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1. Ancient Rome
Notes

2. 500 B.C.
509 B.C.
1500 B.C.
753B.C
600 B.C.
Ancestors
started settling
in Italy
Etruscans rule
over rome
(monarchy)
Rome sets
up a
republic
According to
legend, Rome
was founded
Tarquin (king) is
murdered and
Rome takes
back their land
Twelve Tables
of Law created
451 B.C.
264 B.C.
Punic wars begin
(Rome vs. Carthage)
lasts 120 years and
Rome finally destroys
Carthage
444 B.C.
Julius Caesar
died of
stabbing

3. • What are the advantages of Rome’s location?
• Answer: It’s by a river and has hills that protect from attacks.
It is also on a land bridge which helps with trade.
Main Ideas and details

4. By a river
Plains for
growing
food and
crops.
Land
bridge
(helps
with
trading)
Hills offer
protection
from
attacks
and floods
Rome’s location
Warm mild
climate

5. Detail
• 4/7: How did the Romans benefit from the cultures of other
countries?
• Answer:They traded with other cultures.
• How did the Romans benefit from the Etruscans?
• Answer:

6. Romans are thieves
• Learned how to grow certain crops
• Learned some myths, legends, and stories
• Traded with other countries
• FROM ETRUSCANS
• Learned how to build aqueducts
• Better weapons and ships
• Learned more aboutabout building and farming
• Government
The Romans learned many things form other countries

7. P & S
sources
Secondar
yPrimary
How:
Identifies
people
involved and
you can
search if they
wrote about
the event
What: Snap shots of
History.
How: Consider
the subject matter
and point of view.
What: Encyclopedia entry
about the same event.
Why: It includes
events that may have
happened at the same
time.
Why: Gives important
details or expresses
emotions caused by a
situation.

8. Essential Questions
• Why did the Romans overthrow their king and form a new system of government? They
wanted to establish a republic.
• What should governments do? Give the people a say
• What are requirements for citizenship in societies? Couldn’t be a foreigner or slave.
• What causes civilizations expand or collapse?Wealth and power.
• How would you describe the structure of the Roman Republic? Powerful and wealthy. Very
controlled government. Good ways of solving problems. Strong in army.

9. Roman Republic
• Power was divided among people.
• Was made of 3 separate branches. (like our government)
• Influenced later republic

10. Lesson 2: roman republic
• *About __90__ percent of Roman citizens were Plebeians. They included
farmers, _soldiers_______, and merchants.
*All citizens were encouraged to think and behave like the __heroes_____
these tales praised. This defined the Roman spirit!
----------How the Romans Governed Themselves------------
*After the Romans drove out the Etruscan king, they established a
___republic__________.
*In a republic, citizens have the right to ___vote______, or choose their
leaders.
*Those who are elected are called ______representatives________________.
*Roman representatives served in a governing body called the
____Senate________.

11. Continued...
• *Not everyone who lived in Rome was a ____citizen_______. This
included slaves and most foreigners.
*Even though ___women______ were citizens, they had few rights. They
could not vote or hold public office, but they did have more freedom
than Greeks.
*Roman women could own ____property______ and ___testify_______ in court.
They also played major roles in ___governing________ Rome.
*At first, only the ___patricians________ ran the Roman republic.
*Each year, two patricians were chosen as _____consuls_____, or officials
who managed the government and the army.
*In an emergency, consuls could name one person to rule. This
person was known as a _____dictator________, or someone who has total
control over the people.

12. Continued...• -----The Tribunes-------
*As time went on, the ____plebeians_________ began to demand greater rights.
*Wealthy patricians bought up much of the land, forcing plebeians to
___rent_____ land from the wealthy land owners.
*They threatened a type of strike, saying that they'd stop serving in the
_army________ until the government treated them more fairly.
*To meet demands, the Senate appointed men to protect the rights of the
plebeians. They were known as ______tribunes__________.
*When they objected to an action of the Senate, they could shout
"___veto____" which means 'I forbid' in Latin. This word is used in our
government today!
------Daily Life------
*Boys and girls from wealthy families went to School. Others
were taught at home by Greek ___slaves______ who served as tutors.
*Children used ___abacuses___________ to learn mathematics, wrote down
lessons on ___wax___ __tablets_______ or sheets of ___sheets of papyrus___________.
*Children played with toys such as __marbles________, _____dolls____, model
____chariots______, and animals.
*The main meal was eaten in the late ___afternoon_____________.
*Wealthy people ate: __fish___, __birds_____, ___olive____ __oil____ with herbs,
____barley____ and pork.

13. Continued...
• *Poor citizens ate: ___wheat____ and barley, ___bread_____, ___olives______, and meat
scraps.
*Wealthy citizens had _____dogs___ as pets to guard homes and hunt.
*Just like animals now, some dogs had ___dog ___ __tags____ made of bronze,
identifying the owner.
*Roman clothing was __light_____ and ____comfortable_________. Men wore
____togas____ made of woolen cloth (an idea borrowed from the Etruscans).
*Women wore two layers of __tunics_____, which resembled long shirts or
gowns. They often wore ___gold____ jewelry with colorful stones.

14. Consul (1 year)
Senate (300)
patricians
Assembly
Assembly
(tribunes/plebeians)
Assembly
Senate (300)
patricians
Assembly
(tribunes/plebeians)
Assembly
(tribunes/plebeians)
The government system

15. Punic war
-------Wars with Carthage-------
*Carthage was a city-state located in North ____africa______ that had a large,
powerful navy and army.
*Carthage and Rome fought in three destructive wars known as the
___Punic_____ Wars. Altogether, the wars lasted nearly ___120___ years.
*The ___Romans_______ won all three!
*The _____second____ Punic War included one of the most daring adventures
in history.
*A Carthaginian general named ___Hannibal________ launched an invasion from
Spain across the snowy ___Alps____ with a herd of ____elephants_________. This
surprised the Romans.
*Rome was saved when a general named ___Scipio____ attacked Carthage.
Hannibal had to rush back home, but it was too late. ___Carthage_______ was
defeated.
*The third war happened __50___ years later. Again ___Rome_____ won.

16. Continued
------Problems at Home--------
*The Romans worked hard to make ___friends______ out of enemies.
*Some defeated people were granted Roman ____citizenship_____________.
*Others were allowed to keep local _________self-government______________.
*They improved conquered lands by building ___aqueducts_____________,
_____roads___, and ____buildings__________ to make people feel patriotic toward
Rome.
*_______Patriotism__________ is a sense of pride in one's country.
*Vast ____wealth____ poured into Rome, making the rich richer, but the slaves and
plebeians even poorer.
*Many people ___died______, and ____poverty_______ grew.

17. Republic ends-----The Republic Ends------
*One of the most famous generals and caesars, or rulers, was
_Julius________ _Caesar _________.
*He was known for his great ____energy_______ and
____talent________.
*Between 58-51 B.C., he conquered most of present day
___France_______,
the ___British Isles_____ ___________, and
______Belgium_______. He also took over
parts of present-day ____Germany_________ and
__Spain___________.
*Julius Caesar is famous for saying "___I come_____, ___I
saw_____, __I conquered _____",
which means, "I came, I saw, I conquered."
*A struggle broke out between him and two other Roman
generals.
Caesar won the struggle and was made ruler for ___life_____.
*Caesar tried to control the number of ___slaves_______ in Rome
and worked to increase _jobs_____. This worried many patricians
who
feared that he would take total control in Rome.

18. Continued
*In 44 B.C., Caesar was __stabbed______ to death on the floor of
the Senate.
*After his death, the struggle for power began, and
____civil_____ ____war._____
broke out.
*The Roman Republic, founded nearly _500_____ years earlier,
was at its end.
-------Roads in the Republic------
*The Romans were the first to use ___concrete_______ to build
roads.
*It is a mixture of crushed ___stone sand cement water______,
_______, ________, and
________.
*The were built over all kinds of surfaces: ___lakes_____, deep
_____ravines___, and
mountains. They were even designed to ___drain_____ water off
of the road's
surface.
*The most famous of these roads is the ____Appian___
___way____. It stretched for 350 miles.