Journals Through History Video

Journals Through History: Ancient Rome: The Eternal City Video Guide Questions Introduction: Julius's Life in the Roman Empire (00:51) 1. What do you think it would be like to Emperor of Rome? Write 3 to 5 sentences

The Land of Emperors (01:12) 2. Why was Rome so great? 3. What is the “1st step in meeting the responsibility” of ruling Rome? The Aeneid (01:56) 4. What was the Aeneid? 5. Who were the combatants (2 enemies) that fought in the battle of Troy? 6 Explain how the Greeks beat the Trojans?

Foundations of Rome (00:55) 7. How was Roman society similar to American society? The Early Roman Kings (01:20) 8. What is a “census?” 9. What is the purpose of the census? 10. Why did the Romans finally rebel and throw out the kings? The Senate and the People of Rome (01:55) 11. Who were the Senators (Patricians or Plebeians) of Rome? 12. There were 2 groups of people in Rome: Patricians and Plebeians. Which one were the common people? 13. Instead of a king who did the Roman people chose to lead the Roman country? 14. The Patricians and Plebeians disagreed about the rights of the Plebeians engaged in a “Struggle of Orders.” Explain how the Plebeians “won” the “Struggle of Orders?”

The Twelve Tables of Law (00:48) 15. Explain what the “Twelve Tables of Law” was? 16. Explain why the “Twelve Tables of Law” were important to the Plebeians?

The Story of Tiberius Gracchus (01:36) 17. Why was Tiberius Gracchus killed? Julius Caesar (01:44) 18. Why did the Senators dislike Caesar? 19. Why did the people like Caesar? 20. Why did the Senators want to kill Caesar?