Transcript Lesson 2 Jedi Journal (Learning Target Notes)

Chapter 13: The Rise of Rome
Lesson 2 - The Roman Republic
Jedi Journal (Learning Target Notes)
3. I can examine the effects of self-rule on
Roman society.
1.
Self-rule led to two different classes of citizens.
2.
Wealthy landowners that held the highest government jobs
were called the patricians.
3.
Common farmers that could vote, but were not allowed
holding government jobs were called the plebeians.
Plebeians typically had jobs requiring physical labor.
4.
The patrician’s power caused tension between the two
classes.
5.
In order to ease tensions, a constitution called The Twelve
Tables was established to provide basic rights and duties for
Roman citizens.
6.
The principle of equality still did not apply in the Roman
government.
4. I can describe how Rome’s republican
government was organized.
1.
A republic is a type of democracy.
2.
Executive branch: 2 consuls elected for 1 year; led the
government and army.
3.
Legislative branch: Senate of 300 members (patricians)
advised consuls and set policies; Assemblies (plebeians)
made laws and selected officials.
4.
Judicial branch: 8 judges that oversaw the courts and
governed policies.
5.
Legal Code: The Twelve Tables – basis of Roman law,
which established citizens’ rights.
5. I can analyze the causes and effects of
Roman expansion.
1.
By 275 B.C. the Romans had defeated the Etruscans and others in Italy.
They controlled the entire Italian peninsula.
2.
They fought a rich trading city in North Africa called Carthage in three
long wars called the Punic Wars. These wars were fought due to
competition over trade.
3.
At the end of the Punic Wars, Rome territory extended from Spain to
Greece.
4.
Roman conquerors brought back wealth and slaves.
5.
They bought large estates and farmed using slave labor. Small farms
could not compete.
6.
As a result, the gap between rich and poor grew wider and caused great
tension.