Ancient+Rome

**﻿ACTIVITY 2:** Here is my Google Earth Tour of Ancient Rome!



**ACTIVITY 3:** **1.** The story of how Rome was started is that there were twin brothers who founded the city of Rome in 753 B.C.E. Romulus and Remus were told to be from a wealthy family and were abandoned by their uncle. A She-wolf took them in and raised them. Later on, Romulus killed his brother Remus and took control as the leader of Rome. **2.** Both groups had different rights although they were all Roman Citizens. Patricians and Plebians both had the right to make legal contracts, vote and marry, but intermarriage between the classes were not allowed. Patricians claimed to be the descendents of the original senators appointed by the Kings; they were the only ones allowed to hold office. Plebians were non-Patrician large landowners; they were not as wealthy. **3.** The Phoenicians controlled Carthage in earlier times. The Romans sent and army to Sicily in order to intervene in a local dispute. The Carthaginians considered this an invasion of their territory. Hannibal, a Carthaginians, began the second Punic war. He led an army of 30,000-40,000 men, 6,000 horses and elephants across the Alps and defeated the Romans. The Carthaginians were not successful in maintaining control over Roman cities so Rome took over! **4.** He was important because he seized power in Rome and was named dictator. A short time later, in 44 B.C.E. he was given the title dictator for life. He made land reforms and gave land to the poor! **5.** Roman families included all household members who lived together. The father was the ruler of the household. Many of the women ran businesses and managed estates. Something extremely important to the Roman families was Ancestor worship.
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**1.** Roman Republic: 509 BCE - 30 BCE & Roman Empire: 30 BCE - 476 CE **2.** Primus Inter Pares means ‘First Among Equals.’ **3.** Some accomplishments of Augustus are he encouraged the growth of business, established a strong money system, established fire and police departments for Rome, attempted to reform public morals by promoting family life, began the practice of declaring emperors gods, and of picking their own successors, built and maintained the empires infrastructure, and extended citizenship to more and more provincials. **4.** The Pax Romana was also known as the Roman Peace. Rome controlled the entire Mediterranean region and beyond. It lasted nearly 200 years. **5.** Caligula and Nero represent problems of hereditary succession because the people don’t get to pick who the next leader is because it is just passed on down the family. Unfortunately, you never know who you’re going to get. The person could be dumb or a really bad leader but you can’t do anything about it.
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**1.** Emperor Diocletian divided the Empire in two. He believed that dividing the empire for administrative purposes would strengthen the empire. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**2.** Constantine converted to Christianity on his deathbed and then Christianity finally gained acceptance with the Edict of Milan from help with Constantine’s conversion. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**3.** Emperor Justinian managed to reunite the Eastern and Western empires for a time, he rewrote the Roman law, and he also made it through the Bubonic Plague. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**4.** The Western Roman Empire ended officially in 476 CE when the last emperor, Romulus Augustus, was deposed by a barbarian and the Eastern Empire lasted until 1453 when the empire was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**5.** The Western Roman Empire fell because: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**·** Economic- fewer members of the lower classes could afford to buy goods (no purchasing power), manufacturing and trade declined. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**·** Military- Barbarian troops were not ultimately loyal to Rome and could not be counted on to fight their fellow barbarians. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**·** Political- Patriotism was declined. Democracy didn’t exist in reality and citizens lost their voting rights. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**·** Social- Population was declined and so was intellectual cuture. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**6.** Some contributions they made were Administration of a vast empire, Christianity, Architecture, Literature, and also Roman Law.
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">From this article I learnt that there are quite a few similiarties but also many differences between the rise and fall of Rome Empire in 365 A.D. and the United States in the 21st century. Military strength is one of the most obvious similarity since Rome was was the superpower of its time, and the United States in the superpower now. One of the most significant differences is that the United States did not form any type of formal colonies and the Romans always did. I learnt quite a bit from it and making the Wordle is pretty cool too!
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