Social Studies - 2019-20
WHI.6e, f - Roman Empire and Pax Romana
The student will apply social science skills to understand ancient Rome from about 700 B.C. (B.C.E.) to 500 A.D. (C.E.) in terms of its impact on Western civilization by
e) describing and evaluating the political structure of the Roman Empire under the role of Augustus Caesar;
f) assessing the economic structure of Rome, Rome’s imperial conquests, and the Pax Romana;
BIG IDEAS
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
The Roman Republic, in the face of changing social and economic conditions, succumbed to civil war and was replaced by an imperial regime, the Roman Empire.
ESSENTIALS
The origin and evolution of Imperial Rome
Augustus Caesar: Civil war; defeat of Marc Antony; became Rome’s first emperor
Empire: Unified and enlarged, using imperial authority and the military
Failure to provide for peaceful succession of emperors
The Pax Romana
Two centuries of peace and prosperity under imperial rule
Expansion and solidification of the Roman Empire, particularly in the Near East
Economic impact of the Pax Romana
Established uniform system of money, which helped to expand trade
Guaranteed safe travel and trade on Roman roads
Promoted prosperity and stability
Social impact of the Pax Romana
Returned stability to social classes
Increased emphasis on the family
Political impact of the Pax Romana
Created a civil service
Developed a uniform rule of law
KEY VOCABULARY
Terms
Veto (6a)
Checks and balances (6a)
Roman mythology (6b)
Twelve Tables (6b)
Roman Republic (6c,e,f)
Patricians (6c)
Plebeians (6c)
Punic Wars (6d)
Legion (6d)
Representative democracy (6c)
Consuls (6c)
Senate (6c)
Roman Empire (6e-k)
Inflation (6e)
Roman Civil War (6f)
Triumvirate (6f)
Pax Romana (6g)
Messiah (6h)
New Testament (6h)
Pope (6h)
Apostles (6h)
Martyrs (6h)
Aeneid (6j)
Pantheon (6j)
Aqueduct (6j)
Colosseum (6j)
Forum (6j)
People
Hannibal (6d)
Julius Caesar (6e,f)
Augustus Caesar (6e-g)
Marc Anthony (6e,f)
Jesus (6h)
Paul (6h)
Constantine (6i,k)
Diocletian (6i,k)
Virgil (6j)
Ptolemy (6j)
Places
Rome (6a,c-k)
Italian Peninsula (6a,d)
Alps (6a)
Mediterranean Sea (6a)
Gaul (6d)
British Isles (6d)
Carthage (6d)
Western Roman Empire (6k)
Byzantium (6k)
Constantinople (6k)
Eastern Roman Empire (6k)