Ancient Rome
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Ancient Rome was a powerful and important civilization that ruled much of Europe for nearly 1000 years.
The culture of Ancient Rome was spread throughout Europe during its rule. As a result, Rome's culture still has an impact in the Western world today. The basis for much of Western culture comes from Ancient Rome, especially in areas such as government, engineering, architecture, language, and literature. |
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Social StudiesProject Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge.
Use: - The Internet (Britannica) - The library - Software / Websites - Materials Read the instructions and activities clearly |
Ancient RomeThe Roman Republic
Rome first grew into power as a Republic. This meant that Rome's leaders, such as senators, were elected officials that served for a limited amount of time, not kings who were born into leadership and ruled for life. They had a complex government with written laws, a constitution, and a balance of powers. These concepts became very important in forming future democratic governments, like the United States. The Republic would rule Rome for hundreds of years from around 509 BC to 45 BC. The Roman Empire In 45 BC Julius Caesar took over the Roman Republic and made himself the supreme dictator. This was the end of the republic. A few years later, in 27 BC, Caesar Augustus became the first Roman Emperor and this was the start of the Roman Empire. Much of the lower level government stayed the same, but now the Emperor had supreme power. The Empire Splits As the Roman Empire grew it became more and more difficult to manage from the city of Rome. Eventually the Roman leaders decided to split Rome into two empires. One was the Western Roman Empire and was ruled out of the city of Rome. The other was the Eastern Roman Empire and was ruled out of Constantinople (today's Istanbul in Turkey). The Eastern Roman Empire would become known as Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire. |
Fall of Rome
The fall of Rome generally refers to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It fell in 476 AD. The Eastern Roman Empire, or the Byzantine Empire, would rule parts of Eastern Europe for another 1000 years. Fun Facts about Ancient Rome The city of Rome is the capital of Italy today. It sits on the same site as the city of ancient Rome. If you were to visit Rome you could see many of the original ancient buildings such as the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. The Circus Maximus, a huge stadium built for chariot races, could seat around 150,000 people. The fall of Western Rome is considered the start of the "Dark Ages" in Europe. The highest position in the Roman Republic was the consul. There were two consuls at the same time to make sure that one didn't become too powerful. The native language of the Romans was Latin, but they often spoke Greek as well. When Julius Caesar took power he named himself dictator for life. However, this didn't last long as he was assassinated a year later |
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Activity 1: Ancient Roman TImelineCreate your own Ancient Roman Timeline. Draw a timeline across the center of both pages. Label it like this:
|----------------------------------------------------------| 750 BCE 500 AD Add at least 10 things to your timeline for example: Use the following page -http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome_timeline.php |
Activity 2: The Roman EmpireThe development of civilization is affected by geography. Rome did not spring into being as a power on the Italian peninsula. It began as a tiny village along the Tiber River. It was an excellent location. The soil was good so crops could be grown easily. It was surrounded by 7 hills, offering a natural defensive barrier. It was on a river, the Tiber River, giving these early settlers access to fresh water for drinking and bathing, as well as a waterway for trade. With all these advantages, it's no surprise that Rome grew quickly.
In this activity you will draw a Map of the Roman Empire. Explain in one paragraph why this region was really good for the Ancient Romans? |
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Activity 4: Julius CaesarJulius Caesar was such a famous and important leader in ancient Rome that they named a month after him - July, for Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was an able administrator and a famous general. He wrote new laws and changed and improved how to rule provinces of the empire.
Five Paragraph Paper Your biography will contain five paragraphs including:
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/julius-caesar https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/julius_caesar.php |
Activity 5: Daily Life in RomeThe focus of this lesson is for students to get an understanding of the Roman lifestyle - what did they wear, eat, and do for fun? Where did they live, work, and relax? What were the common customs and traditions, religious beliefs, and culture like?
For this lesson you will create a mind-map with pictures, words and drawings. You can find information about the Roman people on the following website. You will present your mind-map to the class and explain how how people lived in ancient Rome. http://rome.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html |
Activity 6: Compare and Contrast PowerpointIn a compare and contrast power point, you write about and show the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, things, or ideas.
The Powerpoint should include: Look, Family, Traditions, School, Clothes, Free Time, Sports, Religion.
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Activity 7: Entertainment in Ancient RomeThe Roman government wanted to keep the idle masses entertained because they knew that a large group of poor people was a major threat to their empire. Therefore, the Romans enjoyed many different forms of entertainment, most of which were free. Theaters were scattered throughout the city and empire. These theaters were large, open air theaters that could seat as few as 7,000.
Create a presentation about Entertainment in Ancient Rome and explain why the Roman government wanted to keep the People Entertained. Describe the following 3 places in your slideshow: - Colosseum - Circus Maximus - The Campus Martius |
Activity 8: Religion in Ancient RomeThe temple in Rome dedicated to all the major gods was called 'The Pantheon'. It was named after the word used for the entire collection of all the Roman gods. The Romans believed in many different gods and goddesses. For everything imaginable they had a god or goddess in charge.
The Romans worshipped a main pantheon of 12 Gods called Dii Consentes: six gods and six goddesses: Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Vesta, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercurius, Neptunus, Volcanus, and Apollo. Design a poster with at least 5 different gods, explaining the following points: - Name of God - Characteristics - Image or drawing |
Activity 9: Roman InventionsThe Western Roman Empire may have fallen more than 1,500 years ago, but its rich legacy of innovation and invention can still be seen today. The Romans were prodigious builders and expert civil engineers, and their thriving civilization produced advances in technology, culture and architecture that remained unequaled for centuries. From aqueducts to newspapers, find out more about 10 innovations that built ancient Rome.
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/10-innovations-that-built-ancient-rome Create a PowToon video about at least 3 of their Inventions. Inventions: - How and why was it invented? - Where was it used for then? - How is used now? And do we still use it? Be creative in your assignment and use correct sources. Publish your video on you-tube and turn it in on Edmodo. https://www.powtoon.com/c/g9A5cu8SLX7/2/m |
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Activity 10: Social Hierarchy in Ancient RomeThe people of ancient Rome were born into different classes based on certain factors such as family, wealth, and lifestyle. This lesson will explore some of the differences and similarities between the people of the upper and lower classes.Imagine if you lived in ancient Rome. What would your life be like? What would your job be? What rights would you have? Well, in ancient Rome all of those things depended on what social class you were in. Ancient Rome was made up of a structure called a social hierarchy, or division of people into differently-ranked groups depending on their jobs and family. The emperor was at the top of this structure, followed by the wealthy landowners, the common people, and the slaves (who were the lowest class).
Your social class mainly depended on what type of family you were born into — Roman citizens didn't get to choose their class. Wealthy children were almost automatically a part of the upper classes, while children born to common people usually stayed in the lower classes for life. In this activity you will design and/or draw a pyramid. Within this pyramid you will describe the different terms and explain in 1 paragraph per group who these people are. Use visuals and colors. |
Activity 11: The ForumThe Forum was one of the important centers of Roman daily life. The Forum was a big open area, ringed by Roman banks, temples, baths, and businesses. The center open area held the marketplace. Roman adults from both classes might wander down to the Forum, to do their shopping and banking, trading and marketing.
But the Forum had another purpose that we might find unusual. It was in the Forum where anyone who felt like it could stand and talk to the crowd and express their views on any subject. This was called Orating and the Romans loved it. Teachers of speech-making would bring their students to the forum and assign them to try and convince the crowd that a specific idea was the correct and proper idea. Politicians gave speeches here. Any adult male Roman citizen could speak in the Forum. The ancient Romans were great orators. The job of their orators was not to argue, but to argue persuasively! People thronging the Forum would stop and listen to anyone Orating, then wander away to do their shopping, and perhaps leave a gift at a temple for one of their gods. The Forum was also used for festivals and religious ceremonies. It was a very busy place.
Your main question is: Why was the Roman Forum important to the city? |
Activity 12: The ColosseumThe definition of a coliseum is any large sports stadium. The Colosseum was the name of the coliseum in city center ancient Rome. The Colosseum is also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre.
The Colosseum had seats for about 45,000 people, but if you were not lucky enough to get a seat there was also a standing section. When full, and it often was, it would hold 70,000 people. In this activity you will create a presentation about the Colosseum in where you describe and answer the following questions:
You can use power point, Prezi and other software that you think would be suitable to create this presentation. Extra Information: https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/colosseum.php http://74.220.219.72/~thrdhis1/GladiatorsiPad.html |
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Activity 13: Roman SoldiersThe spread of the Roman Empire was partly due to the fact that the Roman army was so well organised. At the time of its invasion of Britain, the Roman army was the most disciplined and efficient killing machine that the ancient world had ever known. Its men were well-equipped and highly trained, and operated in strict formation on the battlefield.
Roman soldiers were very strong and tough, they had to march over 20 miles a day with heavy things to carry. They had to carry equipment such as tents, food, cooking pots and weapons as well as wearing all their armour. The Roman army was divided into two groups - legionaries and auxiliaries. Please draw, picture and describe both these groups: - Legionaires - Auxiliaries |
Activity 14: Roman BathsEvery town had its own bath complex (like a large swimming pool). There were 170 baths in Rome during the reign of Augustus and by 300 A.D that number had increased to over 900 baths.
The Romans loved washing and bathing and rather it being done in private, the Romans built magnificnt public bath houses in towns across their empire. Rich villa owners would had their own baths in their homes. Bathing was very important to the Ancient Romans as it served many functions. Describe a Bathing ritual in 3 paragraphs and include pictures. |
Activity 15: PompeiiMount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, is hundreds of thousands of years old and has erupted more than 50 times. Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under a thick carpet of volcanic ash.
The city of Pompeii was buried and gone. People eventually forgot about it. It wasn't discovered again until the 1700s when archeologists began to uncover the city. They found something amazing. Much of the city was preserved under the ashes. Buildings, paintings, houses, and workshops that would never have survived all these years remained intact. As a result, much of what we know about everyday life in the Roman Empire comes from Pompeii. Develop a 10 slide- Powerpoint / Google Slideshow explaining what happened in Pompeii. Read more at: http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/pompeii.php http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/pmpPomp.html |