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Chapter 4 Rome- Review
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The Roman Society
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The Roman Family The male head of the household had absolute authority under the law
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Roman Women The ideal woman was loving, dutiful, dignified and strong
Gained more rights in Rome over the centuries
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Education Both boys and girls of all classes learned to read and write (literacy) Roman Grammar teacher
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Roman Religion Assimilation of Etruscan and Greek deities
Many feasts and celebrations to honor the Roman gods
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Monsters Roman Gods Vulcan - The Smith God Bacchus - God of Wine
Roman Gods Vulcan - The Smith God Bacchus - God of Wine Saturn- God of Time Vesta- Goddess of the Home Janus- God of Doors Uranus- Father of Saturn Maia- Goddess of Growth Flora- Goddess of Flowers Plutus- God of Wealth Monsters Cerberus- Watchdog of the Underworld Gorgon- Snake-haired, turns you to stone Jupiter - King of the Gods Juno - Queen of the Gods Neptune - God of the Sea Pluto - God of Death Apollo - God of the Sun Diana - Goddess of the Moon Mars - God of War Venus - Goddess of Love Cupid - God of Love Mercury - Messenger of the Gods Minerva - Goddess of Wisdom Ceres - The Earth Goddess Proserpine - Goddess of the Underworld
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The Roman Military Legions= 5,000 Soldiers
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Citizen Soldiers Men supplied their own weapons and received no pay
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Reward & Punishment Courageous soldiers would receive praise and gifts
1 out of 10 soldiers were executed if the unit retreated
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Expansion By 270 BC Rome controlled most of the Italian peninsula
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Conquered People Conquered people had to:
Acknowledge Roman leadership Supply soldiers Conquered people were allowed to keep: Customs Money Local government
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Roads Rome built a network of all-weather military roads
Increased cultural diffusion Helped the ??? “all roads lead to Rome”
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Section 1 See your T-Chart- Roman Republic vs. U.S.A.
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Section 2: Republic to Empire
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"Empire: a major political unit with a large territory or a number of territories or peoples under one ruler with total authority, especially one having an emperor as chief of state. Republic: a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who is usually a president; a government in which supreme power belongs to the citizens through their right to vote."
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Section 3: The Roman Achievement
See Padlet See “Engineering an Empire” See Roman Achievements Power Point Don’t Forget= LAW!
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Section 4: The Rise of Christianity
Re-Read Section 4 Look over Christianity Fill-Ins power point (Back in World Belief Systems Unit)
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