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Explore the ancient Roman civilization, the rise of the Republic, and the transformation into an empire. Discover the social structure, political system, and military prowess of Rome. Video links and activities included.
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Warm Up • Republic • Patrician • Consul • Senate • QFT: “All roads lead to Rome.” • Generate as many questions as possible about this statement.
The Roman World Takes Shape Section 1
Roman Civilization Arises in Italy • Italian peninsula is centrally located in the Mediterranean Sea, and the city of Rome sits toward the center of Italy.
Unifying the lands of Italy • Italy was much easier to unify than Greece: • Not broken up into small, isolated valleys • Apennine mountains are less rugged than the mountains of Greece • Has broad fertile plains in the north and west.
Early Peoples Settle Italy • By 800 B.C. the Latins migrated to Italy. • The Latins settled along the Tiber River. • Etruscans lived north of Rome and ruled much of central Italy • Romans adopted the Etruscan alphabet, engineering, and gods and goddesses.
The Romans Establish a Republic • 509 B.C. marks the beginning of the Roman state when the Romans drove out their Etruscan ruler. • Form of government was called a res publica or “that which belongs to the people”. • People chose some of the officials • Prevent any individual from gaining too much power.
Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvsbfoKgG-8 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQlwFiE0Lsw
Structuring the Republic • Senate was the most powerful governing body. • 300 members were patricians. • Senators served for life. • Senators nominated two consuls from the patrician class whose job was to supervise the business of government and command the armies. -Consuls only served once to limit power.
Structuring the Republic • In the event of war, the senate might choose a dictator, or ruler who has complete control over a government. • Ruled for 6 months • Organize an army and lead them to victory.
Plebeians fight for their rights • Plebeians= the farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders who made up the bulk of the population. • Plebeians elected tribunes to protect their interests. • The tribunes could reject laws that they felt were harmful to plebeians • Forced the government to write down the Roman laws on twelve tablets.
Activity • Roman Republic PSA-”How democratic was the Roman Republic?” • Read timeline and provided sources. • Answer corresponding questions including the final question in ONE paragraph. • Temp Check: “Was the Roman Republic democratic?” Choose yes/no and provide three pieces of evidence.
Warm Up • Plebeian • Tribune • Mosaic • Engineering • Aqueducts
The role of women changes over time • Roman women played a larger role in society than did Greek women. • They could own property • Ran businesses • Patrician women went to public events with their husbands • Some had political influence *Most women however worked at home, raising families, spinning, and weaving.
Videos • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/trajan-market?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/where-did-it-come-from-ancient-rome---mobile-society?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/evolution-of-the-roman-forum?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
Romans Educate Children • Upper and lower class children learned to read and write • Children memorized major events and developments in Roman history • Rhetoric was an important subject for boys who wanted to pursue political careers.
Citizen-soldiers make up the Roman army • Loyal and well-trained army. • Basic military unit was the legion, each of which included 5,000 men. • Originally men fought without being paid and had to provide their own weapons • Eventually they received a small stipend but their main compensation was always a share of the spoils of victory.
Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY-Hcr4bB3U
Rome is just with conquered lands • Treated its defeated enemies with justice • Conquered people had to acknowledge Roman leadership, pay taxes, and supply soldiers for the Roman army.
Activity • Finish last class primary source analysis.
Warm Up • Veto • Assassination • Romulus • Remus
Activity • Read the introduction for 5 minutes to yourself. • Log on to my teacher page and click on World History. • Download the webquest so to access the embedded links. • Complete hard copy of webquest. • Complete an advertisement about Rome. • Included the following: • 3 images and 2 people • Title • A slogan for why people should come to Rome. • 1 paragraph explaining why Rome is so great.
Warm Up • Carthage • Hellenism • Hannibal • Punic Wars
Rome grows through conquest • Rome’s conquest of the Italian peninsula brought it into conflict with Carthage, a city-state on the northern coast of Africa. • ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING AN EMPIRE DUE TO EXTENSIVE ROADS BUILT FROM CONQUEST. • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us-roman-roads?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/ancient-roman-super-highway?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/where-did-it-come-from-ancient-rome---mobile-society?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
Rome fights Carthage in the Punic Wars • In the first Punic War Rome defeated Carthage and won the islands of Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia.
2nd Punic War • In the 2nd Punic War Carthage sought revenge. • Carthage General Hannibal led an army with dozens of war elephants and men • Was winning battles all across Italy • Failed to capture Rome itself. • Romans will eventually defeat Hannibal
Video Clip • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/hamilcar-barca-and-the-punic-wars?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/hannibals-dangerous-alliances?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuVb51MGERY • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/hannibals-war-elephants?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
3rd Punic War • Rome completely destroyed Carthage. • Survivors were killed or sold into slavery. • The Romans were not masters of the Western Mediterranean.
Ruling the Mediterranean • Romans were committed to Imperialism= Establishing control over foreign lands and peoples. • Controlled the Hellenistic rulers who had divided the empire of Alexander the Great. • Controlled Macedonia, Greece, and parts of Asia Minor
The Impact at Home • Conquest of trade routes brought riches to Rome. • Wealthy Romans bought up huge estates called latifundia. • Forced people to work on the latifundia. • Gap between rich and poor widened and angry mobs began to riot.
Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKCmyiljKo0
Making Attempts at Reform • Two Patrician brothers names Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were the first to bring reform. • Tiberius wanted the state to distribute land to poor farmers. • Gaius Gracchus wanted to use public funds to buy grain to feed the poor.
Activity Punic Wars Webquest https://europeanhistory.boisestate.edu/westciv/punicwar/ • Log on to website. • Complete questions on a separate sheet of paper. Bullet points are acceptable. • Finish for HW.
Warm Up • Pax Romana • Mercenary • Etruscans • Livy and Tacitus
The Roman Republic Declines • Rome plunged into a series of civil wars • Slave uprisings
Julius Caesar the Dictator • In 58 B.C., Caesar set out with his army to make new conquests. After 9 years of fighting, he completed the conquest of Gaul • Some people in the Senate wanted Caesar to disband his army, but he fought on. • “I came, I saw, I conquered” he said after announcing one victory.
Caesar Makes Reforms • He launched a program of public works to employ the jobless and gave public land to the poor. • Granted Roman citizenship to more people • Introduced a new calendar based on that of the Egyptians.
Video Clip • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FvgP5hO99o • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome/videos/julius-caesar?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
Caesar Killed, War Follows • Caesar’s enemies worried that he planned to make himself King of Rome so they planned to kill him. • In 44 B.C. Caesar arrived in the senate and his enemies stabbed him to death. • This brought on a new round of Civil Wars. • Octavian and Mark Anthony joined forces to hunt down the murderers.
Activity-Webquest • Pair up. Each person will be assigned 1 reading. • After reading, complete T chart in which you provide evidence for Caesar being both a hero and a tyrant/dictator. • After reading-work together to construct an obituary. • Directions for obituary or on the very back page. JUST DO INTO AND 1st PARAGRAPH!
Warm Up • Julius Caesar • Caesar Augustus • Mark Antony • Cleopatra
Quiz • Complete quiz (10 mins). • Trade with a partner and correct (5 mins). • Turn in EOC.
Activity • http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/cleopatra • Read PS about Cleopatra • Answer corresponding questions and complete graphic organizer. • Prepare to present. • Due EOC.
Warm Up • St. Paul the Apostle • Constantine • Colloseum • Christianity