1. Bell Ringer
Rome KWL Roll Out
K- Write down everything you know about Rome. Include movies, similarities, names, words.
W- Anything you want to know about Rome
L- Leave Blank for now

2. Classroom Creed

3. Write down the objective
I will identify the factors that led to the rise of the Roman Republic by determining the central idea using textual evidence in the 12 Roman Tables excerpt.
Write down the objective

4. Ancient Rome (11 minutes)
Create a SPICE chart
S- Social
P- Political
I- Interactions
C- Culture 
E- Economic

5. PowerPoint Option 1
More Wordy Rigorous

6. In the Beginning…
Ancient Rome begin as a group of villages along the Tiber River in what is now Italy.
Around 750 B.C. these villages united to form the city of Rome.

7. Formation of Roman Republic
For more than 200 years, kings ruled Rome.
In 509 B.C. Rome became a republic.
The Roman Senate was an assembly of elected representatives. It was the single most powerful ruling body of the Roman Republic.

8. Patricians & Plebeians
In the beginning most of the people elected to the Senate were patricians.
Patricians controlled the law since they were the only citizens allowed to be judges.
Plebeians had the right to vote, but could not hold public office until B.C, when they gained equality with patricians.

9. Roman Expansion
Under the leadership of ambitious generals, Rome’s highly trained soldiers took over most of the land surrounding the Mediterranean.
The ancient Romans called the Mediterranean mare nostrum, meaning “our sea”.

10. Rome 117 A.D.

11. The End of the Roman Republic
A successful Roman general and famous speaker, Julius Caesar, was a governor of the territory of Gaul and managed to take control of many nearby territories.
Fearing him the Roman Senate ordered him to resign…but he had other ideas.
Caesar fought for control and won, becoming the dictator of the Roman world, ending the Roman Republic.

12. The Roman Empire
Less than a year after gaining power a group of angered Senators stabbed Caesar to death on the floor of the Roman Senate. (March 15, 44 B.C.)
This caused a civil war that lasted several years.
In 27 B.C., Caesar’s adopted son, Octavian was named the first emperor of Rome.

13. The Roman Empire An empire is a nation or group
of territories ruled by a single powerful leader, or emperor.
As emperor Octavian took the name Augustus.
Augustus ruled the Roman Empire for more than 40 years, known as the Augustan Age.

14. PowerPoint Option 2
More Straight Forward

15. The ancient Roman civilization shares:
A written language
A system of government
Advances in arts and sciences
A common culture

16. Physical Characteristics
Ancient Rome was….
Next to the Mediterranean Sea
It covered parts of Europe, Asia and Africa
A peninsula
Rocky and mountainous
Built on hills
Next to the Tiber River

17. Representative Democracy
Citizens (wealthy men) voted for representatives to make laws for them.
Laws applied to everyone.
We use a representative democracy in America today!

18. Adaptations to the Environment
Ancient Romans adapted to their mountainous land by
Growing olives and grapes
Having small farms on terraced hillsides
Trading on the Mediterranean Sea

19. Jobs of the Romans
Farmers
Road builders
Traders

20. in buildings, bridges and aqueducts.
Architecture
Romans used
arches
in buildings, bridges and aqueducts.

21. Aqueducts were designed to pump water in to the city
Aqueducts were designed to pump water in to the city. The water was used for humans and for irrigation.

22. Road Building
The Romans created a network of paved highways. This joined the empire together and allowed soldiers to move swiftly from one area to another.

23. Roman artists created:
Pottery
Jewelry
Tools
Mosaics were a special art form that used small pieces of tile, glass or stone.

24. Religion (Polytheistic)
The Romans began by worshipping different gods and goddesses (like the Greeks), but eventually become Christians.

25. I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
Ancient Romans also….
Changed our calendar to 365 days and named the months
Gave us 1/3 of our English language
Used Roman numerals that we still see today on clocks, watches, and in books
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

26. The People of Ancient Rome
Men were citizens
Women were caretakers
Boys were educated
Girls learned handicrafts and household chores
What would you be doing in Ancient Rome?

27. Be able to locate Italy, Rome and the Mediterranean Sea on a map.
Study and you will be
REALLY ROMAN!

28. Students will work in groups to create the best Toga
Students will work in groups to create the best Toga. We will then model for the class using facts from the PowerPoint
TOGA Fashion Show

29. The First Code of Roman Law
Twelve Tables
The First Code of Roman Law

30. The Twelve Tables (short version)
Gallery Walk
Chart Sheets of paper
Students break down each Table

31. Evaluating the Twelve Tables of Early Roman Law
What kind of powers do parents have over their children? How are issues of inheritance resolved in the event of insanity or death? Based on this excerpt what rights of inheritance do women seem to have had?
How did the ancient Romans view promises and other verbal contracts? How did they view men and women who lived together for a period of time?
What responsibilities did owners of buildings and roads have to other people? Give at least two.
How did the ancient Romans view people who lied or gossiped about other people?
***What do you think the laws regarding funerals say about the ancient Romans?
If I were a patrician man, what two marriages would have been forbidden for me?
Which of the eight forms of punishment are still used in the United States today? (Name at least three, but there are four total).
***Which of the specific laws in the twelve tables do you think are unfair and why? Discuss two.
***Which of the specific laws in the twelve tables do you think should be practiced today and why? Discuss two.
***Why do you think so many crimes listed in the Twelve Tables are punishable by death?
***Do you think most modern Americans would approve or disapprove of the twelve tables as a system of law today? Why or why not?

32. Exit Ticket Fill in the L of your KWL chart THEN…
Answer the following question- Create a list of twelve laws that you would enact if you were in charge.

33. RAFT (Role Audience Format Topic) You are an individual living in Ancient Rome. Write a journal entry to yourself about how you feel about the current Government and Culture in Rome.
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