1. Topic 5 Rome and the rise of Christianity
Mr. Kallusingh World History

2. Rise of Rome
Roman government was a republic which is a government in which people elect officials
Most influential governing body in Rome was the senate
Rome was split into two social classes patricians-nobles and plebeians- lower class

3. Rise of Rome
After the founding of Rome it took them 200 years to conquer Italy
Rome fought Carthage in the Punic Wars as they were the two Mediterranean powers
1st Punic war Rome won because they made boarding bridges to make a water fight a land fight
2nd Punic war Rome won after years of being defeated by Hannibal by staying in their walls and surprise attacking Carthage
3rd Punic war Rome wipes out Carthage and controls the Mediterranean

4. From republic to empire
After Rome was done expanding it was faced with many problem one being a large population of people that could not find work
As time went on the gap between rich and poor began to grow more and more
Social unrest eventually led to a civil war that caused Rome to allow Italian allies citizenship

5. From Republic to empire
After Gaius Marius soldiers became loyal to their generals instead of being loyal to the senate
After the rule of Caesar the senate did not have a lot of power as their numbers grew to 900 and power was transferred to the Emperor
Augustus is considered to be the first Roman emperor and he created a position that would last till the end of Rome

6. Culture and society in the roman world
Trade was a huge part of the Roman empire and most goods came into Rome and then spread out through the empire
Rich people usually had two homes and went to banquets to show off their wealth, poor people lived in crowded apartments
Slaves were used for many different jobs and the more important slaves would be treated better, slaves could be set free or buy their freedom

7. Culture and society in the roman world
Men controlled Roman families as they had more rights, but as time passed women got more rights owning property
Romans built aqueducts that carried water from the mountains to the cities

8. Christianity
Even though the Jewish community was given freedom to practice their religion they eventually revolted against the Romans as they feared Roman control would weaken their religious beliefs
As Jesus began to spread Christianity the Romans feared he would eventually lead a revolt similar to the Jewish revolt so they had him killed and tried to abolish Christianity

9. Christianity
Since Christians would not stop speaking out against Roman way of life they were killed
The Roman hope of crushing Christianity did not work and eventually it becomes the official religion of Rome in 391 AD