1. Rome’s Twelve Tables
Not this kind of
Table!!!

2. The Twelve Tables
A set of laws that everyone in Rome was expected to follow

3. Politics in Rome
Roman people (who weren’t slaves or in prison) could be part of two social classes
Patricians- upper class
Wealthy landowners who had money ($$$), power, AND the right to vote
Plebeians- lower class
Not wealthy, did not own land, but had the rights and privileges of Roman citizenship

4. Patricians and Plebeians
Patricians= made the laws
Jobs:
Judge, member of the senate, wealthy landowner, wealthy merchant, military leader, tax collector
Plebeians= followed the laws
Shopkeeper, farmer, craftsmen (made fabric, weapons, pottery), bakers, butchers, military (soldier)

5. Sometimes Patricians and Plebeians fought…
Patrician make the laws … but sometimes Plebeians got in the way
Plebeians demand basic rights… and the Patricians have to listen
SOLUTION: The Twelve Tables are created, rules for everybody to follow!

6. Get into table groups!
You will be moving to a different table group based on your number Table (law,) 1-8
At your assigned Table’s group you will have 10 minutes to read and discuss your law, then re-write the law in your own words on your computer paper

7. Homework
Each of the 8 tables we examined today can be categorized as dealing with one of the following:
Behavior/conduct
Ownership of property
Legal/court cases
On your graphic organizer, label each of the tables with the above category it belongs to