Day 3 and Day 4

Day 3

Read Page 160-165 do questions 1, 3, 4, and 5
1.  Define

  • Civil War-   Conflict between two political groups within the same country.
  • Julius Caesar-   Military leader who joined forces with Crassus and Pompey.
  • Triumvirate-   A group of three leaders sharing control of the government.
  • Augustus-   "Octavian" was the unchallenged ruler of Rome. "Exalted one."
  • Pax Romana-   A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to AD 180.
3. What factors contributed to the fall of the roman republic?
The increasing wealth and growing boundaries caused gaps between the rich and poor. This created conflicts and caused the republic to fall apart.
4. What were the main reasons in the romans success in controlling such a large empire?
A good and stable government with a strong leader along with a good economic system and trade helped the empire to stay stable and survive.
5. What measures did the government take to distract and control the masses of Rome?
They provided free entertainment to the people.

Day 4

Write a paragraph comparing the rap to the textbook
Both the rap and the text book are used to inform us about Rome. Although they are on the same subject, there are many similarities and differences. One difference that I noticed right away was how the book talks about how conquering Italy got them off their feet and going. The rap didn't mention this event. One similarity is that they both have all the main events. The rap has all the important facts but lacks some of the detail that the book has. For me, I like to use the combination of the rap and text book to better understand Rome. The rap gives the general idea of what happened and then when there was something I didn't understand or wanted to know more about, I could go the the chapter in the book to gather the information that  I need.


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