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Ancient Rome and Han
Age of Empires
Rome’s Geography and Resources
Timeline of Roman Expansion
1000 BCE,
first
inhabitants
of Rome
By 290
BCE, the
rest of Italy
was
conquered
753-507
BCE, 7 kings
rule Rome
264-202
BCE,
Carthage
conquered
507 BCE, Kings
eliminated and
replaced with
Senatorial
class—Republic
formed
59-51 BCE
Julius
Caesar
defeats
Celts of
Gaul
200-30 BCE,
Rome defeats
Greek
kingdoms and
takes over all
of
Mediterranean
79 CE. Empire
stretches over
Western
Europe and
British Isles
305 C.E., Rome
covers Western
Europe, N.
Africa,
Mediterranean,
and Arabian
peninsula
http://resourcesforhistory.com/map.htm
Roman Republic Politics
RELIGION AND WOMEN
Roman Expansion During
the Republic
Failure of the Republic: Rise of
the Principate
The Pax Romana
PAX ROMANA (“Roman Peace”)
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http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU01-01.html
Economic Changes
Agriculture
Exporting
Coins
Commercial
Relationships
Watch the following clip and
answer the following questions:
 Why
were the roads so important for
Rome?
 What are aqueducts? What were they
used for? Why were they so important for
the growth of Rome?
 What other technological advances did the
Roman create? How did they impact
Rome?
Christianity
 Jesus
 Growth
 Place

in empire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/
tools/civilisations/index.shtml
Qin Dynasty
221-206 BCE
Terracotta Warriors
Downfall of the Qin
Legalism
Taxation
Thought
Control
Rise of the Han
 Humble
beginnings
 Reaction to Qin
 Consolidation
of Power
Han Dynasty
206 BCE—220 CE
The Han Empire
HAN SOCIETY
Contributions of the Han
 Confucianism
 Technological
innovations—
crossbow, cavalry, watermill, horse
collar
 Transportation and communication
 Growth of urban areas
 Long-distance trade
Fall of the Han
The Dynastic Cycle