2. How much do you really know about Rome?

5. How did Rome become so large?

6. 750 BC – Groups of farmers and shepherds moved from the North into the Italian Peninsula. These people settled in several small villages that grew together to form Rome!

7. THE ROMAN ARMY WAS THE MAIN REASON THE EMPIRE WAS SO SUCCESSFUL! As the city of Rome grew its army became stronger and began to conquer neighboring civilizations.

9. The Roman Army successfully conquered Ancient Greece around 100 B.C. A lot of Greek culture was taken by the Romans.

10. The Roman Army was very powerful and defeated one enemy after another!

11. SOLDIER WITH SPEAR Soldiers were trained to use spears, swords, and slings in combat.

14. CATAPULT

15. The Roman Army was divided into legions (army units). Each legion had about 6,000 soldiers in it!

16. The commander of each legion would lead his army unit into battle by riding in on horseback.

17. Definition: Category: legions Political Army units; 6,000 soldiers in each legion Examples: Roman Army

18. Sentence Summary The Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Romans are similar in that they both ______. They are different _______.

19. Sentence Summary I was surprised that...

20. Roman Soldier Follow the directions on the handout Use colored pencils or crayons Roman Eagle

21. Compare a democracy in Greece & a democracy in Rome. VS.

22. As Rome grew, it established a form of government that was very similar to the direct democracy of Athens. The Romans established a representative democracy (called the Roman Republic). In a representative democracy, the citizens voted for representatives who make the laws.

23. In the Roman Republic, citizens elected representatives to serve as government officials of different ruling bodies. The most powerful ruling body was the Senate, which is where the most qualified officials served

24. JULIUS CAESAR WAS A POWERFUL MILITARY GENERAL THAT WANTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.

25. CAESAR WANTED TO BE EMPEROR, OR RULER, OF ROME! HE WAS SUCCESSFUL AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE ROMAN GOVERNMENT!

26. BRUTUS ON MARCH 15 TH 44 BC, CAESAR WAS ASSASSINATED BY HIS FRIEND BRUTUS AND OTHER SENATORS THEY FEARED HIM AS A DICTATOR

27. Definition: Category: Examples: representative democracy (republic) Political Citizens vote for people (representatives) who make the laws Roman Republic; United States

28. Definition: Category: Julius Caesar Political Powerful military general who ended the Roman Republic by becoming a dictator

29. Definition: Category: dictator Political A leader who has complete control of the government Examples: Julius Caesar Adolf Hitler Fidel Castro

30. Sentence Synthesis Use two of the following words in one sentence: representative democracy Roman Republic Senate Julius Caesar dictator *Your sentence must show meaning!

32. Why were aqueducts needed? As Roman towns got bigger, it became too hard for the people who lived in the towns to get drinking and washing water. Because the rivers were not clean, people who drank river water often got very sick or died.

33. By the time of the Roman Empire, most towns had at least one aqueduct to bring in fresh water, and big cities like Rome had ten or more.

34. Roman Social Structure PatricianPlebeian

35. Only the children of the rich received an education in the Roman Empire. Both boys and girls that went to school were taught to read and write in Latin.

36. For entertainment the Romans went to: - Plays - Gladiator Battles Colosseum in Rome

37. Most gladiators were slaves or plebeians. They were the lower class of society. The gladiators would fight in brutal matches against themselves and animals such as lions, tigers, and bears.

39. Definition: Category: gladiator Cultural Slaves or plebeians that would fight brutal matches

40. Definition: Category: aqueduct Cultural Used for transporting clean water from a distance

41. Power Thinking Review P1 – Roman Daily Life P2 – P3 – P2 – P3 – P2 – P3 – P2 – P3 - P2 – P3 -

43. JESUS WAS BORN IN BETHLEHEM WHEN ROME WAS ITS MOST POWERFUL

44. JESUS WAS A PROPHET, OR TEACHER, THAT TAUGHT… 1.ONLY ONE TRUE GOD 2.LOVE OTHERS AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF 3.DEFEND THE POOR

45. AS JESUS’ FOLLOWING GREW, ROME WAS AFRAID THAT HE WOULD LEAD A REVOLT. ROME ARRESTED JESUS AND CRUCIFIED HIM.

46. Rome Converts to Christianity A famous Roman Emperor, Constantine, converted to Christianity.

47. What’s the Point? Constantine’s conversion led to the majority of the Roman Empire becoming Christian. When this happened, the Roman Catholic denomination of Christianity was created!

48. Definition: Category: Constantine Political Religion (his decision) Roman emperor who converted to Christianity

49. 3-2-1 3 things you learned 2 things you thought were interesting 1 question you still have

51. By 400 A.D. the Roman Empire had become so large that is was nearly impossible to govern or control.

52. The Roman Empire fell due to: 1.Emperor could not control all of the people (the empire was too big) 2.The Roman Army could not protect all of the empire (the empire was too big) 3.Ethnic groups started to break away from the Roman Empire and form their own countries and governments (the empire was too big).

53. Pattern Puzzles 1.You will be given an index card. 2.Read the index card and decide which frisbee it should be placed in. 3.Place your index card in the correct frisbee.