Ancient Rome and HanAge of Empires

Rome’s Geography and Resources

Timeline of Roman Expansion

1000 BCE, first inhabitants of Rome

753-507 BCE, 7 kings rule Rome

507 BCE, Kings eliminated and replaced with Senatorial class—Republic formed

By 290 BCE, the rest of Italy was conquered

264-202 BCE, Carthage conquered

200-30 BCE, Rome defeats Greek kingdoms and takes over all of Mediterranean

59-51 BCE Julius Caesar defeats Celts of Gaul

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79 CE. Empire stretches over Western Europe and British Isles

305 C.E., Rome covers Western Europe, N. Africa, Mediterranean, and Arabian peninsula

Roman Republic Politics

RELIGION AND WOMEN

Roman Expansion During the Republic

Failure of the Republic: Rise of the Principate

The Pax Romana

PAX ROMANA (“Roman Peace”)

http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU01-01.html

Economic Changes

AgricultureExportingCoinsCommercial Relationships

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Why were the roads so important for Rome?

What are aqueducts? What were they used for? Why were they so important for the growth of Rome?

What other technological advances did the Roman create? How did they impact Rome?

Christianity

Jesus Growth Place in empire

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/civilisations/index.shtml

Qin Dynasty221-206 BCE

Terracotta Warriors

Downfall of the Qin

LegalismTaxationThought Control

Rise of the Han

Humble beginnings

Reaction to QinConsolidation

of Power

Han Dynasty206 BCE—220 CE

The Han Empire

HAN SOCIETY

Contributions of the Han

ConfucianismTechnological innovations—

crossbow, cavalry, watermill, horse collar

Transportation and communicationGrowth of urban areasLong-distance trade

Fall of the Han

The Dynastic Cycle