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Table of Contents
Ancient Greek Essential Question.…….….…pg
Alexander the Great…………….……….....…pg
The Trojan War………………………..................pg
Ancient Greek Government and Culture..…pg
Ancient Greek Essay……………………............pg
Roman Empire Essential Question……………..pg
Julius Caesar: Republic to Dictatorship…..…pg
Essential Question
Essential Question for Chpt 1.2: Roman Empire
What caused the downfall of the Roman
Empire?
* downfall = destruction, end of
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 –
Roman
Empire
republic – a government
is ruled by laws chosen
by leaders who are
chosen by voting.
dictatorship – when the
leader makes all the
rules and there is no
voting.
Julius Caesar – a leader
of Rome that wanted to
become the dictator.
What is the difference
between a democracy
and a republic?
The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar
The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar
The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar
The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar
The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar
The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar
The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar
The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar
"Et tu, Brute?” (You too, Brutus?) Then fall, Caesar.
On the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated.
Table of Contents
Ancient Greek Essential Question.…….….…pg
Alexander the Great…………….……….....…pg
The Trojan War………………………..................pg
Ancient Greek Government and Culture..…pg
Ancient Greek Essay……………………............pg
Roman Empire Essential Question……………..pg
Julius Caesar: Republic to Dictatorship………pg
Roman Empire.……………………………………pg
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 –
Roman
Empire
(pg151-153)
roads –
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 –
Roman
Empire
(pg151-153)
roads –
1) Built for soldiers
2) Increase trade
(business) and made
Rome rich.
3) Spread the culture of
Greece and Rome
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 –
Roman
Empire
(pg151-153)
Christianity –
1) Christians spread in
Rome but were
persecuted (suffered
and killed).
2) Then the Roman
emperor became
Christian and it
spread all over
Europe.
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 –
Roman
Empire
Education –
1) Learn Latin
and Greek
languages
2) Poetry
3) Astronomy
(stars)
Table of Contents
Roman Empire Essential Question……………..pg
Julius Caesar: Republic to Dictatorship………pg
Roman Empire.……………………………….……pg
The Fall of the Roman Empire…………….…….pg
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 – Fall of
the Roman
Empire
Theories for the Fall of the
Roman Empire:
1) Lead Poisoning
Where?
- Wine (which Roman
leaders drank A LOT of)
was sweetened by lead
- Many kitchen tools such
as cups, bowls, spoons,
and pots were made of
lead.
Lead pipes
(for water)Pg 155
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 – Fall of
the Roman
Empire
Theories for the Fall of the
Roman Empire:
1) Lead Poisoning
Who?
Julius Caesar – even
though he had a lot of
wives, only had one child.
Augustus Caesar – had no
children.
Nero (last ruler of the
family) – went crazy
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 – Fall of
the Roman
Empire
Theories for the Fall of the
Roman Empire:Pg 153
2) Civil War
- 60 men say they are
emperor in 49 years! Many
leaders are assassinated.
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 – Fall of
the Roman
Empire
Theories for the Fall of the
Roman Empire:
In the eyes of even
Julius Caesar, civilization
made men soft. The
fiercest fighters were
those deemed least
civilized.
Pg 153
2) Hired soldiers
(mercenaries) from the
barbarians (Germans).
TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS
Chapter
1.2 – Fall of
the Roman
Empire
Theories for the Fall of the
Roman Empire:
4) Attack from
“Barbarians”
from the North
- hunters, poor,
very hungry,
and bold
(brave).
Pg 154
Essential Question
Debate:
1) Take 2-3 minutes, discuss in your groups.
2) List at least 3 reasons you believe you have
the best cause of the downfall of Rome.
3) Choose a speaker to explain your reasons.
A Look at Essay Responses…
1) The Greeks told good stories. This is like today, we also tell very good
stories.
2) The Greeks wrote stories about their life and war like Alexander the
Great. Ms. Leu makes us also write stories about our life too.
3) The Greeks wrote stories about their gods such as Zeus, about war such
as the Trojan War and Alexander the Great. They also wrote plays about
their life in tragedies, comedies. Today people also write stories about
themselves in narrative writings and in novels like The Outsiders by S.E.
Hinton. Some authors also write about the Greek gods today like the
author Rick Riordan who writes of Percy Jackson the son of Poseidon,
Neptune.
A Look at Essay Responses
1) The Greeks had sports games. They were very exciting. I liked them. They
had the Olympics. We have the Olympics today too. The Olympics today
are very cool too! Yeah! : ) : ) : )
2) The Greeks believed sports were very important. They not only trained their
minds but also their bodies. They held the Olympic Games for their god
Zeus. In their games they had running, spear throwing, chariot races, and
discus throw. Today some people continue to train their bodies to stay
healthy. We also have Olympic Games today. It is like the Greeks, we
have them every four years. We continue to have some of the same sports
like running but we also have many more like winter sports, swimming, and
water sports today. The best athletes around the world come compete
today. Just like the best athletes in Greece competed 3000 years ago.
Essential Question
Essential Question for Chpt 1.2: Roman Empire
What caused the downfall of the Roman
Empire?
* downfall = destruction, end of
Roman Empire Expository Essay
1. Thesis
2. Choose 1 of the reasons of the downfall of
Rome. Explain using at least 3 examples
why you believe that is the best reason for
the downfall of Rome.
3. Then argue why 2 other reasons are not the
best reason.
What you could write today…
1) The Roman Empire was terrible. It sucked. I really didn’t like it. Because all
the leaders were crazy because they were so stupid they ate lead. Lead
kills people! So that is why it ended. THE END.
2) The Roman Empire was the greatest empire in Europe. However, it was
also completely destroyed at the end. There are many theories (ideas)
why it fell. Four of the theories are: _____________________,
_________________, _________________, ____________________. I will explain
why ________________ is the best theory and the biggest reason for the fall
of the empire.
What you could write today…
1) I believe mercenary soldiers were the main reason that the Roman Empire
fell because they just wanted money so they didn’t care about the army.
And when they got the money, they just left.
2) I believe mercenary soldiers were the main reason that the Roman Empire
fell because they were greedy and fought for money, not honor. The
mercenary soldiers were not like Julius Caesar who fought for his honor. So
when the fighting got very hard, maybe they decided to change and
fight for the winner and stopped fighting for the loser. Also it says the
mercenary soldiers were wild so maybe the captains can not control them
very well and they went against their leaders…
What you could write today…
1) I believe civil war was the main reason that the Roman Empire fell
because when they fought with their friends and family they are sad : (
and then they die. Also then less and less people are in the country and
then they will all die. DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE. Did I say they will DIE??!!
2) I believe civil war was the main reason that the Roman Empire fell
because when they fought against each other, they destroyed both their
own people and land. So there are less good soldiers that can fight and
less leaders. Also if their land is destroyed… Another reason is…
What you could write today…
1) Even though some people think civil war is the main reason for the fall of
the Roman Empire, I do not think so because civil war is just an small
argument. You know, like between friends. So when they stop fighting
each other, they will be okay again. Like me and my friend.
2) Even though some people think civil war is the main reason for the fall of
the Roman Empire, I do not think so because many other countries also
have civil wars but they were not destroyed. Like in the US, they have a
big civil war, but they are still a strong country today. Also civil war can
sometimes help train people to fight better…
What you could write today…
1) Even though some people think mercenaries is the main reason for the
fall of the Roman Empire, I do not think so because mercenaries are
stupid. You know, they are barbarians. They don’t know how to read
and write. How can they destroy the Roman Empire?!
2) Even though some people think mercenaries is the main reason for the
fall of the Roman Empire, I do not think so because mercenaries not the
leaders of the army. They are only the soldiers. So I think…
The Roman Empire was the greatest empire. However, it was also
completely destroyed at the end. There are many theories (ideas) why it fell.
Four of the theories are: _____________________, _________________,
_________________, ____________________. I will explain why ________________ is
the best theory for the fall of the empire.
I believe ______________ was the main reason that the Roman Empire fell
because first……… Second…………..Third………… Fourth…….. Next………….
Also………..Furthermore……. Last………… Finally………..
Some people think _______________ is the main reason for the fall of the
Roman Empire. However, I do not think so because _____________.
Finally, other people think that ___________________ is the main reason for the
fall of the Roman Empire but I also disagree with this because
__________________________.
In conclusion ____________________________is the reason for the fall of the
Roman Empire.