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Patricians and Plebeians in Ancient R o m e
A T-Chart
Directions:
Read The Rise of the Roman Republic and as we go over the “Historical Reality” of what was
happening in Ancient Rome, fill in the matching information under the “In-Class Experience”
column to match your class’ experience during the experiential excercise.
Historical Reality
In-Class Experience
* Patricians were members of a small number
of wealthy families and inherited their
political power and wealth
* A small group of Pats were selected at
random by the teacher
* Patricians made most of the political
decisions
* Pats voted on the way the Plebs would
create the mosaic tiles while
Plebs could not speak without
permission
* Plebeians made up the bulk of Roman
society – working as a peasants, artisans,
laborers and shopkeepers
* The majority of the class were Plebs
preparing mosaic tiles
* Plebeians had fewer privileges than
patricians and could not serve in the
government
* Plebs were not allowed to make decisions
on how to prepare the mosaic tiles, or to
take breaks like the Pats
* Plebeians withdrew from Rome when their
political demands were not met
* Some Plebs stopped preparing mosaic
tiles and moved to the front of the room
* Plebeians elected TRIBUNES OF THE
PLEBS to protect their political rights
* Plebs elected two representatives to
negotiate with the Pats