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History and Culture
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Topic 4 - Development of Eastern and Western Civilizations and the Empire’s Emergence
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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HISTORY and CULTURE
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TOPIC 4: Development of Eastern and
Western Civilizations and the
Empire’s Emergence
(2070 BC – 220 AD)
[The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire]
(Teacher’s Copy)
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History and Culture
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Topic 4 - Development of Eastern and Western Civilizations and the Empire’s Emergence
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Content
I. Introduction
II. The development of Ancient Rome
III. The rise of the Roman Empire
IV. The Roman Empire - From Rise to Fall
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History and Culture
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Topic 4 - Development of Eastern and Western Civilizations and the Empire’s Emergence
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
Name:
Year
Class:
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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
I.
Introduction
The old saying “Rome was not built in one day” originated in the history of ancient
Rome, it means a process is always necessary to do anything, patience is needed.
The city of Rome cannot be built in a single day, and for Rome of Italy to develop
into a world-wide Empire spanning the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa
is a very long historical process.
II.
The Development of Ancient Rome
The development of Ancient Rome can be studied in the following three periods:
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History and Culture
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Topic 4 - Development of Eastern and Western Civilizations and the Empire’s Emergence
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Year
1st Period
Monarchy
(2000 BC to 509 BC)
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2nd Period
Republic
(509 BC to 27 BC)
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3rd Period
The Roman Empire
(27 BC to 476 AD)
III. The Rise of the Roman Empire
The Romans started to embark on territorial expansion during the Republican
period. By 150 BC, the Romans became the dominant people of the
Mediterranean Sea, they established control over a great many places along
the Mediterranean coast, and proclaimed the Mediterranean to be “our
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territorial sea”
In 27 BC, Octavian took the name Augustus and became the first ruler of the
Roman Empire with almost absolute power, his reign lasted more than 40
years, and the foundations of the Roman Empire was laid during this period.
The period from 27 BC to around 200 AD was a golden age for the Roman
Empire. During this period, the territory of the Roman Empire spanned
Mesopotamia in the east, and the British Isles in the West. In the entire
history of the Western world, Europe has never been so closely united within
such a vast geographical region like that during the Roman Empire’s time.
In 180 AD, Roman citizens would only need to carry a passport and a single
currency and they can safely travel in the roadway networks linking Egypt and
France. This also reflected the immense organisation and the unity of the
Roman Empire.
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History and Culture
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Topic 4 - Development of Eastern and Western Civilizations and the Empire’s Emergence
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Activity
1：Web study
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The students may be divided into groups to browse the websites below, and then complete the
tasks that follow.
Task 1
Find a map of the Roman Empire during its golden age and paste the map onto the space
below.
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History and Culture
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Topic 4 - Development of Eastern and Western Civilizations and the Empire’s Emergence
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Year
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Task 2
Based in the information found on the internet about the “Roman Roads”, explain the
meanings of the saying “every road leads to Rome”.
(Reasoning based on facts would be acceptable)
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Task 3
Discuss the relationship between the Roman military and the great power of the Empire.
(Reasoning based on facts would be acceptable)
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History and Culture
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Topic 4 - Development of Eastern and Western Civilizations and the Empire’s Emergence
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Year
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IV. The Roman Empire - From Rise to Fall
Activity
2︰Sequence of events
Try to put the letter codes of the following events into the correct brackets.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
The golden age for the Roman Empire - “Pax Romana”
Decline and fall of Eastern Roman Empire
The assassination of Julius Caesar
The fall of Western Roman Empire
The first absolute ruler of the Roman Empire - Augustus
The division of the Roman Empire into eastern western parts.
（C）（E）（A）（F）（D）（B）
44 BC
27 BC
200 AD
395 AD
476 AD
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1453 AD
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History and Culture
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Topic 4 - Development of Eastern and Western Civilizations and the Empire’s Emergence
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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3： Believe it or not
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History and Culture
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Topic 4 - Development of Eastern and Western Civilizations and the Empire’s Emergence
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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3： The causes for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Political and economic crises began to emerge from the third century AD, and by 395 AD the Empire was divided into
eastern and western parts. In 476 AD, the Roman Empire came to an end. The decline and fall of the Roman Empire can
be attributed to internal causes and external causes, try to look at the pictures on the left, and choose the relevant
causes to fill in the answers.
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Internal
External
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Internal
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