Ancient Rome: Hypatia of Alexandria - The End of the Classical World

All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **

Discover the life of this remarkable woman set against the backdrop of the declining Roman Empire and amongst self-serving, ambitious leaders using the fledgling religion of Christianity to create a power-base of fundamentalists. An important lesson for the modern world and critical to any Rome unit.

Topics covered in this presentation include:

♦ The City of Alexandria

♦ Famous Buildings of Alexandria: Lighthouse, Library, Temple

♦ Hypatia's Early Life

♦ Role of Women in Late Antiquity

♦ Christianity in the Early 5th Century

♦ Struggles Between Secular and Religious Leaders

♦ Death of Hypatia

♦ Religious Extremism taking over Alexandria

Two versions of this lesson!

The first is a PowerPoint for those teachers who know the material and want to guide their students through the material. This class takes approximately 90-minutes. There are four links to Youtube in the presentation. The videos total ~ 29 minutes. Youtube links are checked weekly and updated when necessary. There are handouts for note taking along with reflection questions included with this presentation.

The second version consists of the information and images on worksheets that the students can read through at their own pace. This is best done if laptops or tablets are available for the class or for online learning. This version comes with more indepth questions that the students can work through at their own pace.

Check out the entire Rome series:

Lesson 1: Birth of the Roman Republic

Lesson 2: The Punic Wars

Lesson 3: Rise of the Roman Generals and the Fall of the Republic

Lesson 4: The Roman Empire: Culture and Innovation during the Pax Romana

Lesson 5: Birth and Spread of Christianity

Lesson 6: Hypatia of Alexandria: The End of the Classical World

Lesson 7: Fall of the Roman Empire

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