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15 minutes. Bell Ringer 9/18 Use Map Book pages 34-37. When did Rome become a republic? What was the capital of the Roman Republic? How is our country like Ancient Rome? According to the map on page 34 what territories did Rome conquer?
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15 minutes Bell Ringer 9/18Use Map Book pages 34-37 • When did Rome become a republic? • What was the capital of the Roman Republic? • How is our country like Ancient Rome? • According to the map on page 34 what territories did Rome conquer? • According to the chart on page 35, what were the differences between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire? • What region did the Roman Empire control? (page 36) • What things connected the Empire and allowed for trade to thrive? • According to the map on page 36 what goods were being traded throughout the Roman Empire? • When did Augustus become emperor of the Roman empire and what did he bring to the empire after years of civil war? (page 37)
Ancient Rome Roman Republic – Roman Empire
Essential Questions; • What was the connection between Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle? • What are some of the important contributions of Greek Philosophy to Western Civilization? • How did the government of the Roman Republic become more democratic in its decision making? • What was Pax Romana and what was its impact on the Roman Empire and modern international law? • How did Roman achievements influence Western Civilization? • What factors contributed to the eventual destruction of the Roman Empire? • How did Christianity become established within the Roman Empire?
Essential Vocabulary: • Roman Empire • Twelve tables • Julius Caesar • Triumvirate • Augustus Caesar • PaxRomana • Christianity • Constantine • Byzantine Empire
The History of Ancient Italy
Influence of the Etruscans • Writing • Religion • The Arch
The Roman Republic: 509 BCE - 27 BCE
Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians)
The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE • Providing political and socialrights for the plebeians.
Hannibal’s Route Punic Wars
Reform Leaders • Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus • the poor should be given grain and small plots of free land. Military Reformer • Gaius Marius • recruited an army from the poorand homeless. • professional standing army.
Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast! http://www.mrdowling.com/702-caesar.html
Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar Pompey
The First Triumvirate • Julius Caesar • Marcus Licinius Crassus • Gaius Magnus Pompey
The Second Triumvirate • Octavian Augustus • Marc Antony • Marcus Lepidus
The Roman Empire: 27 BCE - 476 CE
Octavian Augustus:Rome’s First Emperor http://www.mrdowling.com/702-augustus.html
PaxRomana: 27 BCE – 180 CE The Roman Forum
The Empire in Crisis: 3rd Century
The Spread of Christianity • St. Peter’s Cathedral • Home of the Vatican • Home of the Catholic Church
Constantine: 312 - 337 • Constantine the Great was the first emperor of Rome to convert to Christianity • During his reign, Christians, previously persecuted, gained freedom of worship • He gave huge estates and other gifts to the Christian church • He established a capital in the eastern provinces, naming it Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)
Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c 476 AD
The Legacy of Rome • Republic Government • Roman Law • Latin Language • Roman Catholic Church • City Planning • Romanesque Architectural Style • Roman Engineering • Aqueducts • Sewage systems • Dams • Cement • Arch