1. Welcome back, future leaders! For today’s warm-up please do the following: Grab a fresh student log and your notebook from the crates. Draw an X through today’s homework box. Write in today’s date and objective on your student log. Open your notebook and respond to the following prompt: Describe what is happening in this picture in at least three sentences:

2. Describe what is happening in this picture in at least three sentences.

3. World History with Mr. Golden __________________________________________________________ The Rise and Fall of Caesar

4. Objective: ________________________________________________________ FLWBAT evaluate the effectiveness of Julius Caesar as a leader of Rome

5. Agenda: ________________________________________________________ - Review - Julius Caesar notes - Timelines - Gasp! A QUIZ?!?! - We’re done!

6. Cornell Notes: ________________________________________________________ Keywords go on the left side Notes/definitions go on the right side

7. How were things getting violent in Rome? o Gladiator games and public executions were popular forms of entertainment. o Political reformers (Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus) were murdered for their unpopular ideas o Spartacus led a slave revolt o Sulla started a civil war in Rome and crowns himself emperor, punishing his opponents. Key Points: ________________________________________________________

8. Key Points: ________________________________________________________ Who was Julius Caesar? o The greatest general in Roman history o Expanded the Roman Republic with his loyal soldiers (took over all of modern day Italy, France, and Germany) o Gained great power with loyal soldiers Sum un specie de un grande affare [I’m kind of a big deal] You stole my line!

9. Key Points: ________________________________________________________ The conquest of the Gauls:

10. Key Points: ________________________________________________________ The conquest of the Gauls:

11. Key Points: ________________________________________________________ How did Caesar rise to power? Caesar teams up with two other powerful players in Roman politics, Pompey (above) and Crassus (right) to take over the Senate. You’re getting too powerful, Caesar. Come back to Rome now! When he gets back we’ll have him arrested and take over! I’m definitely smarter than both of you combined.

12. Key Points: ________________________________________________________ How did Caesar rise to power? o Pompey and Crassus warn Caesar that crossing the Rubicon River with his army will be considered an act of war. o Caesar crosses the Rubicon with his forces, starts a civil war, and wins control of Rome.

13. Key Points: ________________________________________________________ Caesar’s speech to the 13 th Legion:

14. Key Points: ________________________________________________________ How did Caesar lose popularity? o People didn’t like that he gained power through a civil war. o He had the Senate name him dictator for life and tried to take all gov’t authority. I know that you’re upset, but what are you really going to do about it, huh?

15. Key Points: ________________________________________________________ Assassination of Caesar:

16. Key Points: ________________________________________________________ o Caesar is ambushed in the Senate and stabbed 35 times o His most trusted advisor, Brutus lands the killing blow How did Caesar lose power? WORST BFF EVER! Uhhh, woops.

17. Timelines: ________________________________________________________ Now, create a timeline based on Caesar’s rise and fall! Directions: Choose five major events from the life of Julius Caesar that we discussed in class today and use them to complete the timeline handout you have been given. Each event must include a short description (2 good sentences at least) and a visual that represents Caesar in the center box. - Choose two events that represent his rise to power - Choose one event that represents Caesar at the height of his power - Choose two events that represent his downfall.

18. Quiz: ________________________________________________________ USE YOUR TIME WISELY! OPEN-NOTE QUIZ! Use all of your notes and handouts on Ancient Rome, (as well as the power of your brain), to answer the questions on your quiz. As long as you’ve been here and have been doing your work, there’s no need to make any faces like this…

19. We’re done! ________________________________________________________ Thank you for all your hard work today! Make sure to put your notebooks in the crate and your folders in folders, please!