World History Spice Chart Roman Empire

SPICE Chart AP World History Name:______________________________________________ Date:_________ Culture/Civilization: Roman Empire Period:_____  Patriarchal system (the man runs the family and women are Social Structures treated as children throughout their lives)  Gender roles and  Empire has racial diversity. Slavery exists throughout the relations empire, but not necessarily based on race.  Family and kinship  Many ethnic groups exist in empire, but some minorities  Racial and ethnic (Jews) rebel against Roman Rule. constructions  Social classes in Rome include Patricians (nobles) and  Social and economic Plebeians (commoners). classes (Political)StateBuilding, Expansion and Conflict  Political structures and forms of governance  Empires  Nations and nationalism  Revolts and revolutions  Regional, transregional, and global structures and organizations             Interactions  Between Humans and the Environment  Geographic distribution  Demography and disease  Migration  Patterns of settlement  Between other people  Encounters and exchanges between individuals, groups, empire/nations Cultures  Religions  Belief systems,           Strong Central Government ruled by Emperor (Augustus) Empire built Civil Service system to administer to needs of the people. Government provides welfare to the poor of the city of Rome Rome defended by citizen army and later mercenary armies. Emperor has personal Praetorian Guard Empire conquers entire Mediterranean (Carthage) and expands up to the island of Britain. Power shifts between hereditary rule, adopted rule and coups. Constantly at war with barbarian groups outside the empire. (Germanic Tribes) Jewish Bar Kochba Rebellion put down in 135CE and diaspora of Jews occurs. Later on Diocletian adopts the tetrarchy (rule of four) Christianity is eventually legalized and made the state religion. Constantine moves the capital from Rome to Constantinople (Byzantiuum). The city of Roman has a central location in Italy and the Mediterranean. It is far enough from the sea to prevent Naval invasion and surrounded by fertile land. The empire spans the entire Mediterranean and Black Sea and goes as far north to include much of Britain. All people in the empire granted citizenship in 212 CE. Roads are built throughout the empire the facilitate trade and communication. Rome interacts with Middle Eastern groups who carry on the Silk Road trade. Armies constantly defend Rome from outsiders. Occasional bouts of plague (after Parthian War) Trade with other empires (Axum, Gupta, Han Dynasty) The official religion is the Roman/Greek pagan religion. Constantine legalizes Christianity with Edict of Milan. SPICE Chart philosophies and ideologies  Science and technology  The arts and architecture       Economic Systems  Agricultural and pastoral production  Trade and commerce  Labor systems  Industrialization  Capitalism and socialism AP World History Theodosius I bans the traditional religion and makes Christianity the state religion. Romans make architectural advances included the development of the Dome, aqueducts, and Rome itself has plumbing. Literature includes the Aneid. Other technological advances include the development of concrete, newspapers, bound books, the Julian Calendar, and early battlefield surgery. Two major philosophical systems are Stoicism and Epicureism Influenced heavily by the Greeks  Farming was considered the best of all occupations by the Roman elites. Towards the collapse of the Western Empire, Rome suffered from famine due to soil fatigue. Rome traded with merchants who traveled the silk road, and its control of the Mediterranean facilitated the Roman Exchange. (Goods traded included slaves, wild animals, olive oil, dates, figs, precious metals) The empire made heavy use of slavery. Commoners often struggled to find work. Ancient Rome was an agrarian and slave based economy whose main concern was feeding the vast number of citizens and legionaries who populated the Mediterranean region. It was neither capitalist nor socialist.        The Silk Road. The Han reach their heights and fall. Axum Rises. The Gupta rise and fall. The birth and spread of Christianity. The Jewish Diaspora occurs. The death of the Roman Pantheon of Gods.      Global Context: What’s happening around the world at this time?