Name __________________________
Day/Block ______
Ancient Rome Notes
Guide
Geography
Rome was located in the
_________________________
_____________
**Italy is shaped like a boot!!!
What mountains are to
the north of Rome?
What river does Rome sit
on?
How did Rome differ from
Greece with arable land?
How did Rome’s location help
them?
Founding
of Rome
The Roman Republic
Rome Before
the Republic
Which group ruled over the Italian peninsula?
What is a republic?
Roman People
Patrician =
Plebeian =
Roman Republic
Rome’s code of laws =
The Punic Wars
Carthage = _____________________ colony
Where was Carthage located?
What was the First Punic War
fought over?
What did the Roman’s use to deal
with Carthage’s navy?
Who won the First Punic War?
What did they get control of?
How did Rome win the war?
What did they get control of?
What happened to Carthage?
What caused the 3rd Punic War? Who
won?
Decline of the Roman
Republic
Roman Republic
Reasons for
Decline
Triumvirate =
1st
Triumvirate
________________ defeated ______________ at the Battle of ___________
The Roman Empire
Augustus
Caesar
Age of Augustus =
Pax
Romana
Impacts of Pax Romana
Social
Economic
Political
Pax
Romana
Tiberius
Caligula
Claudius
Nero
Hadrian
Trajan
Marcus Aurleius
Life in Rome: Contributions and Achievements
How was Roman art different than
Greek art?
Architecture
Roman
Architecture
Roman
Technology
Aqueduct =
Ptolemy
Rome’s focus was on:
 Public __________
 Public __________ system
 _____________ schools
Language:
Literature:
Virgil
Roman Legal
Principles
Religion and Mythology
Polytheistic =
Gods and Goddess:
 Had ______________ characteristics
 Interfered in _____________ lives
Jupiter =
Juno =
Apollo =
Minerva =
Diana =
Venus =
**What civilization influenced Roman religion and
mythology?
Rise of Christianity
Many Jews thought Jesus was the
______________
The Fate of Jesus:
Major Beliefs
of Christianity
How were Christians treated by the
Romans?
How was Christianity
spread?
Constantine
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Theodosius
The Fall of Rome
The bigger the empire, the
__________ the cost
Hired ______________ => training
and discipline ________________
__________ split the
Empire in two
Barbarian
___________________
Why did Rome fall?
Economy
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Military
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Invasions
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Politics
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Moral Decay
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