Rome vs. United States

Comparing the United States & the Roman Empire

Match

Match the following images with the vocabulary term.

Germanic Tribes

Monotheism

Aqueducts

Persecution

Roman Republic

• Germanic Tribes

• Monotheism

• Aqueducts

• Persecution

• Roman Republic

Draw

-Underline and label the WHAT in RED.

-Underline and label the HOW in YELLOW.

-Underline and label the EVIDENCE in GREEN.

Defining the Terms:

• ​Conclusion/Inference: An idea that you come up with based on evidence.

• Evidence: how you can support or prove your idea

EXAMPLE:
Conclusion/Inference: Jimmy is hungry.
Evidence: His stomach is growling, he's in a bad mood, he keeps asking how much time is left until lunch break.

Categorize

Options (6)

A tsunami led to the fall of Rome

Christians living during the Roman Empire were courageous for their faith.

Historical records indicate that natural disasters caused significant population loss.

Eye witness accounts detail how Christians were willing to risk their lives for their faith.

The Roman Empire's government was unstable in the years before the fall of Rome.

Primary sources indicate that there were 22 emperors in the span of 50 years.

Match the term with its example!​

Conclusion/Inference

Evidence (Proof)

Draw

UNDERLINE the EVIDENCE from the text that supports the following conclusion:

Americans today have become selfish (care only about themselves).

Multiple Choice

Which of the following quotes from the reading best supports the following conclusion:

Americans are similar to the Romans because they enjoy violent forms of entertainment.

• "Many scholars agree that one of the factors for the fall of Rome was their obsession with entertainment and their loss of interest in civic duty (responsibility to your country)."

• "Just like Rome, our priorities are mixed up and many have lost sight of what is important."

• "Many in the United States choose to glorify violence in sports like football and boxing, movies, video games, and the internet rather than focusing on helping their communities."

• "We simply do not care enough about others and our country to take action."

Draw

Underline evidence that supports the following inference:

An uneducated population will weaken the United States in the long run.

Multiple Choice

CONCLUSION: Life may be more challenging for those who are unable to receive a college education.

Which sentence from the text best supports the conclusion above?

• "Without a college education or degree, there may be fewer career opportunities available, and they may pay significantly less."

• "For the poor, it would be up to the fathers in Rome to provide for their children’s schooling."

• "The upper class children of America usually get an education through college, but the story is often different for those children who grow up in poverty."

• "Some go to college if they have a scholarship or if they have saved a lot of money, but many are not able to go because they cannot afford it."

Draw

Read this section and annotate it carefully. Your Exit Ticket questions will be based on this section.

Poll

Do you agree with today's article? Do you think the U.S. is falling the way Rome did?

• YES, we are just like Rome.

• NO, we are different from Rome.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best supports the following inference:

Inference: The patricians and plebeians of Rome did not get along.

• "The government made coins worth less over time by trying to put less gold in them, which meant things became more expensive..."

• "This economic imbalance led to social unrest and resentment between the rich and poor classes."

• "In the United States today, we see a similar pattern."

• "Another reason people struggled to survive was that they couldn't find work, especially when it wasn't farming season or when there were big problems happening in the empire like a plague or invasion."

Multiple Choice

Which of the following quotes best supports this conclusion:

Conclusion: Many Americans today are struggling financially (struggling with money).

• "The government made coins worth less over time by trying to put less gold in them, which meant things became more expensive..."

• "...these struggles increase tensions between the rich and middle/lower classes."

• " A few people are very rich, but many others do not make enough money to support their families or pay for the things they need."

• "In the United States today, we see a similar pattern."