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SS8 – Pathways
- EarlyMid3 – End is Near
The End is Near!
Like all good things, Rome eventually came to and end.
By 117 A.D. the Roman Empire had reached its peak.
Beginning in 161 A.D. some of the Empire’s neighbors
began to cause problems.
The Roman’s called all those people outside of the Empire
Barbarians, meaning people who speak a different
language.
The Empire as an government or organization was also in
trouble. Many different leaders tried to gain control of
the Empire for themselves, and the government was
running out of money.
In 284 A.D. the Roman Emperor Diocletes divided the
Empire in two in an attempt to regain control of the
Empire’s borders and reduce the cost of operating the
government.
Diolcetes successor Constantine ruled the Eastern Roman
Empire and he worked hard to rebuild the old city of
Byzantium and renamed in Constantinople.
SS8 – Pathways
- EarlyMid3 – End is Near
End Is Near!
Directions: Read pages 8-11 in your text Pathways – Civilizations Through
Time
1. On a separate piece of paper, provide definitions for the following terms;
Legacy
Architecture
Roman Legions
Philosophy
Gladiator
Latin
2. On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions using COMPLETE
SENTENCES;
a. What was the name given to the Roman’s neighbours and what did it mean?
(2 mks for quality of answer)
b.
Explain why the Mediterranean was an ideal location for civilizations to
develop. (2 mks for 2 reasons)
c. What was it that made the Romans so successful? (2 mks for quality of
answer)
d. Explain what Pax Romana meant and describe how it was both good and bad.
(2 mks for quality of answer)
3. Imagine that you are an emperor of Rome. It is your job to re-define
what the Pax Romana will outline. Provide a list of at least 5 “rules” or
laws that you think would help a society run smoothly and successfully.
You will be marked out of 5 for the quality and evidence of thought put into
your “rules”.
Total: ____ / 19