1.  Based  on  your  knowledge,  write  a  descrip7on  of  the  city  of  Rome  and  the  country  of  Italy.  Challenge  Ques7on:  2.  What  building  is  pictured  in  the  boCom  right  corner  and  what  was  the  buildings  purpose?    

7.1  Analyze  the  legacy  of  the  Roman  Empire.    

I  can  analyze  the  growth  and  significance  of  early  Rome.  

GEOGRAPHY & RISE OF ROME

1.  What  sea  is  northeast  of  Italy?    2.  What  is  Italy  shaped  like?    3.  What  is  the  eleva7on  like  in  Italy?    4.  Where  is  Rome  located  in  Italy?  (Northern,  central,  or  Southern)  

Source:  Houghton  Mifflin  History  Social  Science  Lesson  Review  

Source:  Houghton  Mifflin  History  Social  Science  Lesson  Review  

Did  you  know  that  a  Emeline  works  like  a  number  line?  We  count  backwards  unEl  year  0,  and  then  we  count  forwards.      

•  Let’s  take  a  look  at  early  Rome    •  We  call  this  early  Eme  in  Rome  “Archaic  Rome”  •  This  Eme  period  lasted  for  hundreds  of  years  

•  The  Romans  believed  that  their  history  could  be  dated  back  to  a  Trojan  hero  named  Aeneas  (i-­‐NEE-­‐uhs).    

•  When  the  Greeks  destroyed  Troy  during  the  Trojan  War,  Aeneas  fled  with  his  followers  to  Italy.    

•  An  ancient  story  named  the  Aeneid  tells  the  story  of  Aeneas.  •  According  to  legend,  Remus  (a  descendent  of  Aeneas)  founded  the  city  of  Rome  in  753  BC.  

•  The  city  of  of  Rome  was  then  lled  by  kings  for  hundreds  of  years.  •  During  this  Eme,  the  Romans  established  the  Roman  alphabet,  a  unique  numbering  system,  and  a  sewer  system.  

Rhea  was  a  princess  and  a  mortal  woman  who  was  married  to  Mars,  the  Roman  god  of  war.  Rhea  and  Mars  had  twin  sons  and  named  them  Romulus  and  Remus.  Some  of  the  other  gods  were  jealous  of  Mars  and  Rhea,  and  ploCed  to  kill  Romulus  and  Remus.    Rhea  heard  about  the  plot.  Since  Mars  was  away  she  needed  to  protect  the  boys.    She  put  them  in  a  basket  and  set  it  floa7ng  down  the  river  hoping  that  they  would  be  found.    They  were  found  by  a  female  wolf  who  decided  to  raise  them  as  her  own  cubs.    ASer  the  boys  had  grown  some  the  wolf  knew  she  couldn't  keep  them  so  she  put  them  where  a  shepherd  would  find  them.    The  shepherd  and  his  wife  con7nued  to  raise  Romulus  and  Remus.        As  the  boys  grew  into  manhood,  they  decided  to  build  a  city  and  rule  it  as  its  king.    They  had  a  contest  to  see  who  would  be  the  top  king.    When  it  appeared  that  Remus  was  going  to  win  the  contest,  Romulus  got  so  angry  that  he  killed  Remus  with  a  rock  and  became  the  first  king  of  Rome.    This  is  an  important  story  for  Romans  since  their  city  was  started  by  the  son  of  a  god  it  had  to  be  more  powerful  than  any  other  city.  Now  look  at  the  names  Romulus  and  Rome.    This  is  supposedly  how  Rome  was  named.  

Using  POWTIDE,  write  a  paragraph  summary  of  the  Romulus  and  Remus  story.  

5  minutes  

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The  Romans  would  eventually  govern  a  massive  land  empire.  Closely  review  the  map  of  the  Roman  Empire  above  and  the  map  of  Roman  roads  to  the  leS.    What  predic7ons  can  you  make  about  the  future  of  the  Romans?  Topics  to  think  about:  government,  trade,  religion,  language,  &  culture  

ROAD TIME WITH YARN

To  make  this  more  challenging,  you  cannot  pass  the  yarn  to  the  person  

directly  behind  you!  Go!    

 The  ancient  Romans  said  "All  roads  lead  to  Rome."  In  ancient  Rome,  that  was  true.    Rome  was  considered  the  center  of  the  empire  and  every  city  and  province  had  to  be  connected  to  the  center.    There  was  even  a  mile  marker  in  the  center  of  Rome  that  you  were  supposed  to  use  to  measure  distance.      Every  7me  a  new  area  was  conquered  or  a  new  province  was  created,  roads  were  built  to  connect  that  province  to  Rome.        Roads  were  built  in  as  straight  a  line  as  possible  with  stone  bridges  and  tunnels  if  necessary.    Along  the  side  of  road,  the  Romans  placed  signs  called  milestones.  Milestones  told  how  far  it  was  back  to  Rome,  and  some7mes  how  far  to  the  nearest  town  and  even  who  was  emperor  when  the  road  was  built.    The  Romans  built  thousands  of  miles  of  roads  and  yes,  all  roads  did  eventually  lead  to  Rome.      Roman  Roads  for  Kids    by  Mr.  Donn’s  Social  Studies  Website  

 

1. True  of  False?  Rome  is  located  on  a  peninsula.  2. Explain  how  the  geography  of  Italy  led  to  a  successful  empire.  

3. Who  was  Aeneas  and  what  did  he  accomplish?  4. Who  were  Romulus  and  Remus?  5. According  to  legend,  who  started  the  city  of  Rome?  

6. Why  do  people  say  that  “all  roads  lead  to  Rome”?  7. What  does  archaic  mean?  8. Describe  life  in  Archaic  Rome.