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Copy HW
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Please grab a worksheet from the front desk and
make it page 27
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Please read the questions in preparation for our
video on life in the Roman Empire
 How
can societies use what
they learn from the past?
 How
do culture and
technology reflect values?
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1. Today- capital of Italy Then-capital of the Empire
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2. magnificent public buildings, amphitheaters, mansions,
apartments, stores and restaurants
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3. light breakfast and lunch-bread, fruit, dates, cheese
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4. reclined on the couch, propped up on pillow with their elbow
on the table, used only spoons and their fingers
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5. started with an offering to the gods. Then a main course of
stuffed pig, boiled stingray and eels, gazelle and antelope, and
pheasant brains; delicious desserts.
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Please read pages 398 and 399
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Complete the guided reading notes
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Please be prepared to share your answers with the
class
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This is an ~ 8 minute activity
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Romans were influenced by the
____________, but their statues tended to
be more________________
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They were known for
__________and____________- which are
painted on moist plaster with water based
paints
______________-sponsored, or paid people
to create art throughout the empire
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The Romans brought a sense of __________ and
_____________ to everyday objects
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The Roman made highly decorative ________
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In addition they developed the arts of ______________
and ___________________
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Another popular art form of the Romans was the
_________; a raised, carved portrait of a person’s head
or a craved scene
BLOWN GLASS
CAMEOS
Roman art was rediscovered during the ___________
and studied by artists such as__________________
_______________ imitated Roman art in the early
years of their Republic
These styles gave their art __________ & __________
Many Roman writers
got their ideas from
the __________
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got his ideas for the Aeneid from Homer’s story of the
Odyssey
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The Aeneid describes the Trojan prince Aeneas and his
journey to Italy
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He is shown as the perfect Roman-self-controlled,
brave and loyal to the gods
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wrote satires, which poked fun at human weakness
Wrote odes, which are poems with strong emotion
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wrote The History of Rome in 10 B.C.
positive about Rome
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Negative Views of Rome
wrote and made speeches about a representative
government
swayed many Romans
influenced our Constitution
Wrote tragedies
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wrote comedies
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The Romans loved humor
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Please record five facts you learned today
 1 about Roman food
 2 about Roman art
 2 about Roman writers
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Each facts should be on a separate small piece of scrap
paper
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Feel free to shade/create a boarder of color around your
facts
Quickly use a glue stick and glue you facts on our class
mosaic
Students will them come forward to read various
information from today’s lesson
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