Western Civ Topics 7-9

  • The Roman Republic
    500 BCE

    The Roman Republic

    The Roman Republic consisted of a complex and new government system. This Republic was the start of the Roman Empire and was responsible for the giant Roman Expansion.
  • The Roman Expansion
    263 BCE

    The Roman Expansion

    The Roman Expansion expanded Rome to becoming all of Italy as well as surrounding areas. This happened with the help of the Latin League.
  • Octavian
    63 BCE

    Octavian

    Octavian was the creator of the Roman Empire and created Marc Antony to become so. He also decided that it would be ruled in the form of a single leader creating the path for great dynasties.
  • The Class Divide
    1 CE

    The Class Divide

    In Roman Society, the rich were very rich and the poor were very poor. You either lived in a mansion or shared an apartment with a lot of other poor people. The rich people continued to have a lot of power over society.
  • The Dynasties of the Roman Empire
    14

    The Dynasties of the Roman Empire

    The Dynasties of the Roman Empire were very well known and were passed from many different people starting from within the Cesar family to other groups of people. Some leaders were better than others.
  • Christianity
    30

    Christianity

    After the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the missionaries that spread the message of Christianity around Rome, their leader Constantine converted. He went from his strong traditional polytheistic beliefs to monotheism Christianity and this helped to further the spread of Christianity.
  • The Fall of Rome
    476

    The Fall of Rome

    Many things finally led up to the fall of Rome. Many people still try to pinpoint a specific reason as to why such a powerful empire could fall so drastically, but there could be many reasons.
  • East Versus West
    527

    East Versus West

    After the fall of the Roman Empire, there was a split between the East and the West. During this time they had different leaders and different cities and manage to create some success.
  • Islam
    570

    Islam

    Islam is the belief that the prophet Muhammad was the chose prophet sent from God to spread his word. This not only came with religion, but Islam created a successful government that conquered a lot of territory.
  • Umayyad Government
    661

    Umayyad Government

    The Umayyad government completed the beliefs of the Islamic faith while creating a lasting government. They quickly became a large empires winning many wars and becoming a huge territory.