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Chapter 2, Section 1
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY 264 BC
THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY 133 BC
THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY 44 BC
THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY AD 284
TRADE IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
The Roman Empire in 100
AD
Modern Europe
Key Terms
Government
 Empire: A large area of land
or territory ruled by a single
powerful leader called an
“emperor”.
 Augustus: Rome’s first
emperor. He established, or
set up, the powers that future
emperors would have.
Ruled from 63 BC – 14 AD
Citizens
 People who were allowed to
participate in the
government.
 Could hold offices or vote.
 Had to pay taxes, and males
served in the military.
 Being a citizen in the Roman
empire was honorable.
Only Roman citizens were
allowed to wear togas.
Question Time – Write these
after the notes you just took.
 1. Review your notes and create a question
that can be answered by the information
found there.
 2. Review your notes for a second time and
create a question that relates to the
information but cannot be found in your
notes.
 Discuss your questions with your group.
Roman Advancements
Engineering
 Roads
 Aqueducts
 Bridges
 Stadiums
Aqueducts are like canals.
Architecture
 Related to engineering.
 The art of designing
buildings.
 Wanted their buildings to be
strong AND beautiful.
 Used columns, open spaces,
domes.
Art
 Created realistic statues and
paintings.
 Created very lifelike portraits.
Portrait found in Pompeii
Philosophy
 Wanted to show how the
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world really was.
Wanted to improve life.
Told people how they should
behave to be happy.
Stoics taught the people
should focus more on being
good and less on what they
owned.
Act for the good of the group,
not for personal gain.
Cicero, a Roman philosopher
Question Time – Write these
after the notes you just took.
 1. Review your notes and create a question
that can be answered by the information
found there.
 2. Review your notes for a second time and
create a question that relates to the
information but cannot be found in your
notes.
 Discuss your questions with your group.
Christianity Spreads
 Romans didn’t think that
Christianity would catch on and
spread.
 Instead, it spread quickly and
Roman leaders were worried.
They tried to stop it.
 In the 300s a Roman emperor
became a Christian and later
emperors made Christianity the
official religion.
 The church began to influence
Rome’s leaders. The pope was a
huge influence.
Question Time – Write these
after the notes you just took.
 1. Review your notes and create a question
that can be answered by the information
found there.
 2. Review your notes for a second time and
create a question that relates to the
information but cannot be found in your
notes.
 Discuss your questions with your group.
Final Questions – Write on a
separate piece of paper
 With your group, choose the three best
questions that can be answered with your
notes. Write the question and answer for
each on the piece of paper.
 Now choose two of the best questions that
cannot be answered with your notes and
write them on the piece of paper.
 These may end up in a quiz…
Roman Achievements Quick
Write
 Choose the Roman Achievement that you think is
most important: (p26 – 28 in your textbook) –
Government, Engineering, Architecture, Art, or
Philosophy
 (1)Explain the achievement, (2)how it was used in the
Roman Empire, and (3)how it is still used today.
(4)Justify why you feel it is the most important Roman
Achievement using information from your textbook
and life experience.