HISTORY

Ancient Rome!

The Rise of the Romans.

Read page 180 Of History Alive 7,
Romes Origins and compare with
Pearson History 7 The Legend of
Romulus and Remus.
Using Venn Diagram, compare the two
stories.
Create a story board or cartoon strip
that retells the legend of Romulus and
Remus.

WEEK 9 KNOWLEDGE OBJECTIVES

How did the majority of the people in the Roman
Empire live? What percentage of the population did
the peasants make up?
How did the lives of the poor differ to the lives of the
wealthy?
Hwat were the features of Roman culture? Which other
civilizations influenced Roman culture? In what ways
did Roman artists and writers benefit from patronage?
What virtues were respected n Roman society?
What sorts of things did the Romans build? Who was
responsible for building these things and why was it
important that they were built?

WEEK 9 Activity 1
Read pages 194-195 of Jacaranda History
Alive 7. Write two journal entries for a diary.
One of the journal entries should be from a
wealthy member of Roman society and the
other from a poorer member of Roman
society. The journal entry should cover the
following:
Housing
Food
Entertainment

WEEK 9 Activity 2
Complete Explanation &
Communication, Q1 page 197 of
Jacaranda History Alive 7.

WEEK 9 Activity 3
Answer the following questions in your exercise
book or on your blog page if you have created
one:
What wer ethe features of Roman Culture?
Which other civilisations influenced Roman
Culture? In what ways did Roman artists and
writers benefit from patronage?
What virtues were respected in Roman society?
What sorts of things did the Romans build? Who
was responsible for building these things nd
why was it important that they were built?

WEEK 9 Activity 4
Using Source 2 on page 196 of
Jacaranda History Alive 7 text,
answer Explanation and
Communication Qs 6-13, page 197.

WEEK 9 Activity 4
Complete and fill in the blanks,
matching terms, tops and tails and
paragraph exercise on Living in the
Roman Empire using pages 195 &
196 of Jacaranda History Alive 7 Text.