MBS 4th Grade - Social Studies

Week of March 16 - March 20:

We will be finishing up Unit 4 - Chapter 2 - The Roman Empire this week. Students will receive a study guide and will be tested on this material on Friday, March 20th.

Unit 4 - Chapter 2 - The Roman Empire

Objectives:

Describe the aspects of Augustus Caesar’s rule, including his influence in the establishment of the Roman Empire and its expansion during the Pax Romana.
Explain the impact of Roman engineering and architectural innovation on the empire’s expansion, including the role of domes, arches, roads, bridges, and sanitation.
Summarize the fall of the Western Roman Empire, including the political, military, and economic problems it faced governing its large territory.
Understand the meaning of the following domain-specific vocabulary: emperor, legion, treasury, tax, fleet, persecute, doctrine, strategic, and sack.

Curriculum:

Bayou Bridges - A K-8 Louisiana Social Studies Curriculum

Homework:

Homework will be assigned throughout the year.
Homework is worth 5 points, incomplete homework is 3 points, and no attempt or missing homework is 0 points.
Homework CANNOT be made-up for partial credit if the student was present for both days (ex: when homework was assigned and when homework was due).
Please keep up with your student's assignment pad.

Study Guides:

Questions for the Study Guides are pulled directly from the textbook. Study Guides are a review of the chapter and should be used to prepare for the upcoming test.
Since the Study Guide is a review, study guides for upcoming tests will be given a few days before the test.

Tests:

Questions on the Chapter Tests will be similar to the information on the Study Guides.
Tests will vary in points.