The City of Rome - 4/26/06

Bell-Work:
What language did the Romans speak?
What languages came from their language?

Objective:
SWBAT describe the city of Rome.

Homework:
Read Ch.7, L2 starting at "Legendary Beginning" and stop at "Rome Begins to Expand."

Directions:

• Today, you will have the chance to explore a website about Ancient Rome created by the BBC for kids. (The BBC stands for the British Broadcasting Company. It is a great place to get news and all kinds of information about the world.)
• Click the link below to the "City of Rome."
• Read the whole page about Rome. You will find out the legend of how Rome began and learn a little bit about how Rome was ruled.
• When you are finished reading, take the quiz at the bottom of the BBC page. When you click "mark it", tell Mr. Locke so he can check your score.
• When you are done with the quiz, go back to the social studies website and complete Assignment #2.
  
• If you finish Assignment #2, go to the "More to Explore" section of the BBC website.
  

Assignment #1:

1. Go to the BBC "City of Rome" webpage.
2. Read the whole page as a group. All the underlined words on the page have links to definitions. Click on them to find out what they mean.
   
3. Click here to see a map of the whole Roman Empire.
   
4. Complete the Quiz at the bottom of the screen.
5. Define all these words:
1. Legend
2. Republic
3. Senate
   
4. Senators
5. Elections

Assignment #2 - Answer all questions:

1. Explain in 3 sentences the legend that Romans told to explain how their city began.
2. Describe the Roman Republic in 3 sentences. How long did it last? How did it work? How were leaders chosen?
3. What is an empire?
4. How did Rome become an empire?
   

If you finish both assignments, check out what's More to Explore.