Christianity and the Roman Empire

Make sure you know about:

1. What type of religion Roman had before CHRISTIANITY? (Research about Saturn, Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Minerva, Mars, Venus (picture and description)

2. Why Romans mistreated Christians?3. Which emperor were against Christianity?• (Nero, Vespasian, etc.)• Why did they do against them?• How the empire accepted

Christianity?• What other Empires change to

Christianity?

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You need to put the following:

1. Pictures 2. Description3. Other

interesting facts

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Make sure you know facts about

1. Jesus of Nazareth• Who was Jesus of Nazareth?• When he was born?• When he died and how?• What was his massage?• Who was the emperor at that time?• Who was Pontius Pilate?• Who ordered his crucifixion?• Who was Herod the Great?• What are parables?2. How Christianity began3. The beatitude books 4. The apostles5. Early Christian leaders (Peter and Paul)6. Basic Christian believes7. Map of spreading of Christianity

Beginning Of Christianity 2You need to put the following1. Pictures 2. Brief Description3. Other interesting facts

Pick one weapon or make a poster board of all of them

Make sure you know about The Battle of Cynoscephalae 1. When and where did the

wars take place? 2. Who were the major

players? 3. What were the factors that

made it happen? (Give us some historical context for the war.)

4. Explain the events and major occurrences of the war.

5. How and why did it end? 6. Who won? 7. Find maps of your area and

pictures to accompany your project. (You must have a map big enough for us all to see.

Make sure you know about the weapons…1. Who built it?

(Originally)2. Why they built it3. What did they

used it for? 4. more interesting

facts

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Make sure you know…1. Who built it?2. How did they call it?3. When was build?4. Who appeared on the

coins and why (try to make Nero’s and his mother’s coin)

5. What did they used it for?

6. Who did they trade with?

7. What did they produce and trade?

8. Where was the place to gather and trade?

9. Compare Roman’s coins with the ones in Greece.

10. Research more about ancient Roman economy.

Roman/Greek Coins

Greece

Rome

Make at least three Roman coins and three Greek coins

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Roman CalendarMake sure you know facts about 1. Who created the calendar?2. Who was Julius Caesar and

(picture)3. How does it look like?

(picture)4. What were the problems that

this calendar had?5. Compare our calendar with

Roman calendar.6. Create a Roman Calendar

(including Latin names and Roman numbers, all names for days and religious holidays)

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Ancient India Religions 1. HINDUISM • Hindu beliefs• Hindu gods and Goddesses

(Brahama, Ganesha, Rama, Vishnu)

• Hinduism holidays and celebrations

• Dharma• Karma• Reincarnation2. BUDDISM• Gods and Goddesses (Shiva,

Buddha, • Siddhartha Gautama’s life and

search for wisdom• Buddhist beliefs• Meditation • Wheel of life• Eightfold path • Types of Buddhism• Sand mandala 3. JANAISM • Jainism beliefs• Mahatma Gandhi• THE SACRED GANGES RIVER• Who go there• Why • When

You need to put the following:1. Pictures 2. Description3. Other interesting

facts

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Christianity wars against Romans

Make sure you know facts about

1. Christianity wars• Zealots • Vespasian and the

Jewish War (including Masada).

• Great revolt• Kito war• Bar Kokhba Revolt3. How Rome became Christian• Constantine

You need to put the following:

1. Pictures 2. Description3. Other

interesting facts

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ANCIENT INDIA EMPIRES

You need to talk about the following

1. MAURYAN EMPIRE • Asokai. his life and period

of ruleii. accomplishments• How the empire

declined?• More facts2. GUPTA EMPIRE• Accomplishments• More facts

Include on the Board1. Pictures 2. Brief

Description3. Other

interesting facts

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Ancient India Daily Life

You need to put the following:

1. Ancient India Timeline2. Map of ancient India• Physical geography of India• The monsoons3. Government4. Vedas5. Sanskrit 6. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa• India’s first civilization –

Harappa• Harappa and Aryan’s form of

communication• Structure and artifacts found

there • Accomplishments 7. Aryans (Accomplishments , etc.)8. Caste system9. The Ramayana

Include On The Board1. Pictures 2. Brief

Description3. Other

Interesting Facts

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If you are making Rama, Make sure you know about the story about the epic story Ramayana

Rama

Ancient India God/Goddesses or Indian Mythology

Create any God, Goddesses or mythology character

Make sure you know about it1. Story behind it2. Why they worship

that God?3. What Religion

from ancient India worship the God?

4. More interesting facts

Buddha

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Ancient India Contributions

1. Mathematics2. Science3. Medicine4. Art/architecture5. Steel

You need to put the following:

6. Pictures 7. Description8. Other interesting

facts

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Roman Contributions

1. Science2. Literature (alphabet)3. Art/architecture4. Mathematics (also include Roman

numbers)5. Medicine6. Law and government 7. And more

You need to put the following:1. Pictures 2. Brief Description3. Other interesting facts

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Roman Wars

You need to put the following:

1. When and where did the wars take place?

2. Who were the major players?

3. What were the factors that made it happen? (Give us some historical context for the war.)

4. Explain the events and major occurrences of the war.

5. How and why did it end?

6. Who won? 7. Find maps of your area

and pictures to accompany your project. (You must have a map big enough for us all to see.

1. The Punic Wars: • first Punic War• Second Punic War • Third Punic War 2. The Battle of Cynoscephalae 3. Third Servile War 4. Caesar's Civil War 5. The Battle of Actium

You can create a 3D battle if you want instead of a poster board but you need to know about the battles.

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Roman Daily Life

1. Map (geography and important places)

2. Timeline3. Type of government 4. Roman daily life

(Family, Ancient Roman Jobs, school, clothing, Plebeians & Patricians, Currency (Coins) etc.)

5. Government system (explain and put picture)

6. Homes (Including bathhouses, fountains)

7. Slaves (gladiators, Spartacus)

8. Religion (Gods and Goddesses)

9. Twelve Tables10. Holidays 11. Rise and fall

You need to put the following:1. Pictures 2. Brief Description3. Other interesting

facts

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Roman SignumMake sure you know about:1. Who built it?2. Why they built it?3. What did they used it for?4. more interesting factsALSO about Rome and Britain wars5. When and where did the

wars take place? 6. Who were the major

players? 7. What were the factors

that made it happen? (Give us some historical context for the war.)

8. Explain the events and major occurrences of the war.

9. How and why did it end? 10. Who won? 11. Find maps of your area

and pictures to accompany your project. (You must have a map big enough for us all to see.

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SHIELD Make sure you know aboutThe Punic Wars: first Punic War, Second Punic War , Third Punic War 1. When and where did the

wars take place? 2. Who were the major

players? 3. What were the factors

that made it happen? (Give us some historical context for the war.)

4. Explain the events and major occurrences of the war.

5. How and why did it end? 6. Who won? 7. Find maps of your area

and pictures to accompany your project. (You must have a map big enough for us all to see.

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STUPA

Create a STUPAMake sure you research about Stupas. 1. Who built it?2. Why they built it3. What did they

used it for?4. When was build?5. Where was build?6. more Religious

interesting facts

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Harappa Seal

Make sure you know…1. Background on the

Harappan Civilization (origin, accomplishments, etc.)

2. Origins of the Harappan Seals

3. description of the seals4. Possible historic effects of

the seals: influence on modern languages

5. More interesting facts

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MosaicsMake sure you know…1. What is a mosaic?2. Who made them?3. Why they made

them (what was the purpose?)

4. Materials and technique in Roman mosaics

5. What did they used it for? When was build?

6. Types of mosaics 7. More interesting

facts

create mosaics by using small pieces of colored glass, stone, construction paper or other

material to create a largeimage.

Directions: create a design that you believe symbolizes the Roman Empire. You then will use construction paper to create your own mosaic. 1. Cut the pieces of

construction paper into tiny shapes, such as squares, triangles, or circles.

2. place them in a way that you can create a mosaic

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Palm Leaf Book/ Sanskrit

Write on it using Sanskrit few pages will be fineMake sure you know…1. How the made it?2. Who were the

scribes? 3. Meaning of the

symbols4. More interesting facts

Create a Palm Leave book.

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Make sure you know…1. Who built it?2. Why they built it3. What did they used it

for? (Include facts about gladiators

4. When was build?5. Where was build?6. More interesting facts

Please do not make it TOO BIG

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HelmetMake sure you know about:The Third Servile War1. When and where did

the wars take place? 2. Who were the major

players? 3. What were the

factors that made it happen? (Give us some historical context for the war.)

4. Explain the events and major occurrences of the war.

5. How and why did it end?

6. Who won? 7. Find maps of your

area and pictures to accompany your project. (You must have a map big enough for us all to see.

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Roman Sailboat

Make sure you know about The Battle of Actium 1. When and where did the

wars take place? 2. Who were the major players? 3. What were the factors that

made it happen? (Give us some historical context for the war.)

4. Explain the events and major occurrences of the war.

5. How and why did it end? 6. Who won? You can build a small replicas as #2 or a big cardboard

as #1

#1#2

Please do not make

it TOO BIG

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Make sure you know…1. Who built it?2. Why they built it?3. What did they

used it for?4. When was build?5. Where was build?6. MORE

INTERESTING FACTS

ROMAN PANTHEON

Please do not make it TOO BIG (More or less 12 inches

will be fine)

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Colosseum

Make sure you know…1. Who built it?2. Why they built it3. What did they used it for? (Include

facts about gladiators and Spartacus revolt)

4. When was build?5. Where was build?6. more interesting facts

Please do not make it TOO BIG

(More or less 12 inches will be fine)

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basic equipment of a Roman soldier •Cassis - helmet•Lorica Segmentata - armour•Gladius - sword•Pilum (plural pila) spear•Scutum - shield •Red Battle Cloak•Caligae or military boots

BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A ROMAN SOLDIER

You need to put the following:1. Pictures 2. Brief Description3. Who built it? (Originally)4. What tools they invented?5. What equipment did Roman

soldiers used when they when to battle (mention all parts)

6. Who made Roman army Professional

7. Interesting facts about each part of the equipment

8. What did they used it for? 9. Interesting facts about each

part of the equipment

You can create a 3D soldier and display the equipment on him or the actual equipment Make sure you explain all information that needs to be included on the poster board

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Mohenjo-Daro artifacts

Create a Mohenjo-Daro artifacts

Make sure you research about it.1. Who built it?2. Why they built it3. When was build?4. Where was build?5. more interesting facts

about the Mohenjo-Daro

Clay Figurine

The Statue of Male Figure

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ROMAN EMPERORS

Research this emperors GOOD EMPERORS1. Octavian "Augustus.

2. Diocletian

3. Hadrian.

4. Antonius Pius.

5. Marcus Aurelius.

6. Nerva.

7. Trajan.

8. Constantine the great

BAD EMPERORS

9. Nero

10. Caligula

11. Commodus

12. Domitian

You need to put the following1. Name 2. Pictures 3. Emperor number 4. Born5. Rise to power (how he became

an emperor)

6. Predecessor (emperor before)

7. Successor (emperor after)

8. Legacy (known for) • What were the most

impressive accomplishments of the emperors for the good ones?

• Or What were their most serious failures for the bad ones?

9. How he died10. Other interesting facts such as• HOW Rome empire got

divided• Who was the last Roman

Emperor• HOW THE EMPIRE ENDED

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Ancient India God/Goddesses or Indian Mythology

Make sure you research about at least 8 Gods or Goddesses:You need to put the following:1. Who is it?2. Why they worship that God? 3. What religion worship the God?• Basic believes4. More interesting facts

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