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Founding the Roman
Republic
How did GEOGRAPHY help and hurt
the founding of the Roman Republic?
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ADVANTAGES
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Protected by
mountains
Apennine Mountains
are not hard to travel
through for travel
Peninsula –great for
trade
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DISADVANTAGES
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Separated from the
rest of Europe by
Alps
Open for enemy
attacks due to
coastline and
Apennine Mountains
Italian coastline
Apennine Mountains
Romulus and Remus
The founding of the city of Rome
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Small villages formed together along
the TIBER River to form Rome
600 BCE—Rome began to grow into a
prosperous city under the Etruscans
Tiber River located inland 15 miles from
Mediterranean Sea
Rome built on seven hills
Tiber River
The Early Roman Republic
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509 BCE– Republic is formed
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REPUBLIC: a form of government in which voters elect
officials to run the state
In Rome, only adult male citizens could vote
SENATE: controlled public funds and decided
foreign policy
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Senate could propose that a citizen be named a
DICTATOR in times of emergency
The dictator could rule for 6 months and had complete
control over the army and courts
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MAGISTRATES: elected officials who
included:
Consuls
 Praetors
 Censors
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Each consul could veto, or refuse or approve the
acts of the other consuls
CHECKS AND BALANCES: each part of the
government watched over the other parts to
ensure no one had too much power
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Assemblies: several assemblies existed
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Made up of citizens who voted on laws and
elected officials, including consuls
Elected 10 TRIBUNES---who had power to
refuse the actions of the SENATE
READ PAGES 151-152 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK
AND CREATE YOUR OWN GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
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Discuss and list possible SPECIFIC duties of the
following groups in the Roman government:
 Senate
 Consuls
 Praetors
 Censors
 Tribunes
Roman Senate