8th social studies 2nd period

8/18/2019 8th Social Studies 2nd Period

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Second Period*The Roman Empire

*Middle Ages

*Early Modern Europe


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Identify the characteristics of the RomanEmpire, Middle Ages, and Early ModernEurope like important people and culture toanalyze dierent aspects that were inoledin the !irth of "hristianity#

Learning objective(s): $earns importantfacts a!out the !eginning of the Roman

Empire to understand their way of life#

Objective:


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%&on't !e afraid, a (aior is !orn and so isour faith#)

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Then the angel said to them, %&o not !eafraid, for !ehold, I !ring you good tidingsof great 5oy which will !e to all people# 11 7orthere is !orn to you this day in the city of

&aid a (aior, who is "hrist the $ord#

Biblical Principle:


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The Roan !pire


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Rome was the center of a large epire# Anempire is a large area of land with manydierent people# It is controlled !y oneperson or a small group#

Rome din not !ecome an empire oernight,It !egan as a small illage on the TiberRiver in "tal# a!out ,8-- years ago#


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9nce there were twin !a!y !rothers namedRomulus and Remus# A cruel uncle left themto die in the Ti!et Rier#

A mother wolf found the !a!ies# (heprotected them# Romulus and Remus grewup to start Rome# This story shows that theRomans thought of themseles as strong

and !rae#

$n %n&s&al Beginning


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At :rst Rome was ruled !y kings# Many kingswere cruel# A!out ,;-- years ago, the Romansdecided they did not want to !e ruled !y kings

anymore# The Romans set up a rep&blic# In a repu!lic the

people hae the right to choose their ownleaders, like in Athens#


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9nly patricians could !ecome leaders in thenew Roman repu!lic#

After Rome !ecame a repu!lic, the Romans

!uilt a strong army and they !egan to takeoer more land in Italy# (oon Rome controlled parts of what are now

(pain, 7rance, =reece, and /orth Africa#


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As Rome con>uered more territories, itsgoernment changed# ?eople no longer chosetheir rulers# Instead, Rome was ruled !ydictators, or rulers who hae total power#

9ne of the most famous Roman dictator was '&li&s aesar# @e was popular among manypoor people# @e promised to :nd 5o!s forthem# @oweer, some Romans patricians did

not trust "aesar# They were afraid that hewould try to make himself king# 7or thisreason they killed "aesar#

'&li&s aesar


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After "aesar's death, the Roman Repu!liccame to an end# Rome was goerned !y"aesar's grandnephew# @e took the name ofAugustus "aesar# Augustus means%respected one)#

Augustus !ecame the :rst emperor ofRome# An emperor is a person who rules an

empire# Augustus ruled well for years# @emade sure that Rome and its empire wereruled fairly#

$&g&st&s aesar


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@e also !uilt many monuments, theaters,and other !uildings in Rome#

Bnder Augustus, a period of peace !egan inthe Roman empire# This peace lasted foralmost -- years# It was called the PaRoana* which means %Roman peace)#


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?alestine was a land in the Roman Empire#?alestine was the Roman name for "anaan#

Chen Augustus ruled, a man who changedworld history was !orn# @is name was 1esus#

@e taught that there was only one god# @e saidthat the people must honor =od !y treatingothers with loe and kindness#

Many people !egan to follow the teaching of 1esus#


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They sentenced 1esus to death# The followers of 1esus created a new

religion. "hristianity#

The goernment tried to stop "hristianityfrom spreading# They did not like christians!ecause they refused to worship Romangods and refused to sere in the army#

The Romans killed many christians andmade practicing "hristianity against thelaw#


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The num!er of christians continue to grow#7inally, the Roman emperor "onstantine made"hristianity legal in the Roman empire#

The !irth of 1esus diides our calendar into two

parts# The years !efore 1esus' !irth are mark

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