Ancient+Rome

toc =Key Terms=
 * Romulus
 * Patricians
 * Plebeians
 * Conflict of Orders
 * Twelve Tables
 * republic
 * Julius Caesar
 * Augustus
 * Punic Wars (Carthage)
 * polytheism
 * monotheism
 * Christianity
 * Ten Commandments

=Main Ideas and Resources=

1. Understand the founding of Rome based on the mythological story of Romulus and Remus.

Resources
 * [|The Legend of Remus and Romulus] Handout
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2. Describe the government of the Roman Republic and the political struggle of the Patricians to gain political equality

Resources
 * [|Struggle for Political Power in Ancient Rome] Handout
 * [|SMART Board Class Notes]

3. Describe the influence of Julius Caesar and Augustus in Rome's transition from a republic to an empire.

Resources
 * [|Information about Julius Caesar] Handout
 * Cornell Notes - [|What caused the Roman empire to collapse?]
 * [|Information about Augustus] Handout
 * Cornell Notes - [|Was Rome's first emperor Augustus good or bad?]
 * The Roman Empire - [|The Story of Rome's Emperors]

4. Describe the origins of Christianity, the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and the significance of St. Paul the missionary and Emperor Constantine in establishing the Christian faith throughout the Roman empire.
 * Cornell Notes - Compare and contrast Roman religious beliefs with the central beliefs and teachings of Judaism

5. What factors led to the decline of the Roman empire in the West?
 * History Alive pgs.8 - 9
 * [|The Fall of the Roman Empire.pdf]
 * [|Cornell Notes - The Decline of Rome]