Bellringer What are some lasting effects of the Roman civilization on modern life?

Agenda 1.A single slide of notes 2.Glossary terms 3.Primary Source reading 4.Writing assignment

Objectives Students will be able to… 1.Describe the evolution of the Roman Republic. 2.Use new strategies to understand primary source readings.

One Slide of Notes According to the legend, Romulus was the first of 7 kings of Rome The last three were Etruscans The last one was Tarquin the Proud. He was a dic…tator The Romans tossed him out and decided never to have another king. Instead, they made a republic

Glossary Republic – a form of government where people vote for representatives, who will make decisions for them Patrician – upper class in Rome; the aristocrats Plebeian – lower class of Rome; common farmers and workers (the majority)

Glossary Senate – elected body that made laws in Rome. Members chosen from the patrician class only Consuls – Roman officials who led the army and government. Like kings with limited powers (there were also plebeian assemblies as another part of the government)

Glossary Tribunes – representatives of the plebeians, added to Rome’s government to protect the poor Veto – Latin for “I forbid”; a Roman consul or tribune could reject the other’s decisions Twelve Tables – body of written and publicly displayed laws in Rome that protected all citizens

Primary Sources! Roman writers bragged about the balance in their government It had features of Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy Read the document from Polybuis and complete the chart

Reading Primary Sources! 1.Know what you’re reading for! – Are there questions that need to be answered? – Are there major headings? – Organize your topics!

Reading Primaries Cont’d. 2. Identifying significant terms! – Italicized/bolded words – Vocabulary gone over in class – Words that YOU don’t know! – Do you know the context?

3. Annotating notes! – Can you summarize each paragraph? – Are you highlighting and organizing important information? Reading Primaries Cont’d.

Republic Writing Summarize the features of the Roman Republic to answer this question: in your opinion, was the Roman Republic more like a monarchy, an aristocracy, or a democracy? Use and define your Glossary terms about the Roman Republic in your answer.

Homework Republic Writing activity due next class