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Geography

Location

• Rome was built on 7 hills

• Rome was on the banks of the Tiber River

• Rome was the west coast of Ital

Trade

• Rome traded with Syria

• Traded for land• Also traded with

Spain and Gual

Expansion

• The Punic Wars caused the gain of land

• The expansion had a bad effect too because as it grew, farmers started not to make a good living for their families

• Also as the land grew more slaves started to take over the farmers jobs

Punic Wars

• The cause of the first Punic War is Rome sent troops to Sicily

• The cause of the second Punic War was Hannable wanted to conquer Rome

• The cause of the third Punic War was Rome wanted to defeat Carthage

Religion

Judaism

• Judaism started in the middle east

• Judaism spread far from wear it started

• Jews migrated to the Mediterranean Sea by 300 A.D

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Christianity

• Christianity started in the middle east

• Christianity started in the middle east

• Christianity was the official religion of Rome

Etruscan Mysticism

• Etruscans believed that goods gave them signs in nature

• Etruscans interpreted lightning before going into battle

• Etruscans diviners used stars to plan the layout of their cities

• Etruscans read the organs of animals before conducting burials

Roman Beliefs

• Romans believe to have their families cremated

• Romans believed that they should worship in modest surroundings

• Roman artist believed that they should only paint religious scenes on walls

Achievements

Latin Language

• Latin was the main language of Rome

• Many of our words today come from Latin roots

• Many people now know how to speak Latin because of the Romans

Spread of Greek Ideas

• Philosophy, literature, and architecture were forms of Greek ideas

• One of the Greek architectural buildings are temples

• Greek ideas developed from primitive religious rights honoring gods, which theater is a form of literature

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Concrete Roads

• Concrete roads were made in 100 A.D.

• Concrete roads were used for trade and travel

• Concrete roads helped people get around easier

Aqueducts

• Aqueducts brought water to Romans

• Aqueducts carried water throughout Roman cities

• Lead pipes ran through cities and flowed into fountains

Politics

Role of Law

• Romans believed written laws should rule them

• Over time Roman laws changed to give more rights to common people

• By 445 B.C. the law code altered so that it allowed Plebeians to marry Patricians

• In later years laws allowed Plebeians to become priest

• Political Corruption

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Political Corruption

• 1 of Rome’s most serious problems was choosing new emperors

• Romans never created an effective system to determine how new emperors were chosen

• Mainly, the Praetorian Guard gained complete authority to choose the new emperor

• In 186 A.D. they began selling the throne to the highest bidder

Trajan

• Trajan reduced taxes, increased free distribution of food, took steps to maintain supply of grain

• Trajan undertook a major building company to improve the quality of life

• Trajan established military colonies

• Trajan also supervised the construction of several impressive structures

• One bad thing Trajan did was encourage blood sport events

Augustus

• Augustus was the first emperor of Rome

• Augustus failed to keep his empire safe

• He also established the fire department and police force

Economy

Farming

• Farming was the backbone of Rome’s food supply

• Farming supplied grain

• Farmers took up over 90% of Rome’s population

trade

• Romans traded by roads• Romans traded also by

sea• They traded silk and grain• Luxurious exotic goods

that were traded were bronze statues, bottles and jars, games, musical instruments, chairs, linens, and artwork were mainly what the wealthy traded

Inflation

• Rome economy suffered from inflation beginning after the reign of Marcus Aurelius

• So much gold was being spent by the Romans for luxury items, which meant less gold to put in coins

• To make up for the loss value of the gold coin, merchants raised prices on the goods they sold

• Soon many people stopped using coins and started to barter for goods they needed

Unemployment

• A farmer who had to pay his workmen could not produce goods cheaply Instead slave owners could sell their crops for cheaper prices At a point in time, the emperor was importing to feed over 100,000 people

Social Structure

Role of men

• Most Roman families were patriarchal

• As head of the house hold, a father had absolute power

• The father had total control of his wife, children and slaves

Role of women

• Legally, Roman women enjoyed a significant advantage over women in Greece because women could own personal property

• The most important role was to bear children and raise them to honor traditional values

• Women had to have a male authority figure

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Patricians

• Patricians were favored in Rome

• Patricians ran the government through their control of senate

• Patricians also acted as leaders in Rome social and economic life

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Plebeians

• Plebeians had little power and influence in government

• Plebeians could not serve as priests Wealthy

• Plebeians could not advance politically by marriage

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Conclusion

• The most important thing I learned in this unit was that now in our society, women have more privileges and can own as much land as they want to. The reason why is because I myself am a young lady and when I grow up I would like to own land to plant plants and to have the lands for other ideas