Day 1
Discussion
Questions
Getting to Know the Roman Emperors
Day 1
Day 1
O What is heredity rule and what are its positive and negative
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aspects?
Can you give examples of times when leaders have been forcibly
removed from power because of discontent by the people?
What do you think was the most common method the ancient
Romans used to remove emperors from power?
Can murdering a political leader be justified if it is for the good of a
large group of people or a whole country? Explain and give
examples to support your ideas.
What are the negative aspects of having a leader who rules until
the death with absolute power?
If you had been an emperor in ancient Rome, who would you have
considered trustworthy and why?
Day 1
Who are you?
O Take the “Who are you?” quiz in the library.
O While taking the quiz, each student must
write down AT LEAST three interesting facts
presented on the page that reveals who the
student most resembles. BE PREPARED TO
DISCUSS THE PERSON YOU WERE MOST
LIKE WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS.
Day 2
5-10 minutes
Emperor Groups
O Today you will get into groups based on your emperors.
Use the following questions to discuss your person:
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What kind of person was ___________?
What role did ________ play in Roman history?
Do you think ______ was a good leader? Why?
How would you describe _______ in a single sentence?
How are you most like _________? Least like _________?
Select a spokesperson to describe your person using a single sentence
Day 2
Emperors of Rome
History Hunt
Video Library
1. The Peace of Rome
2. The Emperor Claudius
3. Claudius Expands the Empire, Rome Burns
Day 2
Emperors of Rome
History Hunt
Complete the History Hunt using these two
sites.
Emperors: (Be sure to read about them all, using their
separate links)
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/
emperors.html
Timeline:
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/special/
timeline_01.html
DO NOT PLAY THE EMPEROR OF ROME GAME YET.
Day 3
Emperor Class Discussion
O Refer to your History Hunt Notes.
1. What type of leadership style and skills did each
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emperor have?
In your opinion, who was the best emperor? The
worst? Why?
What was each emperor’s claim to fame? Downfall?
In the nine emperors you studied were running for
public office today, do you think any of them would
be elected? Why or why not?
If you could choose one emperor to be, which would
you choose and why?
Day 3
Emperor of Rome Game
O Use what you have learned from the History Hunt
and class discussion to help you play the game.
O When you complete the game, report your ranking
to me.
O Emperor of Rome Game
Days 4 and 5
Campaign Poster
O Choose one emperor to represent.
O You are this emperor’s campaign manager. It is
your job to create a poster for your emperor based
on what you have learned about him through the
various classroom activities.
O Look at “Putting a positive Spin on the Emperors.”
Rubric