Rome Video

6.64Describe the influence of Julius Caesar and Augustus in Rome’s transition from a republic to an empire and explain the reasons for the growth and long life of the Roman Empire.

· Military organization, tactics, and conquests and decentralized administration
· the purpose and functions of taxes
· the promotion of economic growth through the use of a standard currency,

road construction, and the

protection of trade routes
· the benefits of a PaxRomana

Military-

  1. The glory of Rome was built on its ______. Political and military power without equal.
  2. ______took control of Rome around 600 BC before Rome expelled them. Then Rome became a ______. ______oversaw the military.
  3. Why did Rome need to learn to fight? ______

______Early on Rome had an army made up of soldiers that had to ______. They had to provide their own equipment.

  1. The early Roman army was modeled on the ______. They used the phallynx.
  2. First the Romans conquered their old enemy the ______. Then they were overrun by the ______. The Romans had to bribe them with ______to the leave their city.
  3. To survive the Romans improved their military by focusing on ______. Soldiers were expected to be able to march ______miles in 5 hours carrying a full pack.
  4. Eventually Rome provided ______for all its soldiers. Roman helmets were designed to protect while still allowing the soldier to ______and ______. Shields were a ______shape.
  5. The basic unit of the Roman army was the ______. It was highly ______because it was organized into smaller groups.
  6. ______were career soldiers. They did not have to retire. These men brought ______to the Roman army.
  7. After they were defeated by the Celtics, the Roman began to use smaller easier to maneauver groups of less than ______men. The Romans began using a different type of ______to allow them to lean out on the back of a horse.
  8. Roman battle formation allowed lines of men to each take turns being in the ______until the battle was won.
  9. The Romans often made allies of its defeated enemies by offering them Roman ______. This helped Rome grow.
  10. What advantage did Carthage have over Rome in the beginning of the Punic Wars?__Carthage had a strong army, Rome did not. What did Rome do to gain an advantage? ______
  11. Although Hannibal was outnumbered by the Romans he gained the advantage by allowing them to aim at the center of his line and the ______. To stop Hannibal from conquering the city of Rome the Romans called up all available men even ______to launch an attack on Carthage and cut off their ______. According to legend, what did the Romans use to make sure that nothing with grow in Carthage after the Punic Wars? ______
  12. The Romans added ______as a province after defeating Carthage. The Romans carried everything with them to build a new ______every night.
  13. The Romans were so busy conquering new land that they did not ______. ______, a slave, led a rebellion and defeated the Romans in a few battles.
  14. Military service for Roman soldiers had become a ______by 100 AD because of long campaign away from home.
  15. One consul made it possible for poor men to become soldiers, which was a prestigious job. They were mainly looking for men that were ______and ______. Soldiers began to be loyal to their ______instead of to the Roman state.
  16. Of all Rome’s generals no one created as much loyalty, hatred, and bloodshed as ______. He was competing with ______to be a better general.

****Yes Ha Ha, now stop giggling “booty” just means the property that was seized by the army/soldiers, now pay attention before you miss something!!!

The Romans were ______than the Celts. The Romans called them ______because they thought there language sounded like sheep. What did Caesar do to build loyalty among his troop? ______

  1. Romans could not have launched the conquests that led to the empire without ______.

*****ENJOY the Horrible Histories!!!(No Questions)

*****This is a silly video clip with good information. List 5 Roman Contributions that they mention.

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Roman Roads-

  1. A society must have long-term success to invest the ___time____, ______, and ______to build an infrastructure designed to last. The Roman roads were built from the ______century BC to the ______century AD. The objective was to ensure that no point in the empire was ______.
  2. The main aim of the first Roman road is to help ______get to Capua. The stones on the road were fit so closely together that a ______would not fit between them.
  3. The Roads were necessary because the empire was so large. The roads were paid for with ______. Some emperors such as ______contributed their own personal money to building the roads. The roads had ______that oversaw the maintenance of sections of the road.
  4. The roads allowed for quicker ______and the movement of ______throughout the empire.
  5. Between ______the army built the roads, which helped to keep them busy.
  6. Rome was filled with skilled ______, ______, and ______.
  7. Roads were designed to be higher in the middle so that ______. All excess dirt was removed by ______, there were no wheelbarrows in Europe at this time.
  8. Building the road in Spain was difficult. Why was it worth it to the Romans?______
  9. ______may have been placed on the road to provide work for Rome’s poor who had lost jobs because of increased slavery in the empire.
  10. Although Roman roads were built by and for the army they became extremely important for ______. These roads allowed Romans to access goods from all over Asia and Africa. When possible the more practical way to transport goods was by ______, which was much faster.
  11. The most spectacular use of the roads would be when a ______would win a major battle he would march everything and everyone taken during the battle back to Rome and then parade through the city.
  12. Common ______and ______(money) made travel on the roads easier. The roads would have been very bumpy and uncomfortable.
  13. ______was the last of the road building emperors.
  14. Rome’s ______used Rome’s own roads to attack them.
  15. What major religious beliefs were spread on the Roman roads?

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  1. After ______years some Roman roads are still used today.

*****Trade flourished in exports such as wool, olive oil, wine, metal work and pottery. In return, Italy received goods from the provinces, including slaves, grain, marble, and ivory.The Romans strongly desired luxury goods such as silk from Asia.

Legacies of the PaxRomana

  1. PaxRomana- means ______The people could ______. However, there were harsh consequences for __breaking the rules.
  1. Roman emperors provided people with _____food/bread___ and ______.*All of this made possible with taxes
  2. A large stadium called the ______was used for entertainment such as gladiator fights. The racetrack in Rome was called the ______. The Romans also built many public ______. The ______is a temple which includes a large dome.
  3. The Romans built ______to carry water into the cities.