How do military and political conflicts and
conquests create a powerful Roman Empire?
Date:
3.11.13A
3.12.13 B
Roman Empire Expansion
Warm Up: Map of Roman Empire
Using map of Roman Empire displayed on board,
color in the regions of the Roman Empire at the
two different time periods on your map of the
Mediterranean world
WIO: Cause and Effect Chart on Roman
Expansion
Class Work:
1. Warm-Up/Check HW-Punic Wars
Reading. (p. 94)
2. Classzone on Roman Empire
Expansion- Fill in Notes
3. Roman Empire Mapping ActivityPair Work
4. WIO
5. Class Discussion
Homework: Complete Readings and
Questions for Patricians and Plebeians
Reading
**Prepare for a potential Notebook Check in NEAR
FUTURE!!**
Page 93
Page 94
Punic Wars Reading
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3.
Warm-Up
Map of Roman Empire
Using map of Roman Empire displayed on board,
color in the regions of the Roman Empire at the two
different time periods on your map of the
Mediterranean world
Map of Ancient Rome—Watch ClassZone Video!!
•Watch the ClassZone Animation!
•Complete the fill-in notes sheet about the Roman
Empire
•Tape this on page 94
The Roman Empire at Its Height, 117 AD
1. Rome was a city that was located on a small hilltop village
on the Tiber River.
2. The location of Rome provided security and trade
opportunities to the citizens.
3. In 509 BC, Rome overthrew its king and became a republic.
4. Rome dominated most of the Italian peninsula.
5. Rome clashed with Carthage as it began to grow. Carthage
was a rich trading city in Northern Africa.
6. Rome and Carthage battled each other in the three Punic
Wars. Eventually Rome captured and destroyed Carthage.
7. At its height, the Roman Empire encircled the
Mediterranean Sea and covered all of Western Europe and
half of Britain.
Mapping Activity of Roman
Expansion
1. You will be working in partners to complete a mapping activity
of about the Punic Wars and Rome’s expansion. I will put you
in partners.
2. You will need a dry erase marker, map, atlas, and direction
sheet.
3. You will follow the directions, on the direction sheet, word for
word to complete the activity.
4. I will be circulating the room and assessing your progress. You
will receive a:
= Excellent work following directions and working as a
team
= Sufficient job following directions and workings as a
team
= Not following directions and not working as a team
Reflection
Answer the following questions in complete sentences on a
separate sheet of notebook paper.
You will turn this in to me.
1. Were the directions, for this activity, easy for you to
follow?
2. Were there any parts that you struggled to
understand/complete? What parts?
3. What was the easiest part of the activity for you?
4. Did this activity help you to better understand the
significance of the Punic Wars and how powerful Rome
became?
Why or why not?
WIO- Cause/Effect
1. When you have finished the mapping activity, you will
complete a cause/effect organizer about Ancient Rome’s
expansion and the Punic Wars.
2. You do not need to write in complete sentences!
3. Show me your map BEFORE starting this chart!!
4. The cause/effect chart is on the green stool!
Homework
1. Patricians and Plebeians Reading—Read and chunk!!
2. Then answer the questions at the bottom in complete
sentences!
**REMEMBER—Chunk= write 1 sentence explaining
the main idea for each paragraph!!
**Prepare for a potential Notebook Check in NEAR
FUTURE!!**
KIM Chart example for Question 1