Transcript Ancient Rome notes

 Turn in 6.1 homework
 Copy down homework in agenda
 Introduce Rome Unit/Essential Questions
 Roman Republic and Punic War Notes
 Rome Timeline Work
 Ancient Rome Map Activity
 Latin Language Activity
 Homework: 6.2 and work on S.S. Fair Rough Draft
Essential Questions
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Describe the social structure of Rome.
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What is the difference between the Centuriate and
Tribal Assemblies?
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What were the Twelve Tables?
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What was the major result of the Punic Wars?
Roman Republic
 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
Patricians
Slaves
Plebeians
 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
 Two Consuls 
 similar to kings, they commanded the army and directed
the government
 power 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
 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
 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
The Punic Wars
 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
 invaded northern Italy and lived off the land
 killed huge numbers of Romans in the First Punic War
and won his greatest victory at Cannae
 were stopped from capturing Rome
 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
 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
 Spread Greco-Roman culture
 conquered Greece & Macedonia
 Expanded trade
 Changed the character of the Roman army
 guard large territory
 Created great wealth
Timeline Activity
 You will be in partners for this activity.
 You will be given a sheet of events in early Roman history.
 First, cut the 15 events apart.
 Second, 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 are right, you will receive a copy of the timeline
to keep and a map activity to work on for a class work
grade.
 Be sure trash gets in a trashcan!