2.  The Punic Wars (Three Wars)  Rome v Carthage  1 st – Rome  2 nd – Carthage – Hannibal and Elephants  15 years  3 rd - Rome

6.  Establishing control over foreign lands and people  Why do countries practice imperialism?  What are the consequences?  Both positive and negative

8.  Ceasar v Pompey  Ceasar: “Veni, Vidi, Vici”  “I came, I saw, I conquered”

9.  “Beware the Ides of March”  Ceasar Murdered – Civil War  Octavian defeats Antony & Cleopatra  Octavian becomes Augustus  Exalted one  Emperors contrasted in skill

11.  200 years of peace (27BC – 180AD)  Begins with Augustus (first emperor)  Christianity started  Art, Architecture, and Mathematics  Prosperous Trade  “Bread and Circuses” distracted poor/riotous  Entertainment and free grain  Circus Maximus, Coliseum

15.  Political Violence  Emperors Overthrown / Protests over Inequality  26 Emperors in 50 years (235AD-285AD)  238 AD – 6 emperors in 1 year

16.  High taxes  For army and larger government  Slave Labor discouraged finding newer technology  Trade deficit  Large gap between rich and poor

17.  Value System Declines  Bread and Circuses negatively affected the masses  How would events like Gladiator matches and Bread and Circus change Roman behavior on a mass scale? How can you relate this to modern day America?

18.  Migrating Nomads Attack  Huns, Visigoths & other Germanic Tribes  Britain, France & Spain fell  Attila the Hun & Odoacer sacked Rome  Fell in 476

21.  Military Attacks  How do military attacks affect the US?  Political Turmoil  How does political division hurt the US?  Economic Weakness  How is the US economy suffering?  Social Decay  Are the values/morals of the US declining?