Transcript How did Caesar lose power? - Baltimore City Public Schools

Welcome back, future leaders!
For today’s warm-up please do the following:
• Grab a fresh student log and your notebook from the crates.
• Draw an X through today’s homework box.
• Write in today’s date and objective on your student log.
• Open your notebook and respond to the following prompt:
Describe what is happening
in this picture in at least three
sentences:
Describe what is happening in this picture in at least three sentences.
World
History with Mr. Golden
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The Rise and Fall of Caesar
Objective:
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FLWBAT evaluate the effectiveness
of Julius Caesar as a leader of Rome
Agenda:
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- Review
- Julius Caesar notes
- Timelines
- Gasp! A QUIZ?!?!
- We’re done!
Cornell Notes:
Notes/definitions go
on the right side
Keywords go on the
left side
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Key Points:
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How were
things
getting
violent in
Rome?
o Gladiator games and public executions
were popular forms of entertainment.
o Political reformers (Tiberius and Gaius
Gracchus) were murdered for their
unpopular ideas
o Spartacus led a slave revolt
o Sulla started a civil war in Rome and
crowns himself emperor, punishing his
opponents.
Key Points:
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Who was
Julius
Caesar?
o The greatest general in Roman history
o Expanded the Roman Republic with his
loyal soldiers (took over all of modern day
Italy, France, and Germany)
o Gained great power with loyal soldiers
Sum un specie de
un grande affare
[I’m kind of a big deal]
You stole
my line!
Key Points:
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The conquest of the Gauls:
Key Points:
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The conquest of the Gauls:
Key Points:
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How did
Caesar
rise to
I’m definitely
power?
smarter than
both of you
combined.
You’re getting too
powerful, Caesar.
Come back to
Rome now!
When he gets
back we’ll
have him
arrested and
take over!
Caesar teams up with
two other powerful
players in Roman
politics, Pompey
(above) and Crassus
(right) to take over the
Senate.
Key Points:
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How did
Caesar
rise to
power?
o Pompey and Crassus warn Caesar that
crossing the Rubicon River with his army
will be considered an act of war.
o Caesar crosses the Rubicon with his forces,
starts a civil war, and wins control of Rome.
Key Points:
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Caesar’s speech to the 13th Legion:
Key Points:
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oPeople didn’t like that he gained
power through a civil war.
How did
Caesar lose oHe had the Senate name him dictator
popularity? for life and tried to take all gov’t
authority.
I know that you’re
upset, but what are
you really going to
do about it, huh?
Key Points:
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Assassination of Caesar:
Key Points:
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How did
Caesar
lose
power?
o Caesar is ambushed in the
Senate and stabbed 35 times
o His most trusted advisor, Brutus
lands the killing blow
WORST BFF
EVER!
Uhhh,
woops.
Timelines:
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Now, create a timeline based on
Caesar’s rise and fall!
Directions:
Choose five major events from the life of Julius Caesar that we
discussed in class today and use them to complete the timeline
handout you have been given. Each event must include a short
description (2 good sentences at least) and a visual that
represents Caesar in the center box.
- Choose two events that represent his rise to power
- Choose one event that represents Caesar at the height
of his power
- Choose two events that represent his downfall.
Quiz:
OPEN-NOTE QUIZ!
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Use all of your notes and handouts on Ancient
Rome, (as well as the power of your brain), to
answer the questions on your quiz.
As long as you’ve been here
and have been doing your work,
there’s no need to make any
faces like this…
USE YOUR TIME WISELY!
We’re done!
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Make sure to put your notebooks in the crate
and your folders in folders, please!
Thank you for all your
hard work today!