History+Classroom

=** Miss C and Mr. McGinnis' Class **= media type="youtube" key="W1rNFuKFTnc" height="315" width="560" align="center"

**Mr. McGinnis' Questions:** 1. Imagine yourself as a member of the Roman Senate. Caesar is making tremendous gains and attempting to take ultimate power of the republic. Caesar is making promises to those that have the least in the republic and promising to divide lands and give them to those that do not own property. He is also declaring that the gap between the have’s and have-not’s has grown too large and the republic has stopped serving its people. Based upon what you have discovered about Caesar, Rome, Roman Government, and the differences between the various types of government possible, what do you think of the situation? Who would you side with?

2. You assignment is two create a speech that you would give in the senate as a Roman senator either declaring your allegiance to Caesar and his cause, or declaring the impracticality of and the danger that Caesar and his movement are to the republic. Be forceful and stedfast in your argument! Remember, depending upon which side you declare yourself a part of could seal your fate. Will be side with the republic or the powerful populist? Make you case in at least one page double spaced. This will be added to your wiki in two days.

**Miss C's Questions:** 1. Roman Forum: Why do you think the Forum is laid out the way it is? What connections can you draw between Roman history and culture and the number of temples that are in the Forum? Why do you think government buildings are located where they are?

2. Curia Julia: Do you think the layout of the Curia Julia positively or negatively affected meetings and Senate debates? Do you think this layout would be beneficial to a modern government; why or why not?

3. The Coliseum has a unique shape to it- can you think of any other structures that have a similar design? What are your thoughts on the uses of the Coliseum? = = = = = = = =