Task 10: Webquest

This group webquest will help you revise what you have studied in the unit about the Romans. We hope you enjoy it!

ACTIVITY 1:

We start here, with the myth of Romulus and Remus: http://rome.mrdonn.org/romulusandremus.html

The strong wind has blown some words away, can you rewrite them?

They were found by a female wolf who decided to raise them as her own _______.  After the boys had grown some the wolf knew she couldn't keep them so she put them where a _______ would find them.  The shepherd and his wife continued to _______ Romulus and Remus.

As the boys grew into _______, they decided to _______ a city and rule it as its king.  They had a contest to see who would be the _______ king.  When it appeared that Remus was going to win the contest, Romulus got so angry that he killed Remus with a _______ and became the first king of Rome. 

Why is this myth very meaningful for the Romans? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What does ‘a Roman myth, not borrowed from the Greeks’ mean?

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ACTIVITY 2:

Now watch this short video about the history of Rome. Remember to activate the English subtitles! : 

Write an outline with the periods and dates in the part of the video ‘HISTORY’:

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Can you write an example of an important governor in each period?

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ACTIVITY 3:

Look at the video in this minute: https://youtu.be/Y9uqNCNnrYY?t=264

What are the key points of the Romans’ organization system? Try to say it with your own words:

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ACTIVITY 4:

Watch the following video about The Colosseum and write a summary with as many data as possible:

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ACTIVITY 5:

You have to complete the data related to the dates. What happened? You can look for the information in the following link: www.ancient.eu

80CE? ________________________________________________________

1870-1946 CE? _________________________________________________

27 BCE?_______________________________________________________

2014? _________________________________________________________

C. XVI? ________________________________________________________

13 BCE? _______________________________________________________

1938? _________________________________________________________

79 AD? ________________________________________________________