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The Roman Empire — Imperium

Tenth graders explore the Roman Empire — its emperors, provinces, the Pāx Rōmāna, and an imperium that spanned three continents — and how Augustus turned the Republic into an empire.

Grade 10Imperium Rōmānum55 minutes1 class periodClassical LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explain the Empire.
  • ✓Know the emperors.
  • ✓Understand its reach.
  • ✓Connect to history.
Essential Question

After the Republic came the Empire — ruled by emperors and spanning three continents. How did the imperium Rōmānum work?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Imperium Explorer

Project this and tap each part. Have students learn about the Roman Empire.

🌍 Explore the Roman Empire — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Classical Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — After the Republic

6 min

After the Republic came the Empire — emperors and three continents. How?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a map of the Empire.
  • Ask how it was ruled.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Imperium Rōmānum

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Imperium Explorer.
  • Note Augustus.
  • Note the Pāx Rōmāna.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note them.
  • Name.
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Practice — Practice

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain the emperor’s role.
  • Explain a province.
  • Compare to the Republic.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Explain.
  • Explain.
  • Compare.
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Speak — Speak

15 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe the Empire.
  • Explain the Pāx Rōmāna.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Describe.
  • Explain.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a part of the Empire.
  • Say what it was.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Intermediate-Mid).

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Cultures 2.1

Explore the Roman Empire.

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Cultures 2.2

Explore Roman institutions.

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Connections 3.2

Connect to world history.

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Comparisons 4.2

Compare empire and republic.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Empire-part cards.
  • Sentence frame: “The ___ was ___.”
  • Use an Empire map.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with emperor and Augustus.
  • Use a map.
  • Name one part.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Compare Republic and Empire.
  • Research an emperor.
  • Map the provinces.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🗺️An Empire map
  • 💻The Imperium Explorer
  • 📚History books
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

imperiumempireimperātoremperorAugustusAugustusprōvinciaprovincePāx RōmānaRoman peacepopuluspeoplefīnēsborderspotestāspower
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Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Augustus — he started the Empire in 27 BC.
QUESTION 2
What was a prōvincia?
A region Rome controlled (gives “province”).
QUESTION 3
What was the Pāx Rōmāna?
A long era of Roman peace and prosperity.

Reflect: imperium Rōmānum.

Have students name two features of the Roman Empire (like emperor and Pāx Rōmāna). A printable Empire sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: Augustus, fīnēs, imperium, imperātor, populus, potestās, prōvincia, Pāx Rōmāna
  1. people
  2. Augustus
  3. empire
  4. Roman peace
  5. power
  6. emperor
  7. province
  8. borders

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Who was the first Roman emperor?
  2. What was a prōvincia?
  3. What was the Pāx Rōmāna?
Answer key — Part A: 1) populus · 2) Augustus · 3) imperium · 4) Pāx Rōmāna · 5) potestās · 6) imperātor · 7) prōvincia · 8) fīnēs
Part B: 1) Augustus — he started the Empire in 27 BC. 2) A region Rome controlled (gives “province”). 3) A long era of Roman peace and prosperity.