Scribd
Upload
98 views25 pages

Grade 7 History Chapter 2 Notes

Rome began as a settlement along the Tiber River. It eventually became an empire as it grew larger and more difficult to govern as a republic. Christianity grew powerful due to its appealing messages about love and heaven. The Western Roman Empire fell due to internal problems like heavy taxation and external invaders overrunning the territory. The Byzantine Empire carried on in the East with characteristics like a legal code and large public works. Romans made lasting contributions to sculpture, philosophy, engineering with aqueducts and roads, and established foundations for law and helped spread Christianity.

Uploaded by

Nirpal Missan
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
98 views25 pages

Grade 7 History Chapter 2 Notes

Rome began as a settlement along the Tiber River. It eventually became an empire as it grew larger and more difficult to govern as a republic. Christianity grew powerful due to its appealing messages about love and heaven. The Western Roman Empire fell due to internal problems like heavy taxation and external invaders overrunning the territory. The Byzantine Empire carried on in the East with characteristics like a legal code and large public works. Romans made lasting contributions to sculpture, philosophy, engineering with aqueducts and roads, and established foundations for law and helped spread Christianity.

Uploaded by

Nirpal Missan
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

7 Grade World

th

History
Chapter 2 Notes
Lesson 1
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #1:

• How did Rome begin?


Lesson 1
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #1:

• How did Rome begin?

• ANSWER: Rome began as a settlement on a


series of hills along the Tiber River.
Lesson 1
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #2:

• How did Rome change from a republic to an


empire?
Lesson 1
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #2:

• How did Rome change from a republic to an


empire?
• ANSWER: As Rome became larger and more
populated, it became more difficult to
govern under a republic.
Lesson 1
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #3:

• How did Christianity grow so powerful?


Lesson 1
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #3:

• How did Christianity grow so powerful?

• ANSWER: It’s messages about love and the


kingdom of heaven appealed to many
people.
Lesson 2
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #1:

• How internal problems weakened the


Roman Empire?
Lesson 2
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #1:

• How internal problems weakened the


Roman Empire?

• ANSWER: Heavy taxation, lack of education


and distribution of news, decline in
agriculture, growth of slavery, military
disloyalty, and public corruption.
Lesson 2
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #2:

• How changed did Roman go under?


Lesson 2
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #2:

• How changed did Roman go under?

• ANSWER: Rome split into a eastern and


western empire and the capitol of Rome
moved from Rome to Constantinople.
Lesson 2
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #3:

• What brought about the fall of Rome?

• ANSWER: Outside invaders eventually


overran the empire and conquered the
western half.
Lesson 2
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #3:

• What brought about the fall of Rome?


Lesson 3
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #1:

• What were the main characteristics of the


Byzantine Empire?
Lesson 3
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #1:

• What were the main characteristics of the


Byzantine Empire?

• ANSWER: A sprawling empire, a well


developed legal code, and large public
works.
Lesson 3
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #2:

• What was life like in Constantinople?


Lesson 3
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #2:

• What was life like in Constantinople?

• ANSWER: Busy and filled with commercial


activity.
Lesson 3
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #3:

• What two churches emerged from the split


of Christianity?
Lesson 3
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #3:

• What two churches emerged from the split


of Christianity?

• ANSWER: Roman Catholicism and Eastern


Orthodox
Lesson 4
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #1:

• What lasting contributions of Roman culture


influenced later societies?
Lesson 4
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #1:

• What lasting contributions of Roman culture


influenced later societies?

• ANSWER: Sculpture, the philosophy of


Stoicism, the Latin language
Lesson 4
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #2:

• What advancements did the Romans make


in the field of engineering?
Lesson 4
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #2:

• What advancements did the Romans make


in the field of engineering?

• ANSWER: They improved building methods


with domes, arches, and vaults. Constructed
elaborate aqueducts and built a large and
lasting system of roads.
Lesson 4
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #3:

• What contributions did Romans make in


religion and law?
Lesson 4
Notes/Questions
• Essential Question #3:

• What contributions did Romans make in


religion and law?

• ANSWER: They helped preserve Christianity


and established laws that form the basis of
many legal codes today.

You might also like