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Key Words |
Hand Motions |
| 1.
Julius Caesar, Dictator |
1.
Make a
fist and strike your chest with it as you say #1. |
| 2.
Augustus, 1st Emperor |
2.
Raise your
right hand as you point with your index finger and say
#2. |
| 3.
Jesus Christ |
3.
Stretch
out your arms as if on a cross. Point out that the first
letters of each name is JC, the same as the first letters
of the next key words. |
| 4.
Julio-Claudian Emperors |
4. Hold
a thumb up, then a thumb down to indicate two of them
were good emperors, two were bad emperors. |
| 5.
Disorder |
5. Pull
up two strands of hair as if your hair is standing up
because of the disorder of chaos after the J-C emperors. |
| 6.
Vespasian |
6.
Hold up a "V" sign for the name, Vespasian,
and as a a victory sign, because of all the things he
accomplished. |
| 7.
The 5 Good Emperors |
7. Hold
up 5 fingers.
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| 8.
Trajan |
8. Hold
arms out pointing your index fingers to show that Trajan
expanded the empire. |
| 9.
Hadrian |
9. Hold
arms out, but touch hands together in front of you with
arms extended, to show that Hadrian limited the empire
to make it more manageable. |
| 10.
Pax Romana, A.D. 180 |
10. Make
a peace sign with two fingers, and make an arch in front
of you from left to right to show that the years you
just reviewed were the Pax Romana years, and that they
ended after A.D. 180. |
| Timeline
2 - The Fall of Rome |
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1.
Julianus buys the throne |
1. Rub thumb
and index fingers together by your neck, like you are
fingering a necklace as you say "Julianus"
(jewelry sounds like Julian). Then form a crown with
thumb and index fingers on your head as you say "buys
the throne". |
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2.
Severans rule - life was cruel - no leadership, no food,
no money |
2. Point index
finger out as you say "no leadership", put
hand to mouth for "no food, and pretend to pull
a pants pocket inside out for "no money". |
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3.
22 emperors in 50 years |
3.
Make motions like rock, paper, scissors as you hold
out your right hand's index finger and and middle finger
above your left handed fist (like scissors) and tap
it twice for "22". Then tap your right hand
once on your left fist, with five fingers extended (like
paper), as you say "fifty", then form a fist
with the right hand as you tap it on your left hand
as you say "years". |
| 4. Diocletian
- rule divided by 4 |
4.
Extend right hand with fingers out, giving a "karate"
chop as you say "rule", then turn wrist to
the left as you say "divided by 4". |
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5. Constantine -
capital moved to Constantinople |
5.
Point to the right, indicating that Constantinople is
to the right of Rome on the map. |
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6. Theodosius -
two empires: East and West |
6.
Hold up the index fingers of each hand and when you
say "East", point the right hand to the right,
and when you say "West", point the left index
finger to the left. |
| 7.
Odoacer, Rome falls by the wayside |
7.
Brush your right hand off . |
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8. A.D. 500, The
rise of the Byzantine Empire |
8.
Hold left hand palm facing up at your waist, and slowly
raise it from the middle of your body as you say "...of
the Byzantine Empire (because, when talking about Rome,
Constantinople and Arabia, Constantinople, the capital
of the Byzantine Empire is in the middle). |
| 9. A.D.
600, The rise of Islam |
9.
Hold the right hand palm facing up at your right, and
slowly raise it up from the right of your body (the
left hand is still raised), as you say "The rise
of Islam". |
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Timeline
3 - The Rise of Islam
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