Unit 2 Study Guide
Rome
2.01 SWBAT identify who the
mythological founders of Rome?
• Romulus and Remus (page 150)
2.02 SWBAT Assess the contributions
of the Etruscans to the development
of Roman society and culture.
• The arch, drainage techniques, the alphabet
(page 151)
2.03 SWBAT Assess the contributions
of the Greeks to the development of
Roman society and culture.
• Greek philosophy like Stoicism, epic poetry
like the Aeneid came from Greek epic poetry,
government by the people (Rome had
republic, Athens, in Greece, had a democracy)
(page 161-162)
2.04 SWBAT do a case study on the
items found at Pompeii and what that
showed about life in Ancient Rome
• Study Pompeii answers
2.05 SWBAT define republic
• A government where officials are elected by
the people (page 151)
2.06 SWBAT identify how those parts
of Roman government can be see in
the US government system today
• The senate, the veto, and checks on political
power (page 153)
2.07 SWBAT identify Julius Caesar
• A Roman general who seized power with his
army and became dictator (page 158)
2.08 SWBAT analyze the reasons for
the death of Julius caesar
• Caesar’s enemies worried that he planned to
make himself king of Rome (page 158)
2.09 SWBAT define pax romana
• Latin for “Roman Peace,” it was an age of
peace, order, unity, and prosperity under
Rome from the Euphrates river to England
that began under Augustus. (page 160)
2.10 SWBAT identify Augustus
• The first Emperor of the Roman Empire (page
159)
2.11 SWBAT describe the impact of the
pax romana on Europe
• Trade across the entire Roman Empire
prospered, Christianity was spread from the
Middle East to Europe during this period, and
there was a great deal of cultural and
economic exchange (page 160)
2.12 SWBAT define empire
• A group of states or territories controlled by
one ruler (glossary)
2.13 SWBAT analyze why Rome was
transformed from republic to empire.
• Economic turmoil in the form of widening gap
between rich and poor and political
corruption led to violence like slave uprisings,
revolts from the lower class, and civil wars.
Rival commanders recruited soldiers by
providing them benefits and attacked Rome
once they gained their loyalty (page 157-158)
2.14 SWBAT describe the benefits of
the expansion of the Roman Empire.
• The Romans brought protection, government
structure, codified law, and a system of roads
(page 159)
2.15 SWBAT assess ways in which
imperial rule over a vast area
transformed Roman society, economy,
and culture.
• Generals, officials , and traders amassed fortunes
from loot, taxes, and commerce from conquering
new lands and trade routes, forming a new
wealthy class. People from conquered lands
were forced into slavery. Farmers were hurt by
cheaper products from Egypt and Rome produced
by slave labor and had to sell their land (page
157)
2.16 SWBAT explain the fundamental
teachings of Christianity.
• Jesus was the Son of God, the messiah or
savior that would free the Jews from the
Romans. He preached that he would give
eternal life to those who believed in him and
the importance of justice, morality, and
service to others. (page 168)
2.17 SWBAT Analyze how Christianity
spread widely in the Roman Empire.
• Paul and other missionaries used Roman trade
routes to spread Christianity throughout the
Roman empire. (page 169)
2.18 SWBAT describe the political,
social, economic and invasions that
caused the fall of the Roman Empire
• Weak & corrupt emperors, an army that was
not loyal to the emperor, and invasions by
barbaric tribes (page 176-177)
2.19 SWBAT describe Roman’s legal
legacy
• An accused person was presumed innocent
until proven guilty, laws can be amended, and
developed civil law. (page 165)