Social Studies Chapter 2 Ancient Rome – Lesson 1 The Rise and Expansion of Rome – The location for the settlement of Rome was selected for its geography. There were many geographical advantages like: Apennenines Mts. 4. Mediterranean Sea 1. Tiber River 2. Fertile farmland 3. king and queen. The first government set up in Rome was a monarchy, or rule by a Eventually, the republic Romans revolted against this type of government and established a which lasted for about 500 years. This new government was popular because it was based on the will of the people. One right that all elect their leaders. indirect free male citizens possessed was the right to This is an example of democracy. Julius Caesar helped to end the civil war that broke out at the end of the Roman Republic. He was Octavian assassinated a year after he named himself dictator of the republic. His adopted son took over Augustus, empire, power and changed his name to which means one.” He turned Rome into a(n) “divine which is a group of different cultures and territories under the leadership of one, all powerful leader. Jesus. Christianity is a religion based on the teachings of a man named He was born in the province of Judea. Jesus was executed because his teachings went against the Roman religion which was (circle one) polytheistic. monotheistic or Lesson 2 Decline and Fall of the Empire – Name 3 of the 5 reasons we learned about why the Roman Empire declined: Economic and social problems 1. Decline in agriculture 2. Military and political problems 3. The empire continued on for 200 more years after its decline because of the leadership of these two emperors: Diocletian - divided the empire into east and west to make it easier to rule
Social Studies Chapter 2 – Ancient Rome Lesson 1 – The Rise and Expansion of Rome The location for the settlement of Rome was selected for its geography. There were many geographical advantages like: 1. Apennenines Mts. 4. Mediterranean Sea 2. Tiber River 3. Fertile farmland The first government set up in Rome was a monarchy, or rule by a king and queen. Eventually, the Romans revolted against this type of government and established a republic which lasted for about 500 years. This new government was popular because it was based on the will of the people. One right that all free male citizens possessed was the right to elect their leaders. This is an example of indirect democracy. Julius Caesar helped to end the civil war that broke out at the end of the Roman Republic. He was assassinated a year after he named himself dictator of the republic. His adopted son Octavian took over power and changed his name to Augustus, which means “divine one.” He turned Rome into a(n) empire, which is a group of different cultures and territories under the leadership of one, all powerful leader. Christianity is a religion based on the teachings of a man named Jesus. He was born in the province of Judea. Jesus was executed because his teachings went against the Roman religion which was (circle one) monotheistic or polytheistic. Lesson 2 – Decline and Fall of the Empire Name 3 of the 5 reasons we learned about why the Roman Empire declined: 1. Economic and social problems 2. Decline in agriculture 3. Military and political problems The empire continued on for 200 more years after its decline because of the leadership of these two emperors: Diocletian - divided the empire into east and west to make it easier to rule
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