1. SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE SIX – ANCIENT ROME
Fall of Rome
Seven Hills
Accomplishments
Peninsula
Content Vocabulary:
peninsula province
pater familias emperor
republic empire
consul villa
dictator polytheism
senate gladiators
plebeians martyr
patricians persecution
veto crucifixion
Etruscans disciple
assassination mythology
Mercenary inflation
Augustus Coliseum
Pax Romana
History
Geography
Ancient
Rome
Tiber River
Influence of Christianity
Economics
Slaves
Plebeians
Culture
Government
Patricians
Roman Empire
Roman Republic
Gods and goddesses
Architecture
Essential Understandings/Learning Goals:
The location of Rome in the center of the Mediterranean shaped the development of Roman civilization.
The Roman Republic was a model for modern governments.
The Roman Empire dominated the region around the Mediterranean Sea for hundreds of years.
Christianity caused a challenge to the polytheistic Roman religion.
Patricians, plebeians, and slaves lived different lives in ancient Rome.
Romans were interested in building things, compared to the Greeks who were interested in ideas.
The Fall of Rome was caused by poor leadership, inflation, the size of the empire, mercenary armies, and invasions by foreign enemies.