October 8, 2015

Honors World History

LAP 3
Rothweiler
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October 8

Overview
The Roman Empire is one of the greatest
achievements accomplished by any ancient
civilization; one can even say it was a
civilization that was beyond its own time in
government structure, art/architecture,
entertainment, and military sophistication just
to name a few facets of its power.
Historians believe that Rome emerged as an
hut or mud village in the mid-8th century BC.
Numerous tribes settled along the Tiber River in the central portion of the Italian
peninsula, however in its early years, Rome was dominated by the Etruscans. They
were ousted in 509 by the Latins, who established the Roman Republic. They
conquered most of the rest of Italy, then turned its attention overseas, and by the
1st century BC, ruled Spain, North Africa and Greece. Eventually, the Republic of
Rome would expand into the Roman Empire, which was ruled by numerous
dictators.

HONOR

The aristocracy known as the Patricians dominated the early republic. They held

Sthe highest positions in the government- the two consuls and the Senate
composed
W
ORLD of patricians elected by the consuls. IN the early Republic, lower-class
or plebeians, were without influence. However, due to their economic
Hcitizens,
ISTOR
importance, the plebeians elected their own representatives, called tribunes, who
Ygained the power to veto measures passed by the senate. Gradually, the plebeians

THE ROMAN EMPIRE

obtained even more power and eventually could hold the position of consul.
Despite these changes, though, the patricians were still able to use their wealth to
buy control and influence over elected leaders.
The Romans preserved Greek Culture. Like the Greeks, Romans to contributed to
the modern age of government; the Romans instituted a body of law. The Roman
made very few contributions to scientific knowledge but they were skillful in
applying their knowledge of science to practical use as evidenced in their excellent
roads, bridges, aqueducts, stadiums, coliseums and massive public buildings.
Literature produces during Golden Age was among the finest in the world, such as
Horace, Virgil, Ovid, and Livy, all of whom produced literary and poetic
masterpieces.. The 200 years of the Pax Romana saw many advances and
accomplishments, particularly in engineering. To help maintain their sprawling
empire, the Romans built an extensive system of roads. These durable roads
facilitated the movement of troops and communication. The Romans built
aqueducts to carry water overland to cities and farms. Many of the advances in

architecture and building relied upon the Romans' discovery of concrete. Concrete
made possible the creation of huge rounded arches and domes.

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TEACHER NAME/TEACHER EMAIL ADDRESS: Ms. Deb Rothweiler,
drothweiler@iwacademy.org
8 CLASS MEETINGS
Materials needed for LAP:
Notebook
Use of Internet
Textbook
Materials for selected project
RATIONALE:

The Roman Empire, many will argue, has inspired many of the institutions that we
have today, thus students should have a fundamental understanding of its
achievements and lasting legacy, specifically in governmental and social
institutions. This Unit of study will therefore seek to examine and understand these
issues, so students are able to understand.
Essential Question
1. What factor had the greatest influence on the decline of the Roman empire
2. Why is Rome important to western development
OBJECTIVES: Upon Completion of this LAP students will be able to:
Examine the factors that led to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
Compare and contrast the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire on the characteristics of
a civilization.
Examine the causes for the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
Identify or define including significance: Julius Caesar
Augustus
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Five Good Emperors
Marc Antony

Code of Twelve Tables

Patricians
Latins
Hannibal

Etruscans
Plebians
Punic Wars
Carthage

Triumvirate
Julius Caesar

Pax Romana
Octavian

Christianity
Consul

Independent and/Open Lab Assignments/Enrichment:

1 Enrichment Assignments, on Edline
Date: Nov 21

Due

Either come in to an open lab to watch a video, or watch one of the following movies
and write a one page, handwritten summary of the movie for 6 points. These are due by
3:00pm on Friday, November 4th A Day
Spartacus (1960)
Julius Caesar (1970)
The Ten Commandments (1953)

Julius Caesar (1953)

Cleopatra (1963)

LAP TEST/ASSESSMENT:
1.

Testing Center Term Test

TBA

2.

Take Home Assessment

TBA

CLASS MEETINGS:
DUE

DATE/DAY

First Class Meeting:

Romulus and Remus

H Day Oct 12

Second Class Meeting

Ppt- the emergence of Rome

J Day Oct 13

Third Class Meeting

The Evolution of the Roman Republic
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS:
1. Assignment 3-1
Fourth Class Meeting
1. Work on presentations

A Day Oct 19

C Day Oct 21

Fifth Class Meeting

The Roman Republic ppt completed
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS:
1. Assignment 3-2
Sixth Class Meeting
Presentations
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS:
Presentations
Seventh Class Meeting
The Fall of the Roman Empire
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS:
1. Assignment 3-4
Eighth Class Meeting
Split of Rome
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS:
Assignment 3-5
Ninth Class Meeting
Conclusion
DUE BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS TERMS

E Day Oct 23

F Day Oct 26

H Day Oct 28

J Day Oct 29

A Day Nov 2

Assignment 3-4

Submit via Google Classroom

Complete a Web Diagram on the decline of the Roman Empire. Students must provide the causes
that led to the ultimate decline.

Decline of the
Roman Empire

In the aftermath of completing the web diagram, discussion on how the declines of the
Roman and Greek empires were similar and different. What accounted for these
similarities and differences? What does this say about the decline of empires in
general?

Assignment 3-5

Submit via Google

Using you book, internet, or library database, compile a list of 10 achievements of the
Romans. Include specifics about each achievement and a picture which explains how
the achievement demonstrates the essence of Roman Greatness . You may do this
with a partner