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Don’t forget…. You have a quiz on Chapter 10 & 11next week Don’t forget your homework: Paired Id’s ( J. Caesar V Qin Shi Huangdhi , Fall of Rome V. Fall of Han) due Friday Classical Civilizations Map ( due Friday) read chapter 11 Jig Saw Discussion tomorrow.
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Don’t forget…. • You have a quiz on Chapter 10 & 11next week • Don’t forget your homework: • Paired Id’s ( J. Caesar V Qin Shi Huangdhi, Fall of Rome V. Fall of Han) due Friday • Classical Civilizations Map ( due Friday) • read chapter 11 • Jig Saw Discussion tomorrow
Roman Contributions to WesternCivilization AP World History Chapter 11 Unit 2
Roman Architecture • The Romans were incredible engineers • Rome was famous for building ___________, _____________, & ________________. • Roman design and architectural style can be found in famous U.S. and European monuments • Aqueducts
Via Appia All roads lead to Rome!
Discussion Question • What impact did the Romans have on our current law system?
Roman Law 12 tables-450 BCE Roman law had the following benefits: • Innocent until proven guilty • Right to confront accuser in court • Judicial review
Discussion Question • How have the Romans impacted our political system?
Roman Influence on Politics • Had a Republic • Had a Senate • Separation of Powers
Rome & Spread of Christianity • Jesus of Nazareth • Christ means the __________________* • Jesus taught peace, devotion to God, and love for fellow human beings
Why was Christianity so appealing? • Paul of Tarsus • Offered salvation to poor, slaves, and women*
Why did Rome Fall? • Internal Pressures • Power struggle (between 235 -241 ce 41 different people claimed to be emperor) • Empire was too large • Soldiers loyal to Generals rather than Rome • External Pressures ( Hun invasions, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, and Franks) • Diseases like small pox and measles decreased the Roman population • Fall of Rome
Roman Gender Roles • Pater Familias “Father of the Family” • Father was in charge: • Could sell children into slavery • Arrange marriages • Punish children as he saw fit ( even execute them)
Pair Share • Find a partner and tell him two new things that you have learned today • Also make sure your partner has all of the notes
Name 3 things the Romans borrowed from the Greeks. • Philosophy ( Stoicism) • Architecture • Polytheism
The Roman policy of toleration and respect for conquered peoples was most similar to the ? • Persians
Rome’s monumental struggle with the Carthaginians was known as the ? • Punic Wars
The Romans had a long tradition of written law stretching back to 450 B.C.E. and the creation of the • 12 tables