1. Warm-up Questions What was the main purpose of Roman roads?
What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last?
How did the Romans create large open areas inside of a building?

2. Rome’s Accomplishments Chapter 11, Section 1 World History
The Roman Empire
Rome’s Accomplishments
Chapter 11, Section 1
World History

3. Alabama Course of Study
Standard Six: Trace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements.
Interpreting spatial distribution and patterns of the Roman Republic using geographic tools and technologies.

4. Today’s Learning Targets
I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can locate key geographical features of the Roman Empire on a map.
I can describe the events that led to the fall of the Roman Republic.
I can outline the growth of the Roman Empire.

5. Warm-up Questions What was the main purpose of Roman roads?
To move the army around quickly
What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last?
concrete
What was the main purpose of Roman roads? What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last? How did the Romans create a large open area inside of a building?

6. Warm-up Questions
How did the Romans create a large open area inside of a building?
By placing arches side by side until they created what is called a vault

7. Reading Check Questions
How did Caesar gain power in Rome?
He defeated Pompey in Greece, then returned to Rome and made himself dictator.
How did the Roman Republic become an empire?
The Senate gave Octavian nearly limitless powers and named him Augustus.

8. Reading Check Questions
How did Rome’s territorial expansion affect trade?
With expansion, the population grew, increasing trade.
How did Roman literature and language influence later societies?
Latin evolved into the Romance languages and influenced other languages as well.

9. Key Terms Covered Roman Peace Pax Romana
A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
aqueduct

10. Key Terms Covered
Those languages that evolved from Latin: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian
Romance languages
Legal system based on a written code of laws
Civil law

11. Rome’s Accomplishments
How did the Romans approach the study of science and engineering?
What material did the Romans invent to help their structures?
What was the process by which Roman roads were built?
What architectural design did the Romans use to build strong bridges and other structures?

12. Rome’s Accomplishments
What is a vault? What were vaults used for?
What two architectural things did the Romans copy from the Greeks?
What structure was built for gladiatorial fights in Rome using vaults and arches?
What are frescos?
Who was Virgil and what did he do?
Who was Ovid and what did he do?

13. Rome’s Accomplishments
How did the Romans approach the study of science and engineering?
Practical – how would it benefit their society.
What material did the Romans invent to help their structures?
Cement – made of lime and volcanic ash

14. Rome’s Accomplishments
What was the process by which Roman roads were built?
They built them in layers made up of different materials.
What architectural design did the Romans use to build strong bridges and other structures?
The arch
What architectural design did the Romans use to strong bridges and other structures?
Arch

15. Rome’s Accomplishments
What is a vault? What were vaults used for?
a set of arches that support the roof of a building / to create huge open areas within buildings
What two architectural things did the Romans copy from the Greeks?
Columns & using marble

16. Rome’s Accomplishments
What structure was built for gladiatorial fights in Rome using vaults and arches?
The Colosseum
What are frescos?
Paintings that are done on plaster.
What structure was built for gladiatorial fights in Rome using vaults and arches?
The Colosseum
What are frescos?
Paintings that are done on plaster.

17. Rome’s Accomplishments
Who was Virgil and what did he do?
He was an author who wrote the Aeneid.
Who was Ovid and what did he do?
He was an author who wrote poems about Roman mythology.

18. Rhine River Atlantic Ocean Alps Caspian Sea Danube River Black Sea
Pyrenees
Corsica
Adriatic Sea
Balkan Peninsula
Byzantium
Sardinia
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sicily
Ionian Sea
Carthage
Aegean Sea
Cyprus
Crete
Mediterranean Sea
Alexandria
Tiber River
Apennines
Rome
Red Sea
Nile River
Athens

19. Today’s Learning Targets
I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can locate key geographical features of the Roman Empire on a map.
I can describe the events that led to the fall of the Roman Republic.