Announcements: 1: Bell Ringer: September 12(13), 2018 Materials: 1: Binder 2: Cornell Notes Sheet 1. Set up your Cornell notes 2. Across the top of your c-notes, write today s lesson topic: ANCIENT ROME 3. In the Essential Question section of your c-notes, write today s lesson objective in the form of a question: DESCRIBE THE RISE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMAN CIVILIZATION
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Announcements: 1: Test 3/9! Review is on the Weebly! 2: Materials: 1: Spiral/blank sheet of paper 2: Emergence of Totalitarianism paper 3: V for Vendetta Script Bell Ringer: September 12(13), 2018 1. Set up your Cornell notes 2. Across the top of your c-notes, write today s lesson topic: ANCIENT ROME 3. In the Essential Question section of your c-notes, write today s lesson objective in the form of a question: DESCRIBE THE RISE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMAN CIVILIZATION
500 BCE Rome
Word Wall Vocabulary: Christianity: a monotheistic religion established by Jesus of Nazareth, (a Jew). This religion later became the official religion of Rome Dictator: in Ancient Rome, a political leader given absolute power to make laws Monotheism: belief in one god Patrician: in ancient Rome, a member of wealthy, privileged upper class Plebeian: in ancient Rome, one of the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population Republic: a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by representatives Twelve Tables: Roman written law code
Turn and Talk We re going to look at several slides of images that represent the cultural influences of Rome When you and your partner decide what the image is, write it in your notes Ex: Ms. McCleskey s entire life Target, Spinach dip (from Cheddar s), Law and Order SVU, Sally
Religious Influences of Rome The early Romans borrowed religious and cultural ideas from the Greeks: early Romans were polytheistic and believed in many gods In 380, Christianity became Rome s official religion Christians were initially persecuted in the Roman Empire, because they refused to worship Roman emperors as gods
Cultural Influences of Rome Romans often painted frescoes on walls Latin was the official language of Romans, and evolved into other languages after the fall of Rome (Spanish, French, English, etc.) Architecture: arches, domes, and aqueducts which transported water into urban areas Romans also had an extensive system of paved concrete roads
Examples of Roman Art and Architecture
Turn and Talk CLASS WORK SHEET In what ways are Roman and Greek architecture similar? What features do Roman buildings have that Greek buildings did not? ANS: Both use columns, Romans developed curved arches and domes
Guided Practice: Summary In the bottom portion of your c-notes, complete a summary over Ancient Rome Remember- the question that you are trying to answer in your summary is the same question that we wrote at the beginning of class: DESCRIBE THE RISE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMAN CIVILIZATION Here are some sentence stems to help you out: Roman cultural developments included Roman religious and philosophical ideas included
Fun Fact Part of Roman culture were the shows put on at the Colosseum Gladiators fought against other gladiators and wild animals
Independent Practice: Roman Jeopardy! Roman Political Ideas Roman Cultural Ideas Roman Religious and Philosophical Ideas (Maybe) $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400
$100 How would you describe the earliest government of the Romans? Answer
$100 (Answer) The earliest government of the Romans was a MONARCHY
$200 How would you describe the Roman Republic? Answer
$200 (Answer) A system of government in which citizens VOTED for REPRESENTATIVES who then make political decisions
$300 How would you describe the system of government that came after the Roman Republic ended? Answer
$300 (Answer) A DICTATORSHIP- a type of AUTOCRACY where one person may use military power to take control and fear to maintain it
$400 How would you describe the political impact of the Twelve Tables? Answer
$400 (Answer) The Twelve Tables were the BASIS for later WESTERN GOVERNMENTS
$100 What technological advancement did the Romans create to carry water from place to place? Answer
$100 (Answer) AQUEDUCTS
$200 How would you describe the Roman s contribution to architecture? Answer
$200 (Answer) The Romans created ARCHES and DOMES
$300 Which of the following images is a Roman fresco? A B C D Answer
$300 (Answer) Image A
$400 Why might Roman and Greek cultural ideas have been similar? Answer
$400 (Answer) ROMANS BORROWED FROM GREEKS
$100 How would you describe the early Roman religion? Answer
$100 (Answer) POLYTHEISTIC
$200 What became the official religion of Rome? Answer
$200 (Answer) CHRISTIANITY
$300 Why might early Christians have been persecuted? Answer
$300 (Answer) They WOULD NOT WORSHIP Roman EMPERORS
$400 What is the difference between a monarchy, a theocracy, a direct democracy, and a republic? Answer
(Answer) A MONARCHY is a government system controlled by a KING. A THEOCRACY is a government system controlled by a POLITICAL and a RELIGIOUS leader. A direct democracy allows citizens to VOTE directly on issues. A republic allows citizens to choose REPRESENTATIVES who will vote in their best interest.
Independent Practice: Post-Jeopardy Organize your binders All work should be hole punched and put in the appropriate spot Check the missing work wall Test retakes If you don t have any of these items to take care of, get out your phones and find a news article that you find interesting and read it
DOL: Self-Rating Scale A B C D E I understood E everything we talked about in class today!