Pretest

PERSONAL GOAL: I want to learn about how they farmed and got their food.
3.1 - Differentiate Roman Republic from Roman Empire

• 4- Student is able to compare/contrast the rise, fall, leadership and defining characteristics of Rome's Republic and Empire
• 3- Student is able to describe the rise, fall, leadership and defining characteristics of Rome's Republic and/or Empire
• 2- Student is able to describe some of the rise, fall, leadership and defining characteristics of Rome's Republic and Empire
• 1- Student is able to identify some events, people, and characteristics of Rome's Republic or Empire

3.2 - Explain past and present impacts of Roman culture

• 4- Student is able to explain Roman culture and 2 or more impacts
• 3- Student is able to explain Roman culture and 1 impact
• 2- Student is able to describe Roman culture
• 1- Student is able to identify Roman culture

3.3 - Analyze factors in collapse of Western Roman Empire

• 4- Student is able to argue for a primary factor in collapse, compared to other contributing factors
• 3- Student is able to describe how multiple factors caused collapse
• 2- Student is able to identify multiple factors in collapse
• 1- Student is able to identify a factor in collapse

Essential Questions

1. When, where and how was Rome founded?
2. How was the government of the Roman Republic organized?
3. When and how did the Republic turn into an Empire?
4. How was the government of the Empire organized?
5. When, where, why, and how did the Romans expand?
6. What are Rome's greatest architectural and technological developments?
7. What was important in Roman culture?
8. Who were important Roman leaders?
9. What caused the collapse of the Roman Empire?
10. How did Rome alter history?
11. How does Rome affect us today?
12. What lessons can be learned from Roman history?