4. ROMAN EMPIRE
◦ WATCH THE VIDEO IN THE PLATFORM AND TAKE NOTES
The Roman Empire in 10 minutes (as a review) You will answer questions about this video
5. Questions from the video
◦ When was Rome formed?
◦ Where is Rome?
◦ Who found Rome?
◦ What kind of Government was Rome?
◦ Why is Julius Caesar important?
◦ Who was the first Roman Emperor?
◦ What is pax romana?
◦ When did Rome stopped being a Republic, and what happened next?
◦ Give examples of Roman Architecture
10. Colosseum
◦ Based on the national Geographic documentary of the colosseum
and other sources answer the following questions.
◦ Who created the colosseum?
◦ What was Domus Aurea?
◦ How did The Romans pay for the colosseum?
◦ How was the colosseum ceiling?
◦ Why did it change the name from Flavian Anphitheater to
Colosseum?
◦ How was the celebration for the inauguration of the colosseum?
◦ Why is the colosseum orange?
◦ https://www.nationalgeographic.com.es/historia/grandes-
reportajes/el-coliseo-de-roma_7275/1 NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC Visit the link in the platform to see the article
29. Watch the video
◦ Watch the video of the fall of Rome and take notes about the causes for the fall
◦ Compare your list with the following list (in next slide) and complete with the ones you have as extra.
30. CAUSES FOR THE FALL OF ROME
◦ 1. Barbaric Invasions
◦ 2. The Empire was too extense
◦ 3. Division of the empire
◦ 4. The size of the army, and lack of loyalty and people who were not originally ¨Romans¨ in the army
◦ 5. The Goths lived inside Rome, and were not treated well. God and Visigoths wars.
◦ 6. Bad management in the economy, taxes and poverty
◦ 7. Distance between social classes
◦ 8. Corruption
31. QUICK TEST
◦ 1. Who founded Rome?
◦ 2. Who was the first Roman Emperor?
◦ 3. Which were the 3 stages of Rome?
◦ 4. How was society divided?
◦ 5. Write 5 things about the Colosseum?
◦ 6. Write the name of one Roman Emperor, and explain what he did