1. Looking at the timeline above, which century has seen the most wars? A. 1800s B. 1700s C. 2000s D. 1900s

2. Respond! Respond! Answer questions Answer questions Ask questions Ask questions Complete work during the class & with groups! Complete daily required assignments offline. How do you

3.  8.4.7.A: Summarize the social, political, cultural, and economic contributions of individuals and groups in world history. Analyze Roman art and architecture to find out about life in the Roman Empire. Identify the Aeneid as the most significant Roman epic poem, and Virgil as its author. Define bread and circuses, Circus Maximus, Colosseum, atrium, and aqueduct. 1)Textbook pg 381- 385 2) Student pg 304-305 3) OLS Unit 10 Lesson 6 1)OLS Intro 2)Rome Virtual Tour 3)B/O Room Gallery activity 4)Explore Roman Architecture 5)Review

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6. We are going to do an activity today that is going to require you to explore B/O Rooms to find answers to your Reading Guide. Use the Googledoc to help! Each Room houses a number of pictures and important pieces of information! Use the information to answer your Reading Guide Questions! GET GOING! MOVE YOURSELF IN AND OUT OF THE ROOMS AND ENJOY! https://docs.google.com/a/agoraeagles.org/for ms/d/1wDe3tKIWTEF7tkrStQxWkapqhcsv_KJG P-hA8xaaq6Y/viewform

8. Caesar Augustus spent vast sums of money to beautify Rome! He built new roads and bridges, and repaired the city’s temples and theaters! Augustus knew he had to keep the people happy. If the many poor in the city because restless, they would riot and threaten the peace! To prevent this, the emperor provided the people with all kinds of games, races and spectacles.

10. The Colosseum Many of the games in the city took place in this three to four story high, oval. It took 10 years to build and could seat 50 THOUSAND people! The Gladiators The People were there to see trained fighters named gladiators, who met in the arena for a battle to the death!

12. Man vs. Man During the big festivals, thousands of gladiators would pair off for combat. Beast vs. Beast Wild animals from across the empire and beyond were brought to the arena to fight each other as well! Rhino Vs. Elephant Bear vs. Buffalo Lion vs. Tiger Man vs. Beast A lot of times men were armed against animals to do a live hunt in front of the crowd! Sometimes, the switch was flipped and animals were let loose to hunt on slaves and criminals! Army vs. Army Small armies sometimes even reenacted military battles. For naval battles they would flood the arena and fight to the death at “Sea”

14. These were nothing like the circuses we know today. They were U-Shaped structures enclosing long racetracks where the empires finest charioteers competed against each other in their four horsed, two wheeled chariots. A total of seven laps around the course. The crowds went wild, cheering their favorites and gasping with delight as a chariot lost a wheel, a driver tumbled to the ground, or a chariot crashed while taking a corner too fast.

15. A large, airy room inside the main entrance. Wealthy Roman adorned these interiors with all sorts of artwork, walls painted with mythological scenes, landscapes or still lifes.

16. Along with the artwork and paintings, Floors were decorated with Mosaics – tiny piece of colored tile arranged to form a picture or a design ! Statues also graced the homes of the rich, many of them copies of earlier Greek works. Some had indoor plumbing, with water pumped so they could enjoy a bath in privacy.

18. Stone channels known as aqueducts carried abundant supplies of water into the city from the hills. They saw these magnificent structures as proof of the empire’s greatness! Daily, 11 aqueducts pumped 50-200 gallons of water for every person in the city!

20. The public baths were elaborate structures, with walls covered with marble and mosaics. They became the center of social life, open to all for a tiny admission fee. Friends met to chat, to conduct business, to play dice games, and

21. Caesar Augustus turned to Rome’s finest poet to compose a new story about the founding of Rome. Virgil thought the hero needed to exemplify all of the old Roman virtues – duty, honor, and respect for paterfamilias. Look at pg. 386 in the Human Odyssey textbook to read the story! VIRGIL

24. 1 ) The Caesar thought it was important to provide the masses with food and games to keep them from becoming restless. T or F 2) The Colosseum was U-shaped structure where fantastic chariot races took place for thousands of fans to enjoy! T or F 3) The large structures that carried thousands of gallons of water into Rome were called Atriums. T or F 4) In the chat box, tell me some activities that Romans participated in at the Public Bath.

25. Complete the Unit 10 Lesson 6 assessment in the OLS Take care of your study island pathways! The PSSA’s are coming! Do a good deed