Transcript The Roman World

The Roman World
Chapter 5
Conflict of the Orders
• How did the plebian participation in the
army affect Rome?
• What changes did the plebians force
Rome to make?
The Roman Government
• List the three parts of the Roman
government.
• Who were the consuls?
• What were censors?
• What are praetors?
The Roman Government
• What were the problems of the Roman
Empire in the mid 100’s?
The Roman Revolution
• What was the main cause of the problems
in Rome?
• What did Gracchi do?
• What did Marius do?
• What did Sulla do?
The Roman Revolution
• Who were members of the 1st Triumvirate?
• What course of events led to the end of
this trio?
The Roman Revolution
• What was the outcome for Julius Caesar?
Why?
• Who were the members of the 2nd
Triumvirate?
• What course of events led to the end of
this trio?
Pax Romana
• What changes did Octavian make?
• What are the characteristics of the Pax
Romana?
• Look at the chart on page 125 of the
Emperors of the Pax Romana era. Select
an emperor and write a brief report about
their accomplishments and disasters.
• What problems did Rome face after
Marcus Aurelius?
Rise of Christianity
• How were the Jews treated under Roman
Rule?
• What events took place that changed this?
• On page 132 read the biography of Jesus
of Nazareth.
• What are the central themes of
Christianity?
The Rise of Christianity
• Who was Saul of Tarsus?
• How did he help the spread of
Christianity?
• Why did Christianity appeal to the people?
Diocletian Reforms
• How did the Emperor Diocletian change
Rome?
Results of the Rise of Christianity
• Watch the video – Constantine Becomes
Emperor from Unitedstreaming.com
• How did the rise of Christianity change
ancient Roman religion?
End of Roman Empire
• What was the major problem facing the
Roman Empire?
• Who were the Huns and what affect did
they have on Rome?
• Who were the Vandals?
• Who were the Ostrogoths?
The End of the Roman Empire
• Watch the United Streaming video A Proud
Empire Collapses
• Draft a short speech that could have been
made by Romulus Augustulus the last
Roman Emperor in which he recalls Rome
magnificent past and outlines the reasons
for the empire’s demise and surrenders to
the Ostrogoth commander Odoacer.