Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Notes On Romans

Etruscans  

  • Made grid sections
  • Master Road builders 
  • Roads were mostly muddy dirt piles when it rained
  • Helped people get places quickly 
  • They had to be dependable
  • Introduced gladiator fighting which was a huge part of Roman identity
  • Made people not realize how bad there lives were  
  • The arch was another Etruscan breakthrough 
  • Coliseums were where they mad Christians go against lions 
  • We got our language for the Latins 
  • Plebeians were the lowest class
  • They ran stores and grew food
  • Patricians were highest up
  • The consuls were two of them
  • Senate: the aristocrats if your dad was in it, you would be too
  • 12 Tables- First laws 
  • This helped the Plebeians, they got in trouble for things that weren't illegal 
  • Assembly was like the senate but for Plebeians 
  • IF you were elected to the Assembly you were called a tribune 
  • Aristocracy-Senate
  • Democracy-Assembly 
  • Monarchy-2 consuls 
  • There was two so not one would become two powerful
  • If they needed a person to make a quick decision they would use a dictator
  • You were only dictator for 6 months, to get you through the crisis 
  • The consuls were in power for 1 year. Then, you could only run again after 10 years 
Homework

  • Rome and Carthage fought in the Punic Wars.
  • Rome won all of the wars 

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