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WELCOME BACK!
Please copy down your homework in agenda
Homework: Rome worksheet due next class
Introduce Rome Unit/Essential QuestionsRoman Republic and Punic War NotesAncient Rome Map ActivityRome Timeline Work
Agenda for Today
Essential Questions Describe the social structure of Rome.
What is the difference between the Centuriate and Tribal Assemblies?
What were the Twelve Tables?
What was the major result of the Punic Wars?
Greek InfluenceGreeks established 50 colonies (settlements) in Italy
These cities became busy with trade
Brought Italy and Rome in closer contact with Greece
Greeks taught Romans how to grow grapes and olives
ProtectionThe Alps and the Mediterranean Sea provided protection for Rome
The BeginningAccording
to legend, Rome was founded by Romulusand Remus (twin brothers)
As you read, highlight or underline the important information about the beginnings of Rome!
After you read… create a drawing or short poem representing the myth on the back of the reading
Reading…
Lucky Number 7
Rome was built on seven rolling hills at a curve on the Tiber RiverThis strategic location in the middle of
the Italian Peninsula gave Rome fertile soil.
Control of RomeIn the beginning 3 groups inhabited Rome:
1. Latins2. Greeks 3. Etruscans
The EtruscansNative to Northern ItalyThey were skilled metalworkers and engineers
Strongly influenced Roman civilization
Patricians rich landowners who inherited their power and social status; held most of the power in Rome
Plebeians commoners, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population; citizens who could vote, could not hold important government positions
Slaves captured peoples during the wars; made to work on the latifundia, huge estates; were one-third of the population
Social Structure
Patricians and plebeians were both considered citizens, however voting rights were granted only to free-born male citizens
Slaves in Rome were not considered citizens and had no rights in the government
Citizenship
Two Consuls similar to kings, they commanded the army and
directed the governmentpower was limited because their term was only
one year long and the a consul could not be re-elected for ten years
one consul could always override, or veto, the other’s decisions
Features of Democracy (Executive)
Senate 300 members, chosen from the upper class of Roman society, later plebeians were allowed in the senate; membership was for life
Centuriate Assembly all citizen-soldiers were members; a patrician-controlled assembly appointed the consuls and made laws; it had less power than the Senate
Tribal Assembly an assembly organized by the plebeians; elected the tribunes and made laws for the common people; later it won the right to make laws for the republic
Features of Democracy (Legislative)
Legal Code plebeians forced the creation of a written law code; the laws were carved on twelve tablets, or table and hung in the Forum; the Twelve Tables established the idea that all free citizens had a right to the protection of the law
Features of Democracy
Map ActivityUsing page 139 in the blue/green textbook, fill in the following:Label the following:
Mediterranean Sea
Black SeaTiber RiverEuropeAsiaAfrica
Color in the following:Roman Republic- 265 BCERoman Empire- 117 CE
Then answer the following questions:1. Why would the Mediterranean Sea have been important to Rome?2. What problems might occur from managing such a vast empire?
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Complete warm-up #17
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Welcome!
The Punic Wars
Ancient Rome Notes
Roman LegionDivided into infantry and cavalry
5,000 Soldiers
Every citizen had to serve for 10 years
Roman Legion
Divided into smaller groups of 80 men called a century
Roman Power Grows
Roman power grew slowly and steadily
Eventually conquered all of Italy
The Defeated People
Rome was lenient to the people they conqueredThey were allowed to be full citizens if they lived on the Tiber
Those who lived further away had citizenship but could not vote.
The Punic WarsEventually Rome and Carthage began to fight over trade in the Mediterranean Sea
They fought 3 battles
The First Punic WarFought over Sicily for 23 years
Carthage lost
This was Rome’s first province
The Second Punic War
Carthage was led by HANNIBAL a brilliant general.
He used 50,000 men, 9,000 cavalry and 60 elephants.
To surprise Rome he went through the Alps
assembled an army of 50,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry, and 60 elephants with the intent of capturing Rome
to surprise the Romans, Hannibal led his Carthaginian army on a long trek from Spain across France and through the Alps
A Daring Expedition
Killed during the Second Punic War
Left the Carthage warriors with no leader and led to their loss at Zama
Roman general, Scipio, led the attack
Death of Hannibal
During the Third Punic War, Carthage was no longer a threat to Rome, but Rome wanted to revenge all their deaths in Italy during the First Punic War
Romans set the city on fire and sold 50,000 citizens into slavery
Carthage Destroyed
Spread Greco-Roman culture conquered Greece & Macedonia
Expanded tradeChanged the character of the Roman army
guard large territoryCreated great wealth
Rome Conquers Eastern Med.
Timeline ActivityYou will be groups of 2 for this activity.You will be given small strips of events in early
Roman history.Using context clues and your knowledge of early
Roman history (from class and homework) to put these events in the correct order starting with the oldest.
When you think you’re done, ask a teacher to check. Make adjustments until you are correct.
When you have been told you are correct, you need to create the timeline in your notebook!