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THE ROMAN EMPIRE –

AN OVERVIEW

The Ancient world vs. the Modern world

• Ancient world: 5,000 years ago BC – 476 AD

• Modern world: 476 AD/CE – today

• BC – Before Christ

• ANNO DOMINI – Latin: in the year of our lord

• CE - Common Era

OUR FOCUS: Ancient Rome

753 BC – 476 AD

Where to start? Its origins?

• The story of Romulus & Remus – did that.

• Next: Rome’s geography

• Founded on 7 hills

• Located on the banks of the Tiber River

• In the center of the Italian peninsula

• About 30 km from the Mediterranean Sea

• All of which helped Rome’s rise to power

• Now, let’s jump ahead and take a look at The Roman

Empire at its height – when it had the most power and

land – to the year 117 AD.

• What can we notice about Rome’s geographical location?

Where is it located in Europe? How do you think it helped

Rome’s rise to power? – Discuss with a classmate???

Review:

• Today we’ve learned about:

- the origins of The Roman Empire ( the story of Romulus &

Remus)

- - about Rome’s geography – where it’s located and how

that helped Rome become a powerful empire.

Free write activity:

• To write in your own words about the origins of The Roman Empire.

• And to write about how Rome’s geography helped it become a great and powerful empire.

• Please get out a separate piece of paper.

• Time: 10 minutes

• Task to write as much information as you can. Ready?

• Questions?

Homework

• Lesson 1: Introduction to The Roman Empire 01/09/2014

• You will create a map of The Roman Empire at its height (117/120 Ad/CE) and include the names of the countries as they were known then & now (if they are the same, write same)

- You must include at 10 countries

- You can decorate your map in any manner that you want

• Research how many people inhabited the city Rome in 117/120 Ad/CE and create a list of the 5 other most populated cities of that time that includes the populations of each city (the number of inhabitants)

• You will be given poster size paper

• Be sure to include your full name on the backs of your maps

• Due date: by our next class on Thursday, Jan. 23rd

• Questions?

Contact information

My wiki page:

Michaelhscyberspace.pbworks.com – all of your

assignments are posted there

My email: mrhteacher@hotmail.com – if you have any

questions please email me

Thank you and have a great day!