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DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome

Warm-Up Why do we have rules & laws; and what would happen if we didn ’ t?. DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome. TAKE 5 MINUTES TO STUDY VOCABULARY & WORLD MAP FOR QUIZ. DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome. QUIZ. DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome. Objectives.

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DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome

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  1. Warm-Up Why do we have rules & laws; and what would happen if we didn’t? DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome

  2. TAKE 5 MINUTES TO STUDY VOCABULARY & WORLD MAP FOR QUIZ DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome

  3. QUIZ DAY 4: The Legacy of Rome

  4. Objectives • Identify the political systems and the beginnings of democracy. • Compare Athens with Rome and describe the influence of Roman law.

  5. Essential Question How did Rome help influence our democracy of today?

  6. The Big Idea The Greeks developed democracy and the Romans added representative government, both of which are very important to the United States. Representation and citizen participation are important features of democratic governments around the world.

  7. TYPES OF GOVERNTMENTS

  8. Government- The governing body of a nation, state, or community. It consists of people and institutions with the authority to establish and enforce rules for society.

  9. Monarchy • Monarchy- Greek for “one” and “rule” • State ruled by a king • Rule is hereditary (passed down generation to generation) • Some rulers claim divine right • Divine Right: Chosen by “GOD” to rule

  10. Oligarchy • Oligarchy- Greek word for “few” and “rule” • State ruled by a small group of citizens • gov't of the elite: smartest, richest, best educated

  11. Aristocracy • Aristocracy- Greek for “best” and “rule” • State ruled by nobility (rich people) • Rule is hereditary and based on family ties, social rank, and wealth • Social status and wealth support rulers authority • gov't. by a royal class (king and the like)

  12. Direct Democracy • Direct Democracy- Greek word for “popular” and “rule” • State ruled by its citizens • Rule is based on citizenship • Majority rule decides vote • Citizens make laws directly rather than through representatives

  13. Rome

  14. Wherewas the Roman Empire?

  15. Rome Develops a Republic • Republic: Latin word for “a public matter” • Rome battled for control of the Italian peninsula. Rome won- (defeating Greece) • 600BC • Created a Republic (is a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to make government decisions – AKA Representative Democracy • Created written laws called the Twelve Tables

  16. Roman Law • All citizens had the right to equal treatment under the law • A person was considered innocent until proven guilty • The burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused • A law that seemed unfair could be discontinued • Rome preserved and added to Greece’s ideas of democracy and passed on the early democratic traditions to civilizations that followed.

  17. WORK ON ROMAN LEGACY WORKSHEET

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