Welcome back, future leaders! For today’s warm-up please do the following:

Welcome back, future leaders!

For today’s warm-up please do the following:

• Grab a fresh student log and your notebook from the crates.• Draw an X through today’s homework box.• Write in today’s date and objective on your student log.• Open your notebook and respond to the following prompt:

Describe what is happening in this picture in at least three sentences:

Describe what is happening in this picture in at least three sentences.

World History with Mr. Golden__________________________________________________________

The Rise and Fall of Caesar

Objective:________________________________________________________

FLWBAT evaluate the effectiveness of Julius Caesar as a leader of Rome

Agenda:________________________________________________________

- Review- Julius Caesar notes- Timelines- Gasp! A QUIZ?!?!- We’re done!

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How were things getting

violent in Rome?

o Gladiator games and public executions were popular forms of entertainment.

o Political reformers (Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus) were murdered for their unpopular ideas

o Spartacus led a slave revolto Sulla started a civil war in Rome and crowns

himself emperor, punishing his opponents.

Key Points:________________________________________________________

Key Points:________________________________________________________

Who was Julius

Caesar?

o The greatest general in Roman historyo Expanded the Roman Republic with his

loyal soldiers (took over all of modern day Italy, France, and Germany)

o Gained great power with loyal soldiers

Sum un specie de un grande affare [I’m kind of a big deal]

You stole my line!

Key Points:________________________________________________________

The conquest of the Gauls:

Key Points:________________________________________________________

The conquest of the Gauls:

Key Points:________________________________________________________

How did Caesar rise to power?

Caesar teams up with two other powerful

players in Roman politics, Pompey (above) and Crassus (right) to take

over the Senate.

You’re getting too powerful, Caesar.

Come back to Rome now!

When he gets back we’ll have

him arrested and take over!

I’m definitely smarter than both of you combined.

Key Points:________________________________________________________

How did Caesar rise to power?

oPompey and Crassus warn Caesar that crossing the Rubicon River with his army will be considered an act of war.

oCaesar crosses the Rubicon with his forces, starts a civil war, and wins control of Rome.

Key Points:________________________________________________________

Caesar’s speech to the 13th Legion:

Key Points:________________________________________________________

How did Caesar lose popularity?

oPeople didn’t like that he gained power through a civil war.

oHe had the Senate name him dictator for life and tried to take all gov’t authority.

I know that you’re upset, but what are you really going to do about it, huh?

Key Points:________________________________________________________

Assassination of Caesar:

Key Points:________________________________________________________

o Caesar is ambushed in the Senate and stabbed 35 times

o His most trusted advisor, Brutus lands the killing blow

How did Caesar

lose power?

WORST BFF EVER!

Uhhh, woops.

Timelines:________________________________________________________

Now, create a timeline based on Caesar’s rise and fall!

Directions: Choose five major events from the life of Julius Caesar that we discussed in class today and use them to complete the timeline handout you have been given. Each event must include a short description (2 good sentences at least) and a visual that represents Caesar in the center box.

- Choose two events that represent his rise to power- Choose one event that represents Caesar at the height of his power- Choose two events that represent his downfall.

Quiz:________________________________________________________

USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

OPEN-NOTE QUIZ!Use all of your notes and handouts on

Ancient Rome, (as well as the power of your brain), to answer the questions on your quiz.

As long as you’ve been here and have been doing your work,

there’s no need to make any faces like this…

We’re done!________________________________________________________

Thank you for all your hard work today!

Make sure to put your notebooks in the crateand your folders in folders, please!