ROME
Geography
Bell Work
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List 5 things that come to mind when you hear
‘Rome’….
ROME
Geography
Bell Work: How does Italy’s terrain compare to Greece?
How might this affect Italy’s development?
Geography and Founding of Rome
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Read through the article
Answer the questions
ROME GOVERNMENT
Bell Work
Please take out your reading assignment from
yesterday (Rome founding, geography and people)
and make sure you have finished it. We are going
to correct this in class together.
Tarquin The
Proud
Republican
Democracy
27 BC- 476 AD
200 years
of rule by
a king
509 BC
Monarchy
Rome Government Evolution
Empire
Octavian
Augustus
Vocabulary
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Patricians: Upper Class
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Plebeians: Lower Class
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Democratic: All citizens have an
equal influence on the
government no matter their
social class gender, etc.
Rome and The Republic: Institutions
Senate: Duties and Traits
2 Assemblies: Duties and traits
Traits
Aristocratic Branch
Democratic Branch
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300 Patricians
Plebeians are allowed
later
Very Powerful
Serve for life
Duties
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Controlled funds and
foreign policy
Elected Consuls
Could elect dictator in
times of war
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Centuriate Assembly
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Traits
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Duties
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Patricians
Make laws
Declared War and Peace
Elect magistrates (more people who
oversaw daily affairs of gov..)
Tribal Assembly
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Traits
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Plebeians
Duties
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Choose Tribune
Can veto any acts they felt were not
good for the public
Approved or rejected laws
Roman Republic: Elected Officials
2
Consuls
Praetors
Censors
Traits
Traits
Traits
• Elected by Senate
• Many of them
• Many of them
Duties
Duties
Duties
• Chief Executive
• Army Commanders
• Military commanders
• Judges
• Proposed many laws
• Registered Roman
citizens by their
wealth (like the IRS)
Other Traits Cont…
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Consuls
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Senate
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Powerful because they are chosen for the leadership position and
leadership is needed
They can Veto each others actions
10 year waiting period between terms
Powerful because members are the richest men in Rome
Could not control army
Tribal Assembly
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Powerful because they provide most of the soldiers for Rome’s
army
Could not suggest laws only veto those they didn’t like
Patron/Client relationship?
Article Questions
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3.
4.
Who were the patricians and plebeians?
Why did patricians want to prevent plebeians
from holding important positions in Roman society
and government?
What were the requirements for Roman
citizenship? What "rights" did Roman citizens
have?
How "democratic" was the government of the
early Roman Republic?
ROMAN LAWS
Directions
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Please take out your reading on Roman
Government
 Discuss
the answers with a partner, make sure it is
finished
 We will discuss it together and then hand it in
Bell Work
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Which is the worse scenario (in your opinion) and why?
 An
innocent person is sent to jail for a crime he didn’t
commit? Or…
 A guilty person goes free and isn’t punished for the
crime they committed?
12 Tables Reading
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We will read through the article together and then
you will have time to answer the q’s
CHRISTIANITY
Bell Work: What conclusion can you draw from these
maps? Right map= Height of the Roman Empire 400s AD.
Left = Where Christianity is the major religion in 406 AD.
Text Reading
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141-146
 Questions
1-7 on page 146
EMPIRE
Bell Work
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Please hand in your answers to #1-7 from page
146.
 If
you are not finished, grab a textbook and complete
the questions. You may work with a partner. (5 mins)
 Hand
in when finished
Trouble in the Republic??
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83 BC to 31 BC= 3 Roman Civil Wars.
3 Big Problems
 Ideological
controversy:
 “Should
we have a Republic controlled by a Senate, or an
Empire which is controlled by a powerful leader?”
 Military
turmoil:
 Generals
seizing power.
 Many were calling for Rome to expand its already vast
lands into an ‘empire’.
 Economic
 Gaps
turmoil:
between the rich and poor grew wider.
Notes from video
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What are the accomplishments of the Romans?
What is the difference between the Roman Republic
and Roman Empire?
Who are the important people involved in the
Rome’s history?
Caesar vs. Pompey
Julius Caesar
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Caesar = military genius
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conquers Gaul (France) – looks to other areas
Has military support
Pompey = Consul back in Rome
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Pompey
ordered Caesar to disband army and return home
Caesar crushed Pompey
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Forced Senate to name him dictator (“for life”)
In 44 B.C., Senate betrayed Caesar, stabbed him (“Et tu, Brute?”)
After Julius Caesar
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Octavian Augustus
 Senate
proclaimed Octavian “Augustus”
(Exalted One)
 1st “official” emperor of Rome
 End of “Republic” -- Beginning of
“Empire”
Caesar’s Grand-nephew
ACHIEVEMENT POSTER
Directions
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Create a group of 4 or 5 members.
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Time: you have 1 class period to complete this assignment, time management is
very important
Read: p. 137-140 and identify 8 areas of Roman achievement discussed by your
book
Create: A poster that includes the following
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All class members must be in a group or all groups lose 5 points
8 areas of roman achievement
Title
Picture/drawing
A latin phrase
A link between your life and the Romans
Names of group members
Make sure all group members know the areas of Roman achievements. There will
be a quiz tomorrow. Notes that you take during the activity may be used on the
quiz.
DECLINE PROJECT
Peak of Roman Empire: 117 AD
The Final Centuries
509 BC
Tarquin the Proud is
Overthrown and the
Republic begins.
285 AD
Empire Splits in 2
(East/West)
27 BC
Augustus is the first
official Emperor
410 AD
Visigoths
Sack Rome
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Republic 509-27 BC
Empire 27 BC-476 AD
324AD
Constantine moves
capital to
Constantinople
476 AD
Last Roman
Emperor
Overthrown