Transcript Ancient Rome

The Rise of
Ancient Rome
Lesson 1
•The Roman Republic
•Lesson 2
•The Roman Empire
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Bell Ringer : What do you know about the
land that makes up the country of Rome
Republic –
A type of government in which citizens select their
representatives
Patrician –
A member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman
republic
Plebian –
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
Consul –
An elected official who led the Roman Republic
Veto –
The power of one branch of government to
reject bills or proposals passed by
another branch of government
Dictator A person in the ancient Roman Republic
appointed to rule for six months in times
of emergency, with all the powers of a
king
The Roman Republic
1.
How was the Tiber river important to
the development of Rome?
The Tiber river provided transportation. It
connected Rome with neighbors for
trade
2. What is a Republic?
It is a form of government in which citizens
elect representatives and those elected
officials make decisions in the best
interest of the people they represent.
3. How did the Romans organize their
republic?
The Roman Republic had a senate, two
councils as chief executives an
assembly of citizens and judges
4. Why might the Romans wanted
to conquer Carthage?
The Romans wanted to conquer
Carthage to secure control of the
Mediterranean Sea
5. How did Julius Caesar
contribute to the decline of the
republic?
He changed many elements of
government to make himself an
all-powerful leader. He took over
most of the important offices and
made himself dictator for life .
Bell Ringer
T or F
A dictator’s proposals could be
vetoed by the senate.
The Roman
Empire
Objectives
• Learn how Rome ruled an
empire
• Understand the Greek
influence on Rome
• Identify key aspects of
architecture and technology
• Provence –
A state in an empire
• Colosseum–
A large amphitheatre built in Rome
about AD 70 Site of contests and
combats
• Aqueduct –
A structure that carries water
over long distances
• Polytheism–
A belief in more than one god
The Roman Empire
2. How did the Romans benefit from not
forcing their way of life on conquered
peoples?
The provinces were generally peaceful.
Conquered people bought Roman
goods and paid taxes to Rome
3.How did the Romans know about Greek ideas and
culture?
They visited Greece and made it part of the Roman
Empire
4. How did the use of technology benefit the empire?
The Romans built a network of roads that connected
places across the empire and allowed the military
to reach places quickly. They also built aqueducts
that provided the water they needed to drink and
sanitize.
Chapter 9
• Lesson 1
• Roman Daily Life
• Lesson 2
• Christianity and The Roman Empire
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Lesson 3
• The Fall of Rome
Objectives
• Discover who could be a Roman
citizen
• Find out how Romans of different
social classes lived
• Understand the importance of family
life in the Roman society
• Learn about slavery in ancient Rome
• CensusAn official count of people living in a space
• Villa –
A country estate
• Circus –
Arena in ancient Rome or the show held
there
• Gladiator –
A person who fought to the death for the
purpose of entertainment for the Roman
republic
1. Why do you think that citizenship was
extended outside Rome as the Republic
expanded?
To unify people of the empire, get tax
money from people, get more people to
do military duty for Rome
2. How did the poor people of Rome
survive without jobs?
They received handouts from the
government
3. How do you know that family was
important to Romans?
Several generations of men and their
wives lived together no matter how
small the house was
4.Why did most household slaves
have better lives than other kinds of
slaves?
Many household slaves developed
relationships with the families
Christianity and the Roman Empire
Objectives :
• To learn about the rise of Christianity in the Roman
Empire
• To Discover how Christianity spread throughout the
empire
• Understand the reaction of the government to the
spread of Christianity
• JesusFounder of Christianity believed by
Christians to be the Messiah
• Messiah –
A savior in Christianity and Judaism
• Disciple –
A follower of a person or a belief
• Epistle –
In the Christian Bible letters written by
the disciples
• Martyr –
A person who dies for a cause
1. How did Jesus spread his
teachings?
He traveled and taught people
with stories called parables
2. Why do you think the Romans
were unable to stop the
spread of Christianity?
The strength of peoples devotion
to Christ and the examples of
others who had died for their
faith
The Fall of Rome
Objectives
• Explore how bad government contributed to
the decline of the roman Empire
• Understand the fall of the Roman Empire
• Discuss Constantine’s roll in support of
Christianity
• Learn how Northern invaders contributed to
the collapse of the Roman Empire
• Constantine –
Emperor of Rome AD 312 - 337
• Mercenary –
A soldier who serves for pay in a
foreign army
• Inflation An economic situation in which
the government issues more
money with a lesser value
1. When did the Roman Empire
begin to collapse?
The Roman empire began to collapse
125 years before Constantine
2. Why was the size of the empire a
problem?
The empire was so large it became
difficult to govern, control and
defend. It came under attack and
eventually territories were lost
3.Why were invaders from the north
able to overwhelm the empire in
the 400’s?
The empire was weak and stretched
too thin by this time in history