...Don't Do as the Romans Do

...​Don't Do as the Romans Did

• I can explain the origin and spread of Christianity in the Roman World

• I can analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire

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Learning Targets

• Republic

• Patrician

• ​Plebeian

• Julius Caesar

• Octavian

• Pax Romana

• Roman Technology?

• Roman Religion?

Let's Recap

• Stems from Judaism, also monotheistic

• Jews looked for the Messiah, Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah

• Jesus lived during Roman Empire

• His message threatened the Emperors

• Crucified by Roman Empire in 30 AD

• Paul spread Christianity throughout Roman Empire

Christianity

Let's Compare

• ​Authority: God

• Religious Text: Old and New Testament (Bible)

• Important People: Paul, Peter, Jesus

• Place of Worship: Church

• Leaders: Priests, Preachers

• Dates: 30 AD to Present

• View of Jesus: Messiah

• ​Authority: God

• Religious Text: Old Testament and Torah

• Important People: Abraham, Isaac, Moses

• Place of Worship: Synagogues

• Leaders: Rabbis

• Dates: 1800 BC to Present

• View of Jesus: Teacher

Nero watching Rome burn

• AD 64 - Nero blames the Christians

• Almost 200 years of persecution

• Nero - the first

• Diocletian - the worst (and last)

• 313 emperor Constantine legalizes Christianity

• Christianity becomes the dominate religion of Europe

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Christians in Rome

​The Colosseum
AD 80-435

• AD 235 ended stability in Rome

• Diocletian divided the empire in 285

• Multiple invasions

• Weak leadership

• Social unrest

• AD 476 - official end of the Western Roman Empire

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​Fall of Rome

Cause and Effect Chain

• ​Create a chain of ten items from your list

• This should be done on a separate sheet of paper

• This can be 1 chain of 10, or 2 chains of 5

• If your cause and effect is not obvious you will need to explain ex. cannibalism leads to civil wars vs cannibalism leads to sickness

• Chain - X leads to Y leads to Z leads to A leads to B...

• NO TWO CHAINS SHOULD BE THE SAME - DO NOT COPY ANYONE'S CHAIN

• You have ample time to complete this today!