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Warm-up • Describe what Hellenistic culture is.

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Warm-up

• Describe what Hellenistic culture is.

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Roman Republic

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Rome Map

• p. 151 and p. 156 for the maps• Things I also want you to mark on this map:– Greece– Mesopotamia (just off the map, so point an arrow

in its direction)– Mediterranean Sea– Shade in areas controlled by Rome

• What differences do you see between the geography of Rome and Greece?

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Beginning of Rome

• Founded on area in central Italy with 7 hills

• Originally a kingdom• Tarquin the Proud – last

king of Rome– Abuses his power

• After, Romans say, “Never again will one person rule Rome.”

• Rome forms a republic

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What is a republic?

• Republic – form of government where power is in the hands of citizens who vote on their representatives– Does this sound familiar?

• What’s the difference between a democracy and a republic?

• Patricians – upper class – considered themselves the ancestors of Rome’s founders

• Plebeians – common people in Rome

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Roman System -- based on balance of interests

Monarchical Aristocratic Democratic

2 Consuls + other magistrates

Senate Assembly of Tribes

Tribune

Directed government and army

Acted as judges

Could issue edicts

Acted as chief priest

Controlled state budget

Could pass laws

Approved/rejected laws

Decided on War

Tribune could veto actions of magistrate

Acted as final court

Basis of power:

possess imperium, the right to rule

need for leadership

Basis of power:

members were richest men in Rome.

Basis of power:

provided most of the soldiers

Limits on power:

one year term

each could veto

Limits on power:

could not control army

needed majority as soldiers.

Limits on power:

Could not suggest laws

often paid as clients by the elite

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Checks and Balances

• Checks and Balances - System meant to prevent one person or group from getting too much power

• In Rome, three groups, all have the ability to limit the powers of the other two groups– United States has similar system– 3 branches of government, none have complete

power of government

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U.S. Checks and Balances

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Roman Army• Legions – improvement

on phalanx• Fight in groups – much

better organized, and better weapons and armor

• Use army to take over Italy, begin to control trade on Mediterranean Sea

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgywD3XJaWU

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Punic Wars• Carthage a rival of Athens

from North Africa• 264 BCE – 1st Punic War –

Rome defeats Carthage– Fought over control of island

of Sicily• 218 BCE – 2nd Punic War –

Rome wins again– Led by general named

Hannibal, tried to attack Rome by leading army through the Alps

– Works at first, but Rome attacks Carthage, burns it to the ground, sells people into slavery

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Twelve Tables

• Twelve Tables - Roman set of laws – Similar to Code of

Hammurabi – post the laws so that everyone knew them

– Attempt to make fair laws for people to follow