Table of Contents

Ancient Greek Essential Question.…….….…pg

Alexander the Great…………….……….....…pg

The Trojan War………………………..................pg

Ancient Greek Government and Culture..…pg

Ancient Greek Essay……………………............pg

Roman Empire Essential Question……………..pg

Julius Caesar: Republic to Dictatorship…..…pg

Essential Question

Essential Question for Chpt 1.2: Roman Empire

What caused the downfall of the Roman

Empire?

* downfall = destruction, end of

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 –

Roman

Empire

republic – a government

is ruled by laws chosen

by leaders who are

chosen by voting.

dictatorship – when the

leader makes all the

rules and there is no

voting.

Julius Caesar – a leader

of Rome that wanted to

become the dictator.

What is the difference

between a democracy

and a republic?

The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar

The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar

The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar

The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar

The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar

The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar

The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar

The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar

"Et tu, Brute?” (You too, Brutus?) Then fall, Caesar.

On the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated.

Table of Contents

Ancient Greek Essential Question.…….….…pg

Alexander the Great…………….……….....…pg

The Trojan War………………………..................pg

Ancient Greek Government and Culture..…pg

Ancient Greek Essay……………………............pg

Roman Empire Essential Question……………..pg

Julius Caesar: Republic to Dictatorship………pg

Roman Empire.……………………………………pg

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 –

Roman

Empire

(pg151-153)

roads –

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 –

Roman

Empire

(pg151-153)

roads –

1) Built for soldiers

2) Increase trade

(business) and made

Rome rich.

3) Spread the culture of

Greece and Rome

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 –

Roman

Empire

(pg151-153)

Christianity –

1) Christians spread in

Rome but were

persecuted (suffered

and killed).

2) Then the Roman

emperor became

Christian and it

spread all over

Europe.

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 –

Roman

Empire

Education –

1) Learn Latin

and Greek

languages

2) Poetry

3) Astronomy

(stars)

Table of Contents

Roman Empire Essential Question……………..pg

Julius Caesar: Republic to Dictatorship………pg

Roman Empire.……………………………….……pg

The Fall of the Roman Empire…………….…….pg

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 – Fall of

the Roman

Empire

Theories for the Fall of the

Roman Empire:

1) Lead Poisoning

Where?

- Wine (which Roman

leaders drank A LOT of)

was sweetened by lead

- Many kitchen tools such

as cups, bowls, spoons,

and pots were made of

lead.

Lead pipes

(for water)Pg 155

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 – Fall of

the Roman

Empire

Theories for the Fall of the

Roman Empire:

1) Lead Poisoning

Who?

Julius Caesar – even

though he had a lot of

wives, only had one child.

Augustus Caesar – had no

children.

Nero (last ruler of the

family) – went crazy

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 – Fall of

the Roman

Empire

Theories for the Fall of the

Roman Empire:Pg 153

2) Civil War

- 60 men say they are

emperor in 49 years! Many

leaders are assassinated.

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 – Fall of

the Roman

Empire

Theories for the Fall of the

Roman Empire:

In the eyes of even

Julius Caesar, civilization

made men soft. The

fiercest fighters were

those deemed least

civilized.

Pg 153

2) Hired soldiers

(mercenaries) from the

barbarians (Germans).

TOPIC NOTES MY ANALYSIS

Chapter

1.2 – Fall of

the Roman

Empire

Theories for the Fall of the

Roman Empire:

4) Attack from

“Barbarians”

from the North

- hunters, poor,

very hungry,

and bold

(brave).

Pg 154

Essential Question

Debate:

1) Take 2-3 minutes, discuss in your groups.

2) List at least 3 reasons you believe you have

the best cause of the downfall of Rome.

3) Choose a speaker to explain your reasons.

A Look at Essay Responses…

1) The Greeks told good stories. This is like today, we also tell very good

stories.

2) The Greeks wrote stories about their life and war like Alexander the

Great. Ms. Leu makes us also write stories about our life too.

3) The Greeks wrote stories about their gods such as Zeus, about war such

as the Trojan War and Alexander the Great. They also wrote plays about

their life in tragedies, comedies. Today people also write stories about

themselves in narrative writings and in novels like The Outsiders by S.E.

Hinton. Some authors also write about the Greek gods today like the

author Rick Riordan who writes of Percy Jackson the son of Poseidon,

Neptune.

A Look at Essay Responses

1) The Greeks had sports games. They were very exciting. I liked them. They

had the Olympics. We have the Olympics today too. The Olympics today

are very cool too! Yeah! : ) : ) : )

2) The Greeks believed sports were very important. They not only trained their

minds but also their bodies. They held the Olympic Games for their god

Zeus. In their games they had running, spear throwing, chariot races, and

discus throw. Today some people continue to train their bodies to stay

healthy. We also have Olympic Games today. It is like the Greeks, we

have them every four years. We continue to have some of the same sports

like running but we also have many more like winter sports, swimming, and

water sports today. The best athletes around the world come compete

today. Just like the best athletes in Greece competed 3000 years ago.

Essential Question

Essential Question for Chpt 1.2: Roman Empire

What caused the downfall of the Roman

Empire?

* downfall = destruction, end of

Roman Empire Expository Essay

1. Thesis

2. Choose 1 of the reasons of the downfall of

Rome. Explain using at least 3 examples

why you believe that is the best reason for

the downfall of Rome.

3. Then argue why 2 other reasons are not the

best reason.

What you could write today…

1) The Roman Empire was terrible. It sucked. I really didn’t like it. Because all

the leaders were crazy because they were so stupid they ate lead. Lead

kills people! So that is why it ended. THE END.

2) The Roman Empire was the greatest empire in Europe. However, it was

also completely destroyed at the end. There are many theories (ideas)

why it fell. Four of the theories are: _____________________,

_________________, _________________, ____________________. I will explain

why ________________ is the best theory and the biggest reason for the fall

of the empire.

What you could write today…

1) I believe mercenary soldiers were the main reason that the Roman Empire

fell because they just wanted money so they didn’t care about the army.

And when they got the money, they just left.

2) I believe mercenary soldiers were the main reason that the Roman Empire

fell because they were greedy and fought for money, not honor. The

mercenary soldiers were not like Julius Caesar who fought for his honor. So

when the fighting got very hard, maybe they decided to change and

fight for the winner and stopped fighting for the loser. Also it says the

mercenary soldiers were wild so maybe the captains can not control them

very well and they went against their leaders…

What you could write today…

1) I believe civil war was the main reason that the Roman Empire fell

because when they fought with their friends and family they are sad : (

and then they die. Also then less and less people are in the country and

then they will all die. DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE. Did I say they will DIE??!!

2) I believe civil war was the main reason that the Roman Empire fell

because when they fought against each other, they destroyed both their

own people and land. So there are less good soldiers that can fight and

less leaders. Also if their land is destroyed… Another reason is…

What you could write today…

1) Even though some people think civil war is the main reason for the fall of

the Roman Empire, I do not think so because civil war is just an small

argument. You know, like between friends. So when they stop fighting

each other, they will be okay again. Like me and my friend.

2) Even though some people think civil war is the main reason for the fall of

the Roman Empire, I do not think so because many other countries also

have civil wars but they were not destroyed. Like in the US, they have a

big civil war, but they are still a strong country today. Also civil war can

sometimes help train people to fight better…

What you could write today…

1) Even though some people think mercenaries is the main reason for the

fall of the Roman Empire, I do not think so because mercenaries are

stupid. You know, they are barbarians. They don’t know how to read

and write. How can they destroy the Roman Empire?!

2) Even though some people think mercenaries is the main reason for the

fall of the Roman Empire, I do not think so because mercenaries not the

leaders of the army. They are only the soldiers. So I think…

The Roman Empire was the greatest empire. However, it was also

completely destroyed at the end. There are many theories (ideas) why it fell.

Four of the theories are: _____________________, _________________,

_________________, ____________________. I will explain why ________________ is

the best theory for the fall of the empire.

I believe ______________ was the main reason that the Roman Empire fell

because first……… Second…………..Third………… Fourth…….. Next………….

Also………..Furthermore……. Last………… Finally………..

Some people think _______________ is the main reason for the fall of the

Roman Empire. However, I do not think so because _____________.

Finally, other people think that ___________________ is the main reason for the

fall of the Roman Empire but I also disagree with this because

__________________________.

In conclusion ____________________________is the reason for the fall of the

Roman Empire.