Download The Roman Republic The Early Republic

Warm-Up
Write down the lesson name and objective
 Finish your RAFT activity from yesterday
 If finished copy down the following
vocabulary in your notebook:
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Republic - a political system in which citizens elect
people to lead them
 Citizen - a person who has the right to participate in
the government
 Empire - a land with different territories under a
single rule
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Vocabulary
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Republic - a political system in which citizens
elect people to lead them
Citizen - a person who has the right to
participate in the government
Ancient Greece = male, upper/middle class, born to
free parents
 Ancient Rome = adult male landowner
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Empire - a land with different territories under
a single rule
The Roman Republic
The Early Republic
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Patricians and Plebeians
Different groups struggle for power in early Roman
Republic
 Patricians—wealthy landowning class that holds
most of the power
 Plebeians—artisans, merchants and farmers; can
vote, but cannot rule
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Tribunes—elected representatives who protect Plebeians’
rights
The Early Republic
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Government Under the Republic
Citizenship is limited to adult male landowners.
 Rome elects two consuls—one to lead the army and
one to direct government.
 Senate—chosen from Roman upper class; makes
foreign and domestic policy.
 Democratic assemblies elect tribunes and makes
laws for common people.
 Dictators are leaders appointed briefly in times of
crisis.
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The Early Republic
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The Roman Army
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Roman legion—military
unit of 5,000 infantry,
supported by cavalry.
Army is powerful and a
key factor in Rome’s rise
to greatness.
Reading and Questions
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Read the text individually
Answer the questions in your notebook with a
partner
Emergency Powers
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Imagine your group is a committee in Congress whose
job it is to decide whether or not to recommend the
amendment
Read the proposed amendment by the Senate of the
United States
Your group needs to do the following:
 Discuss the positive and negatives about the
amendment
 Decide to recommend it or not to recommend it
 Write down 3 reasons supporting your decision
 Be ready to share with the class