ANCIENT ROME
Ancient Rome
California Standards -7th grade
7.1 Students analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate disintegration of the Roman Empire .
- Study the early strengths and lasting contributions of Rome (e.g., significance of Roman citizenship; rights under Roman law; Roman art, architecture, engineering, and philosophy; preservation and transmission of Christianity) and its ultimate internal weaknesses (e.g., rise of autonomous military powers within the empire, undermining of citizenship by the growth of corruption and slavery, lack of education, and distribution of news).
- Discuss the geographic borders of the empire at its height and the factors that threatened its territorial cohesion.
- Describe the establishment by Constantine of the new capital in Constantinople and the development of the Byzantine Empire , with an emphasis on the consequences of the development of two distinct European civilizations, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic, and their two distinct views on church-state relations.
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Ancient Rome -Berg for 2007
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Students should put in their first and last names. If there is access to a printer, students may bring in a copy of the final test page with the score on it for extra credit.
1. Enter your name and initial of last name. Ex. Lori C
2. Enter Mrs. Berg's email address - joberg@kern.org
3. Choose the title of the story we are working on. "Revolutionary War on Wednesday Ch 1-3"
4. You will see a spelling test. Go to the bottom and click CHECK MY SPELLING AND SHOW ME GAMES.
5. Click GO TO GAMES NOW.
6. Choose a game to practice the vocabulary.
INTERACTIVE MAP OF ROMAN EMPIRE
Orbis - Interactive Map of Roman Empire
SCIENCE/HISTORY PROJECT
ART PROJECT
Make a Roman Mosaic Online Information -Roman Mosaics
ROMAN GODS
mythgods
Dig It Up Romans Primary History Rome
What Doesn't Fit? Roman Gods and Games
Investigate a Soldier Dress a Soldier
Fling the Teacher game Roman Empire
The Colosseum Sistine Chapel in 360
Roman Colosseum Seating (thanks to Jessica and her students at Colorado Tutors)
TEACHER RESOURCES
BBC Ancient Rome Ancient Roman Food and Recipes KidInfo Ancient Rome
Google Earth - Ancient Rome 3D- free
