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Unit 4: Ancient Rome Part 2
Directions: Please fill out the following notes and warm-ups during class. At the end of the unit, during your
test, your teacher will grade this packet. If you have any questions filling out this packet, please ask your
teacher when appropriate. Thank you!
Day 7: Punic Wars __________-____________ BC
Warm-up:
1. What made Roman roads last so long?
2. Why are roads important to an Empire like Rome?
3. List 5 Roman gods.
Objectives: Know the events of the Punic wars. SS 6.1 and SS 6.4
Roman Republic:
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Carthage: Empire in __________________ Africa. Has a very ________________ Navy. Controlled most
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1st Punic War:
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Romans were not ____________ sailors so they hired _______________ sailors.
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Romans ________ after a long fight.
Result of 1st Punic War: Romans win ____________, ________________, _________________, and
_____________.
2nd Punic War:
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Hannibal wants to regain __________________ _________________
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Hannibal invades ________________ then ________________ by crossing the ___________
Mountains.
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Rome sends ______________ after _____________ to defeat ________________.
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Hannibal beats all Romans but is not __________________ enough to attack _____________.
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___________ takes army and __________________ __________________.
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Results of 2nd Punic War: Rome takes __________ ______________ ____________. Carthage has to pay
more _______________ to Rome.
3rd Punic War:
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Rome starts a _____________ because they are _________________.
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Results of 3rd Punic War: City of __________________ is destroyed ______________.
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Summary: In one paragraph explain how history would have been different if Rome had lost the Punic Wars
and Carthage won.
Day 8: Rise of Caesar
Warm-up:
1. What did Rome get for winning the Punic Wars?
Objectives: Know how the Roman Empire changed with the rise of Caesar. SS 7.2.3
Julius Caesar: Born a ________________.
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At _______ his father ___________ and he became ___________ of his family.
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At _______ he became ____________ _______________ to ______________ and married a
_____________ woman.
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Caesar joined the ______________ and gained __________.
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He came back to _____________, became a _______________ and _______________.
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Became _________________ in _______ BC
Conquest of Gaul (___________): Caesar’s ___________ as ________________ ends. Caesar becomes
_________________ over ___ providences. He raises ________________ (_______________). Invades and
________________ Gual. Even invades _________________ and ________________.
Civil War:
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Caesar _____________ and ______________ his ______________ towards Rome across the Rubicon
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Assassination: Many ________________ did not like Caesar being elected ______________ more than once.
On the ________ of ______________ Senators crowded around Caesar in the ________________. Many had
______________ hidden and ________________ him. “_____________ ____ _______ ___________”
Summary: What do you think will happen next in Roman history?
Day 9: Republic vs. Dictator
Warm-up:
1. Who was Julius Caesar?
2. Why was Julius Caesar murdered?
3. Do you think it was a good thing for Caesar to be killed? (Use information from your notes and our
discussions in class)
Objectives: Analyze republics and dictators. SS 6.5
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Republic:
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Republic- Pros: Power to the ____________. Government is usually more ____________. __________ and
______________ class have more ______________.
Republican- Cons: Elections and _____________ are very __________. Bad _____________ can be
_______________. Leaders can be ______________.
Dictator:
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Dictator-Pros: Dictators can make _______________ very ____________. Very ________ at fighting ______.
Can make the ______________ _________________.
Dictator- Cons: Many people are _____________ and ______________. People have no _________ in
___________________. Dictators often _____________ the ______________.
Day 10: Caesar Augustus
Warm-up:
1. List 3 jobs in the Roman Republic.
2. What job was Caesar given for life?
3. Predict what will happen to Rome now that Caesar is dead?
Objectives: Understand the events of the Roman civil war.
Death of Caesar: _____________ _______________ is killed in the ________________. Rome is
___________ without a _________________.
Octavian:
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Mark Antony:
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Civil War:
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Mark Antony takes his _______________ and attacks ______________.
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Octavian goes to ________________ Brutus and the _______________.
Triumvirate: ___________ and _____________ make an alliance and include _____________. Each
__________ owns part of the _________________.
The _____________________ put down a ______________ in ______________. Lepidus is
________________ of crime and __________________ out of ______________. Now just ______________
and _________________ rule.
More War?
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Antony falls in ___________ with the _____________ of ________________, ________________.
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Cleopatra claims her son ____________________ is Caesar’s son and ____________.
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Mark Antony __________________ Cleopatra while still _____________ to Octavian’s ____________.
Civil War Again: Octavian and Mark Antony go to __________________! Octavian _____________
Antony’s fleet in ________________. Then Antony’s armies ________________ without _______________.
Cleopatra and Antony commit suicide in Egypt.
Results:
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His new name is Caesar _________________.
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Connections:
1. Which month of the year is named after Julius Caesar?
2. Which month is named after Caesar Augustus?
3. Now what is important about which comes first?
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Summary:
1. Who ended up winning the civil wars?
Day 11: Pax Romana
Warm-up:
1. Who won the Roman Civil War?
2. What 2 months of the year are named after Roman leaders?
3. What was the relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra? How did their relationship end?
Objectives: Understand the events of the Pax Romana.
Caesars: Roman __________________ form of government is ___________. ______________ now rule Rome
as “_________________.”
________________=_________________=_________________
Pax Romana: Means “
“ in _________________.
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Few Expansions:
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Important Caesars:
Nero:
Trajan:
Hadrian:
Results of Pax Romana:
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_____________ takes hold of ______________ life
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Engineering Rome:
Day 12: Christianity in Rome
Warm-up:
1. Who was Jesus?
2. What did Jesus do that was so important?
3. What was the Pax Romana?
Objectives: Know how Christianity fits within the Roman Empire.
Judea (___________) Under Rome:
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Judea was ___________ by King _____________.
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Caesar Augustus orders a ____________ (
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Jesus of Nazareth: _________ and ____________ travel to Bethlehem for a _____________. No room at the
______ so they slept in a _____________. Jesus is born in the ____________.
- Jesus becomes a _________________ (makes things with __________). Jesus grows up _____________ but
starts his own _______________. Jesus is killed by the ______________ and ______________ government for
being a ______________.
Christianity:
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Persecution:
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Christians are _____________ or ______________ for their beliefs
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Nero blames the _________ of Rome on __________________.
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Constantine: Emperor of _____________
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Night before ______________ he has a ________________ of ________________
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Puts Christian _____________ on his ________________ and __________
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All of Rome ______________ their old __________ and become _______________
Catholic Church: The first ___________ dies in __________. Church ___________________ are in Rome.
Pope ___________ in Rome.
Summary: In a paragraph or more, write how the Christian church was effected by the Roman Empire.
Day 13: Decline of Rome
Warm-up:
 Constructed response on a separate sheet of paper: How did the Roman Empire effect Christianity?
 Remember:
 Answer the question
 Cite the evidence
 Explain the evidence
Objective: Understand how the Roman Empire declined and then ended.
Decline of Rome: Rome’s ____________ was based on _______________ wars. BUT… Rome
_____________ winning _________. Rome had many _______ ____________. Rome became ____________
(leaders making decisions for their _________ good). All ________________ decline.
Limits of Rome: Rome did ________ expand where it was too ___________ to grow ___________ or
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- _______________, _______________ _______________, and _______________ all were not conquered.
Barbarians:
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Barbarians ____________ and attack Rome in the ___________.
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Split of Rome: ____________ and ___________ Rome become _______________ from each other over time.
_______________ splits into ____________ and ___________. West Rome ___________ apart.
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The End: West Rome is ______________ and can’t fight _________ (Rome is _____________). East stays
____________ and becomes _________________ Empire. Byzantine Empire ______________ for hundreds of
years more.
Summary: MAKE SURE YOUR PACKET IS COMPLETELY FILLED OUT!!!
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