DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome

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Warm-UpWhy do we have rules & laws; and what

would happen if we didn’t?

DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome

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TAKE 5 MINUTES TO STUDY VOCABULARY & WORLD MAP FOR QUIZ

DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome

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QUIZ

• Identify the political systems and the beginnings of democracy.• Compare Athens with Rome

and describe the influence of Roman law.

How did Rome help influence our democracy of today?

The Greeks developed democracy and the Romans added representative

government, both of which are very important to the United States.

Representation and citizen participation are important features of democratic governments around the

world.

Government- The governing body of a nation, state, or community. It consists of people and institutions with the authority to establish and enforce rules for society.

• Monarchy- Greek for “one” and “rule”

• State ruled by a king• Rule is hereditary

(passed down generation to generation)

• Some rulers claim divine right

• Divine Right: Chosen by “GOD” to rule

• Oligarchy-Oligarchy- Greek Greek word for word for ““fewfew”” and and ““rulerule””

• State ruled by a State ruled by a small group of small group of citizenscitizens

• gov't of the elite: gov't of the elite: smartest, richest, smartest, richest, best educatedbest educated

• Aristocracy- Greek for “best” and “rule”• State ruled by nobility (rich people)• Rule is hereditary and based on family ties, social

rank, and wealth• Social status and wealth support rulers authority• gov't. by a royal class (king and the like)

• Direct Democracy- Direct Democracy- Greek Greek word for word for ““popularpopular”” and and ““rulerule””

• State ruled by its citizensState ruled by its citizens• Rule is based on Rule is based on

citizenshipcitizenship• Majority rule decides voteMajority rule decides vote• Citizens make laws Citizens make laws

directly rather than directly rather than through representativesthrough representatives

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• Republic: Latin word for “a public matter”

• Rome battled for control of the Italian peninsula. Rome won- (defeating Greece)

• 600BC • Created a Republic (is a form of

government in which citizens elect representatives to make government decisions – AKA Representative Democracy

• Created written laws called the Twelve Tables

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• All citizens had the right to equal treatment under the law

• A person was considered innocent until proven guilty

• The burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused

• A law that seemed unfair could be discontinued

• Rome preserved and added to Greece’s ideas of democracy and passed on the early democratic traditions to civilizations that followed.

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