeans reached a hill at near the River Tiber in Italy. • Built villages and settled to farm. • They got rid of their king and established a Republic. • Allowed them to strengthen their unity and fight to conquer and protect their land. • When war broke with Carthage they had to learn to fight at sea. • Rome’s enemies joined together under the leadership of Hannibal. • Rome defeated its enemies.

STORY OF ROME • Defeating Carthage made Rome the greatest power in the Mediterranean. • Romans began to live in luxury. • Led to corruption (huge taxes, robbery, paid for elections). • Civil war broke out in Rome. • Spartacus led a slave revolt. • Fought the Roman army with a Slave army of 90, 000. • Julius Caesar and Pompey struggled for control of the government. • Caesar won, Pompey killed in Egypt, Caesar made Cleopatra queen.

STORY OF ROME • Caesar killed by his enemies (stabbed in senate) despite wanting to improve city. • Octavian (Caesar’s nephew) defeated his enemies and became 1 st emperor of Rome. • Augustus, built up his army, wanted to invade north of River Rhine, but lost. New settlements led empire to build new roads. • Augustus’ death led to a battle of succession. • Hadrian eventually became Emperor. • Strengthened frontiers and built Stone Wall in Britain. • Soon after Rome achieved it’s greatest extent, Barbarians began to attack its northern & eastern borders.

STORY OF ROME • Government affairs began to be highly influenced by Rome’s army. • Many leaders prompted up by troops. • The Vast Empire was hard to control, leading to Civil Wars, while the Persians began to attack to regain land. • Romans no longer believe the Empire could protect them. • Led to spread of Christianity (blamed for problems of Rome) • Lack of money made it difficult for Rome to pay armies. • Constantine won battle to become emperor, made Christianity state religion, created Constantinople. • Barbarians invaded west. • Kept many of the Roman traditions.

THE ROMAN HERITAGE HTTP: //CWSTEACHERSALEHI. WEEBLY. COM/HERITAGE-OF-ROME. HTML • Rome influenced western society and helped in the advancement of human thought, technology and values. • Pliny the Elder, Ptolemy, Virgil, Livy & Tacitus. • Aqueducts? • Difference in Greek & Roman sculpting. • Roman contributions to science & medicine. • Livy’s opinion on Rome and it’s consequences to history. • Roman law systems.