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EQ How war , politics and social structure of a society help mold Athens and Greece to its Glory days and the Golden Age of Athens
TIH First African American congressman sworn into office
List 3 occupations you would possibly like to have post high school graduation?

3. Culture of Classical Greece
Greek Religion
Arts and drama
Writing and History
Greek philosophy

4. Exit Slip 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
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5. Chapter 4 Assessment 1-18 you do not have to write the question
Think About your vocabulary

6. Rome
Geography- Italy is a peninsula 750 miles wide, it has small mountain ranges but unlike Greece the mts are less rugged and did not divide the peninsula into small communities
Italy also had more land for farming to support a larger population
Tiber river was a route to the sea which made easy access for trade and navigation but still far enough inland to be safe from pirates

7. Latin's 1500- 1000 b.c Spoke Latin they were herders
Lived in settlements at the top of Rome's hills
After 800 b.c. Greeks and Etruscans began settling
Greeks big influence on Rome occupied Sicily should them architecture, how to make wine and religion

8. Etruscans Biggest impact on Early Rome
650 b.c. they turned Rome into a city
New dress- toga and short cloak started an army
509 b.c Romans overthrew the Etruscan king and established a REPUBLIC. NO MONARCH or KING, some citizens have the right to vote

9. Republic Start- lots of enemies and lots of war
Romans ended up victorious and controlled a large part of Italy
By 264 b.c. Romans take over the rest of the Greeks in Italy and now have taken over all of Italy
Allowed the people they took over to become allies and some even Roman citizens

10. Early Rome
Success? YES !!!Romans were good diplomats (politicians) Let areas of Rome run their own affairs and extended Roman citizenship. Great Military very strong and smart. Good at strategy and conquering other people. Built other colonies around Italy and created roads that connected to move troops freely. Law- practical society and created institutions to respond to problems, not an ideal government

11. Politics Patricians- wealthy landowners and became the ruling class
Plebeians- Crafts people, farmers and merchants
Men in both groups could vote but only Patricians could be in office
Consuls/preators - executive officers, 2 chosen every year to run the government. Other officials had special duties

12. Rome continued
Roman senate- a select group of about 300 patricians who served life terms. At first all they did was advise officials but by the 3rd century they began to enforce laws
Plebeians and patricians had conflicts they were forbidden to marry each other. Plebian did not like this because they thought the deserved both political and social equality because they were soldiers.

13. Law
CODE of laws- Twelve tables adopted in 450 b.c that was a code for simple farmers and proved later to not be very useful as Roman society developed.
Law of Nations- natural law or universal law standards of Justice that applied to all people. Innocent until proven guilty, having a judge weigh the evidence

14. Romans
Romans wanted to expand across the sea into Africa. The Phenicians founded carthage round 800 B.c.. Carthage was a large trading empire because of its location and exapande along the entire NE coast of Africa and ROME WANTED IT!!!
264 Rome goes to war with carthage in the FIRST PUNIC WAR. Romans were fearful because they did not know the land or the seas where the fighting took place. Rome builds a navy, relaizing they could not win without one. ROME WINS 241 B.c. Sicily now belongs to Rome

15. Round 2
Carthage wanted revenge and so they added new lands in Spain to their territories. The Romans encourage one of carthages allies to Revolt against Carthage> Hannibal and his men say NO WAY and struck back starting the 2nd Punic War
Hannibal brings the war to Rome crossing the Alps with men lots of horses and 37 elephants. The Alps were very harsh, most elephants did not survive. 216 b.c The Romans make the mistake of meeting Hannibal head on and at cannae the Romans lose more than 40,000 men

16. Cont…
So the Romans still refuse to surrender and raise another Army eventually getting their strength back
By 202 b.c. at Zama the Romans crush Hannibal nd his army ending the 2nd Punic War
By 146 b.c Carthage was destroyed for 10 days Romans burned and demolished the city the people were sold into slavery. By 129 Macedonia, Greece and other provinces were under Roman Control.