Web activity: Name_______________________I affirm that this is my own work. I have not copied from anyone else, and I have not allowed anyone to copy from me.

A. INTRODUCTION http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/1. City of Rome: When did building in Rome begin?2. For whom was Rome named?3. Who was Rome’s last king, and when was he driven out?4. What kind of government did the Romans set up after that?5. Who was Rome’s first emperor? What was his name, and what was his title?

B.AQUEDUCTS & BATHS Go To: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/aqueduct.htmlRead through NOVA’s Roman Aqueduct Manual

1. What was the purpose of an aqueduct?

2. Describe the 5 structures the engineer could choose from to carry the water pipes.

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3. Now go to Construct an Aqueduct, follow the directions, and build an aqueduct. Draw the aqueduct you built for this game on another sheet of paper. And attach it. Show how the water was carried over the different types of terrain.

C. Go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/day.html

Read the information about Roman baths. Go to each area in the bath complex. Name each area and write a complete sentence describing it and explaining its purpose.

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D. DEATH IN ROME http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_gms_deathrome.shtml . Play the game. Solve the mystery. What caused the man’s death? Then go back through the game. List every “clickable” thing in the room. Then, for each “clickable” thing which you can investigate, list one or two cultural facts about Roman life that you can learn from the information supplied. For each statement, tell which witness or expert gave you’re the information. Give the information in the form of a chart.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/romespivotalemperors_gallery.shtml Answer 1. A______________: When did he reign? ____________ ______________

1) What was the name of the man who was given the title “Augustus”?

2) When did he reign?

3) What relationship did Augustus have to Julius Caesar? How did he become his heir?

4) What personal qualities were assets to Augustus?

5) What power did Augustus gradually get? What did he become?

1. V______________: When did he reign? ____________ ______________

1) When did he reign?

2) How did he incur the displeasure of Nero, and what did Nero send him to do?

3) How did Vespasian obtain power?

4) What was reign noted for?

5) What were his famous last words?

2. H______________ When did he reign? ____________ ______________

1) When did he reign? How was Hadrian related to Trajan?

2) How was his rule different from that of Trajan?

3) What cultural interests did he have? What famous buildings did he construct?

4) What was his greatest legacy?

5) What structure bears his name?

3. M_______________ A______________ When did he reign? ____________ ______________

1) When did he reign?

2) What problems did have during his reign?

3) What did he write?

4) What improvements did he make?

4. S____________ S__________________ When did he reign? ____________ ______________

1) When did he reign? How did he get power?

2) What did he say was the source of the emperor’s power?

3) How did he reward the army?

4) What did he tell his sons to do?

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1) When did he reign?

2) According to legend, what happened at the battle of Milvian Bridge?

3) What religion did he promote? When was he baptized?

4) What new capital did he create?

F. Circus Maximus & Chariot Racing: Go to http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html

1. According to the Roman writer Juvenal, what were the two things Romans wanted?

2. What does “panem et circenses” mean literally? What is it now used to describe?

3. What is the term used by Romans for both chariot racing groups and political parties? What were the two political parties?

4. When were the first Roman chariot races held?

5. Why was a racetrack called a “circus”? Where was the Circus Maximus located?

Go to http://www.romanmysteries.com/charioteer-facts1. Draw a diagram of the Circus Maximus, and label at least 9 features.

ANSWER2. How many people could be seated in the Circus Maximus?

3. What were racing chariots made of?

4. What was a biga? What was a quadriga?

5. How many circuits (turns around the course) did each chariot make in a race?What was used to mark the circuits (there was a row of them. One was pulled down each time the first chariot finished a circuit).

6. What were the 4 main teams (their name was their color)?

7. Why did a charioteer keep a knife in his belt?

8. When did a charioteer begin training?

9. What was a miliarus?

10. In what direction did the chariots go during a race?

11. How popular were chariot races?

G. Colosseum & GLADIATORS

The Colosseum- Building the Arena of Death - Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_ani_colosseum.shtml

1) What is the Colosseum?

2) What was the Colosseum called in ancient times?

3) Which imperial dynasty built the Colosseum?

4) What had previously been on the site of the Colosseum?

5) What was the purpose of the substructure? What was kept in the substructure?

6) What was the purpose of the Arena? Name & describe several types of events held here.

7) What was the seating capacity of the colosseum (how many people could sit there)?

8) Was the Colosseum the first amphitheatre built by the Romans?

9) What was the purpose of the awning?

Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_gms_gladiator.shtml(or search – game dressed to kill)

10) Describe the armor and weapons of a murmillo.

11) Describe the armor and weapons of a retiarius

12) Describe the armor and weapons of a hoplomachus.

13) Play the game: How did your game turn out?

H. CLOTHING : Go to http://rome.mrdonn.org/clothing.html1) What special garment did male Roman citizens wear?

2) Why did many men prefer not to wear this garment?

3) What jewelry did a Roman man of good taste wear?

4) What color did women often dye their hair?

5) What did a boy wear?

6) What did a boy wear after he became a man?

7) When did a boy become a citizen?

8) What was a bulla?

I. ROMAN HOUSES Go to http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/house.html and/or http://rome.mrdonn.org/houses.htmlor any other site on ancient roman houses. Sketch the floor plan of an ancient Roman house, and label the rooms. Do this an separate paper and attach. Watch: Ancient Roman House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDiqKUzSeZM

J. ROMAN ENGINEERING Go to http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/10-roman-engineering-tricks.htm#page=0

List the 10 engineering facts from this article. Write a complete sentence summarizing what you thing is the most important or interesting fact about each. Use complete sentences.

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K. MAP OF the city of ROME Go to http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/imaps/Click on SEVEN HILLS OF ROME1) Write the names of the 7 hills of Rome: _______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________2) Find the “ 5 clickable things” on the map at this website, and write a fact about each.

1)P________________ Fact_____________________________________________________2) R_________ F___________ Fact______________________________________________3) C_________ M___________ Fact______________________________________________4) C____________________ Fact______________________________________________5) A____________ Way Fact__________________________________________________

3) Now look at the map below. On the map below, highlight the bridges across the Tiber. How many are on this map?__4) How many major roads leading into the city are shown on the map? Give the names of the ones that are named on the map. Via=Road. _________________________________________________________5) Several aqueducts are shown. Which three are named on the map? ______________________________________________________________________________6) Give the names of the public baths shown on the map: ____________________________________

L. GO to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAgA6G75XsI (google: Tour Through Rome 320 C.E.)Watch. Describe 10 features of Ancient Rome.1.

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M.MAP OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE GO TO http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/imaps/

Go to the map of “The Roman Empire at its height. Click through the information. Fill in the following. You may copy directly, or paraphrase.

a. The city that would become the center of the Roman Empire began as:

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c. As Rome grew, it clashed with __________________________________________________Between 264BC and 146BC_____________________________________________________Eventually Rome ____________________________________________________________

d. Rome continued to expand. At its height: ________________________________________________________________________

e. SHADE IN THE BORDERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE> Mark and label: 1) Rhine River; 2) Danube River 3) Tiber River; 4) Atlas Mountains; 5) Alps; 6) Rome, 7) Byzantium; 8) Antioch; 9) Alexandria 10) Carthage; 11) London; 12) Spain; 13) Gaul; 14) Britain; 15) Dacia; 16) Anatolia; 17) Syria; 18) Judea; 19) Arabia; 20) Egypt; 21) Thrace; 22) Corsica; 23) Sardinia; 24) Sicily; 25) Crete; 26) Cyprus; 27) Black Sea; 29)Mediterranean Sea; 29) Atlantic Ocean; 30 Nile River

L. Travel in the Roman Empire: GO TO: http://orbis.stanford.edu/#applying This is an amazing program that tells you how long it took to travel from one part of the Roman Empire to another, taking into account variables such as time of year and type of transport. Click on Using Orbis and watch the video until you understand how it works.

Click on Mappin Orbis. Put in “Start”: Roma; Destination: “Londinium”; Month of travel: January. Priority: fastest; Network Mode: Road, River, Open Sea, Coastal Sea; Aquatic Options: civilian, faster; Speed options: private travel (routine, vehicular). Label the cities and show the route Number of days: ___________ Distance in kilometers_______________

Label the cities. Now plot the same trip as above, but for the month of July.Show the route: Number of days: ___________ Distance in kilometers_______________

N. Go to POMPEII Watch these videos

(A Day in Pompeii-a Full length animation-Melbourne Museum) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY_3ggKg0Bc http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/28991-assignment-discovery-pompeiis-destruction-video.htm and http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/pompeii/videos/deconstructing-history-pompeii?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false Write 10 facts about the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD and the destruction of Pompeii 1)

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O. Go to : http://ed.ted.com/on/MNaSIfIk (A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome) Answer: 1. What is Lucius’s whole name? How old is he? What year is it? What neighborhood does he live

in?

2. What is the Liberalia?

3. What is Lucius’s brother celebrating?

4. What is a bulla?

5. What things has Lucius learned?

6. In what ways is Lucius still like a child?

7. What was not allowed in Rome until after the 9th hour (About 3:00 p.m.)

8. What Rome Road sign is shown?

9. Name two of the great Roman heroes mentioned?

10. What (specific) public bath facility do they attend?

11. Name several parts of a public bath that are mentioned.

12. What was a scraper called?

13. How did Romans dine?

Go to: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/four-sisters-in-ancient-rome-ray-laurence (Four Sisters in Ancient

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OPTIONAL FOR BONUS POINTS: Secrets of Archeology: Pompeii Rediscovered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mg0j7Uzsg0

“Rome-Engineering an Empire” on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gduKQbzS8Cc. You can also just go to You Tube and google: “Rome-Engineering an EmpireThis is optional but highly recommended. Do this on your own paper and attach.

Another great series is Rome in the 1st Century AD. It has 4 parts. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3_dG6ywCxz8ddnItZCLOzAG_zyxjVTcd

Another series of videos you can watch for extra credit:

Ancient Rome, the Rise and Fall of an Empire. There are 6 parts. If you watch these, write at least 10 facts for each part. These are on Youtube in several places. This is the URL for the first episode. You can easily find other episodes by looking on Google: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mUQVm9FU64

Also “Murder in Rome” a video about Cicero, about 45 minutes long. On Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUcDdUG22JU

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PROJECT:

CHOOSE A TOPIC from Greece or Rome. Choose a topic mentioned in the textbook, or clear it with me. DEVELOP A VISUAL PROJECT: model, poster, demonstration, costume, etc. Write a one page paper with facts about your topic and a description of how you made it. Due two weeks after we come back.