Julio-Claudian Jigsaw

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Julio-Claudian Jigsaw

• Each group will read about ONE of the four
  Julio-Claudian emperors who came after Augustus
• Individually, read the biography
• List at least SEVEN facts and key points
• Compare your list with your group members
• Shuffle up to create a NEW group (one member
  representing each of the four emperors) and share
  NOT COPY the information about the other
  emperors
• This will be collected at the end of the
  period

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World History
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A. Octavian (Augustus Caesar) 27 B.C. - 14
A.D. 1. First emperor ruled 40 years 2.
Limited Proconsuls B. The Julio-Claudians 1.
Next 4 emperors, descendents of Octavian a.
Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero b. Started
out fine, weaknesses developed C. The Good
Emperors 1. Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius
Pious, Marcus Aurelius 2. Good
administrators, increased wealth
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A. Romans excelled in ruling others and
maintaining an empire 1. Law 2. Military
organization 3. Widespread trade
transportation B. Pax Romana 200 years of Roman
peace C. Government 1. Emperor head,
responsible for all 2. Political appointments
by ability alone
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REVIEW

• 1. Who was the first emperor of Rome?
• 2. How many Julio-Claudians ruled over Rome?
• Names?
• 3. Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pious, and
  Marcus Aurelius are known collectively as....?
• 4. What is Pax Romana?
• 5. What are the three reasons Rome was excelled
  in ruling over others and maintaining an empire?

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D. The Provinces 1. Proconsuls held in
check 2. Benefits of being Roman a.
Impressive cities b. Consistent laws c.
Protection
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E. Law 1. Helped unify Empire 2. Twelve
Tables not strict 3. Law becomes
flexible a. Huge empire, different
needs b. Judges could interpret laws 4.
Humans had basic legal rights a. Innocent
before proven guilty
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F. Trade and Transportation 1.
Agriculture a. Colonus takes place of
slaves 2. Commerce, trade,
manufacturing 3. 180,000 miles of paved
highways a. all roads lead to Rome G.
Living Conditions 1. Disparity between rich
poor increased
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H. Amusement 1. Theater, comedies 2.
Circus Maximus held 250,000 spectators 3.
Colosseum a. Gladiators
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I. Science, Engineering, Architecture 1. Used
Greek knowledge and improved it 2. Engineers
and builders 3. Most important contribution
Concrete J. Education 1. Trained to be loyal,
obedient citizens 2. Sons learned
farming 3. Daughters learned household
skills 4. Rich males females received formal
education
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K. Literature 1. Cicero, Virgil, Tacitus,
Plutarch L. Language 1. Survived long after
the Roman Empire 2. Base of all Romance
languages