Transcript 1-1 History Notes 7th Grade

Life in Ancient Rome
Pax Romana
• 200 year period of
peace in the
Roman empire
• Lasted until 180
A.D.
The reign of Augustus
• Rome’s first
emperor (27 B.C. –
14 A.D.)
• Established
permanent
professional army
• Imported grain from
Africa to feed poor
• Divided Rome into
provinces and
appointed
proconsuls to
administer them
• Reformed the tax
system
Rome after Augustus
• Augustus died in 14
A.D.
• Tiberius, his relative,
became emperor
• Julio-Claudian
emperors (Tiberius,
Caligula, Claudius,
Nero) had mixed
results
• Vespasian restores
order after Nero
The five “good emperors” – 96 A.D.
to 180 A.D.
• Nerva, Trajan,
Hadrian, Antoninus
Pius, and Marcus
Aurelius
• Rome was at its
largest (3.5 million
square miles) under
Trajan
• Empire grew too big,
emperors began to
pull back troops
from Mesopotamia
1-1 Sheet
Fold this page into 4 boxes. On the back of this page,
answer 1of the questions in each box. Your answer must
include a written answer and a colored picture.
1. Name three ways that Augustus made the Roman
Empire stronger.
2. How did Vespasian make Rome safe again? What did
he build in Rome?
3. Who was Ptolemy? What were some of his scientific
achievements?
4. How did Rome solve the problem of transporting
water from the hills to the cities?