Map of the Roman Empire

Begin with the government chart and keep the U.S. table in view for comparison. Use the counting box on the timeline sheet to review BCE and CE math, and have students trace the aqueduct diagram as they explain the slope.

Read a map of the empire in 117 CE to find Londinium and Carthage and explain sea trade. The directions on the page read: Read the text and study the map. Then answer the questions on page 2. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade Ancient History, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with Ancient Rome. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Two consuls led the government and the army, the Senate advised them and controlled public money, and citizens met in assemblies to vote. Tribunes elected by plebeians could veto actions that harmed plebeians. Students complete a chart of these groups and compare them with the U.S. government.

Winning wars brought riches and power to generals with loyal armies, rich and poor Romans fought over land and civil wars broke out. In the end one ruler, the emperor, took the place of elected leaders. Augustus became the first emperor in 27 BCE.

Aqueducts carried fresh water from springs in the hills to cities, and the water moved by gravity alone. Builders gave each channel a slight downward slope along its whole length, and bridges of arches carried the water across valleys.