1. Warm-up Questions
What type of Roman art was made up of tiny bits of colored glass or stone?
Why did the Empire begin to give up land in the early AD 100’s?

3. A New Religion Chapter 11, Section 2 World History
The Roman Empire
A New Religion
Chapter 11, Section 2
World History

4. Alabama Course of Study
Standard Six: Trace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements.
Interpreting spatial distribution and patterns of the Roman Republic using geographic tools and technologies.

5. Today’s Learning Targets
I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can locate key geographical features of the Roman Empire on a map.
I can illustrate the major events in the birth of Christianity.
I can create a hierarchy chart of the Christian Church.

6. Warm-up Questions
What type of Roman art was made up of tiny bits of colored glass or stone?
mosaics
Why did the Empire begin to give up land in the early AD 100’s?
Emperors feared the empire was too large to defend.

7. A New Religion
___ was based on the teachings of ___ of ___. Founded upon the traditions of ___, it evolved into a separate faith.
Christianity / Jesus / Nazareth / Judaism
___ followed the laws given to them by ___. ___ foretold of the coming of a ___ who would restore ___.
Jews / Moses / Prophecy / Messiah / Israel
When ___ took over Judea in 63 B.C., many Jews believed the Messiah was coming
Rome

8. Jesus of Nazareth
Most of what we know about Jesus comes from the ___ ___. It is composed of two parts, the ___ ___ and the ___ ___.
Christian Bible / Old Testament / New Testament
The Old Testament is mostly the same as the ___ ___. The New Testament contains the ___ and ___ of Jesus.
Hebrew Bible / life / teachings

9. Crucifixion & Resurrection
The Romans considered ___ a disruptive influence and had him arrested in AD 30. He was then ___.
Jesus / crucified
___ believe Jesus was ___ after three days. Early Christians began calling him ___ which means Messiah.
Christians / resurrected / Christ

10. Teachings of Jesus Love God and love other people (from the Torah)
Love all people, even enemies
Salvation
Don’t love possessions more than God

11. Spread of Jesus’s Teachings
The ___ traveled telling people of Jesus’s message. The ___ told of his life and teachings. These are found in the ___ ___.
Apostles / Gospels / New Testament
___ of ___ played a very important role in the spread of ___. He played a major role in the split of Christianity from Judaism. He said that not all Jewish ___ and ___ had to be obeyed.
Paul / Tarsus / Christianity / laws / rituals

12. Key Terms Covered Roman Peace Pax Romana
A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
aqueduct

13. Key Terms Covered
Those languages that evolved from Latin: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian
Romance languages
Legal system based on a written code of laws
Civil law

14. Key Terms Covered
A religion based upon the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
Christianity
“God’s anointed one”
Messiah

15. Key Terms Covered
A type of execution in which a person is nailed to a cross.
crucifixion
To rise from the dead
Resurrection

16. Key Terms Covered
12 disciples whom Jesus chose to receive special training
Apostles .

17. Rhine River Atlantic Ocean Alps Caspian Sea Danube River Black Sea
Pyrenees
Corsica
Adriatic Sea
Balkan Peninsula
Byzantium
Sardinia
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sicily
Ionian Sea
Carthage
Aegean Sea
Cyprus
Crete
Mediterranean Sea
Alexandria
Tiber River
Apennines
Rome
Red Sea
Nile River
Athens

18. Today’s Learning Targets
I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can locate key geographical features of the Roman Empire on a map.
I can illustrate the major events in the birth of Christianity.
I can create a hierarchy chart of the Christian Church.