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Plato
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDiyQub6vpw
Activities
 Vocabulary 77-79
 In sitting groups take notes from pages 77-79
Roman Republic
 www.youtube.com/watch?-v=oPf2gAup9U
Activity
 Vocabulary pages 80-82
 Flow Chart
Homework
 R: Explain what a Republic is.
 AP/H: Watch the video we watched today and choose
a topic to create a cause and effect chart.
It can be simple
Legislative and Judicial (extra
knowledge)
 Roman government established tripartite, or three-branch,
government - legislative makes law, executive enforces law, judicial
interprets law
 Legislative branch included Senate, assemblies - Senate—300
members, mostly patricians, advised leaders - assemblies—mostly
plebeian, protected plebeian rights
 Eight judges of judicial branch oversaw courts, governed
provinces
Executive (extra knowledge)
 Two consuls led executive branch - commanded army,
ran government for a year - each consul could veto the
other
 In a crisis, consuls could choose dictator to rule for
limited time - Cincinnatus was made dictator; legend
says he ruled for one day
Legacy of Roman Law (extra
knowledge)
 U.S. government adopted Roman Republic's tripartite
system - checks and balances keeps one branch from
getting too powerful - government based on written
constitution
 Citizenship is important in republican government citizens expected to perform civic duties - American
citizens vote, pay taxes, serve on juries
Punic Wars Gallery Walk
 Rubric and groups provided
IV. Decline into a
Dictatorship
 By the first century BC, Rome was the greatest power
in the Mediterranean world.
 However, during the last two centuries before Christ,
the very foundation of the republic was shaken by
Roman expansion. (there are several different ideas
about this and not every historian agrees.)
Problems
 The backbone for the economy and military were the
citizen-farmers.
 When the citizen-farmers were off fighting the wars the
hardships fell upon the small farmers.
 Many of these small farmers lost their land (economic
troubles).
 When the citizen-farmers returned after the wars they
faced many obstacles, themselves.
Problems cont.
 Citizen-farmers lacked money needed to get their land
back in shape, they were unable to pay their taxes and
lost their farms.
 It was hard to find jobs.
 Landless and unemployed, the citizens-farmers became
dissatisfied and restless.
 They did not receive help from the government.
Problems cont…. again
 Even though the Tribal Assembly (for the common
people) had gained power, the Punic wars caused the
Assembly to rely more on the experienced Senate.
 While the poor were become more poor, increased
prosperity among the wealthy grew.
 The Government of Rome became corrupt.
Corrupt Government
 They hired men called publicans to collect taxes. The
men were required to pay Rome a set amount of taxes
but the extra they collected they could keep.
 What would that have caused?
Failure to Reform
 Read page 89-90
 Create a one sentence summary
Civil War!
 All class reading page 90.
 Reading and a dry erase board questions!
nd
2
Civil War!
 Discussion Questions
- Why did the 2nd Civil War take place?
- What were the outcomes of the 2nd Civil War?
- - What do you think would have happened if there
wasn’t a 2nd civil war?
rd
3
Civil War!
 Read the 3rd Civil War section
- Writing Prompt:
If you were living during the time of the 3rd Civil
War of Rome; What side would you have fought on?
Why? Do you think there was any way of stopping the
war? Explain.
Study for your test on
TUESDAY!
 (Historiography is due on Friday)