The Rise of the Roman Empire #1*Pg. 20-21: directions- copy these notes inside the

box that is labeled above onto your graphic organizer

• 117 A.D. Trajan expanded the empire• 410 A.D. the Goths sacked Rome • 476 A.D. the last emperor overthrown• 527 A.D. Justinian and Theodora came

to power in Constantinople• 1453 A.D. the Byzantine Empire was defeated

Augustus, the first emperor of Rome = #2

The Emperor’s Powers

2 facts here

2 facts

2 facts here

The Emperor’s Powers

• Declare war• Raise taxes

• Punish lawbreakers• Nominate public officials

• Influence the Senate• Lead religious festivals

• “Civis Romanus Sum” = I am a Roman citizen?

• “Pax Romana” = “Roman Peace”

• People abided by the laws because it was an honor to be a Roman citizen; pride;respect

• Laws were put on public display so people could read them and hold others accountable for their behavior

#4

#5

Engineering = #6

roads Stadiums and arenas

Domes and arches

columns

#7 ARCHITECTURE

• Strong buildings

• Copied the Greeks

• The USA copied the domes, arches and columns for gov. bldgs. (capitol bldgs.)

ARCHITECTURE

#8 Barbarian Invasions

• See the next slide to copy the facts inside the box

• Write small and very neat

1)The barbarians who invaded the Roman Empire during 340-500 A.D. were the Visigoths, Vandals, Burgundians, Franks, Jutes, Angles, Saxons, Huns, Visigoths, and Ostrogoths.

2). Attila was the leader of the Huns who were barbarians that came from Asia. They raided Constantinople, Greece, Gaul and northern Italy. They did not destroy southern Italy because they were told that diseases ran wild here.

Barbarian Invasions continued

3) In 410, a group of Germanic barbarians sacked or destroyed Rome.

4) Around 480 A.D, A Frankish king

named Clovis built a huge kingdom in

Gaul which is present-day France.

Color the graphic organizers

1. Be neat

2. Choose various colors for each

3. Don’t color to dark to hide your words

4. Use the Twistable crayons to color, they work the best