Pre-class• What does the phrase Semper
Fidelis mean? Where have you heard it before? What language is it?
• What does the phrase “Carpe Diem” mean? What language is it?
Pre-class•Look at the map on page
127•Why do you think such a
small city on the Italian peninsula was able to rule such a vast empire?
WELCOME TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE
CARPE DIEM“SEIZE THE DAY”
GEOGRAPHY•PENINSULA IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
•ALPS BETWEEN ITALY & EUROPE
F R
A N
C E
SWITZERLAND
A U S T R I A
C R O A T I A
CO
RSI
CA
MALTA
SLOVENIA
TRENTINO-ALTO
ADIGE
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
BASILICATA
CA
LA
BR
IA
SAN MARINO
A O S T A
L O M
B A R
D Y
LIG
URIA
V E N E T O
FRIULI-
VENEZIA
GIULIA
T U S C A N Y
U M B R I A
M A R C H
E
C A M P A N I A
M O L I S E
A B R U Z Z I
C A M P A N I A
A P U L I A
S I C I L Y
S A
R D
I N
I A
P IE D M O N T
Turin Milan
Como
Brescia
Bolzano
Verona
Padua
Venice
Udine
Trieste
Genoa
Pisa
LeghornFlorence
Bologna
Ferrara
Ancona
Perugia
Terni L'AquilaPescara
ROME
NAPLESSalerno
CampobassoFoggia
BariPotenza
Taranto
Brindisi
Lecce
Aosta
Cosenza
Catanzaro
Trapani Palermo Messina
Catania
Syracuse
Sassari
Cagliari
Valleta
N
0 100 KM.5025
0 100 MI.5025
ITALY
Regional Capital
Capital of CountryCities50,000 - 500,000
GEOGRAPHY• APENNINES
MOUNTAINS• PO, TIBER &
RUBICON RIVERS• MILD CLIMATE• FEW GOOD
HARBORS
F R
A N
C E
SWITZERLAND
A U S T R I A
C R O A T I A
CO
RSI
CA
MALTA
SLOVENIA
TRENTINO-ALTO
ADIGE
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
BASILICATA
CA
LA
BR
IA
SAN MARINO
A O S T A
L O M
B A R
D Y
LIGURIA
V E N E T O
FRIULI-
VENEZIA
GIULIA
T U S C A N Y
U M B R I A
M A R C H
E
C A M P A N I A
M O L I S E
A B R U Z Z I
C A M P A N I A
A P U L I A
S I C I L Y
S A
R D
I N
I A
P IE D M O N T
Turin Milan
Como
Brescia
Bolzano
Verona
Padua
Venice
Udine
Trieste
Genoa
Pisa
LeghornFlorence
Bologna
Ferrara
Ancona
Perugia
Terni L'AquilaPescara
ROME
NAPLESSalerno
CampobassoFoggia
BariPotenza
Taranto
Brindisi
Lecce
Aosta
Cosenza
Catanzaro
Trapani Palermo Messina
Catania
Syracuse
Sassari
Cagliari
Valleta
N
0 100 KM.5025
0 100 MI.5025
ITALY
Regional Capital
Capital of CountryCities50,000 - 500,000
Early People• LATINS SETTLED AROUND TIBER
RIVER; LATER OVERTHREW ETRUSCANS
• GREEKS: SOUTHERN PENINSULA• ETRUSCANS: NORTH OF ROME
– ALPHABET– ARCH
LET’S TALK LET’S TALK ABOUT ABOUT
GOVERNMENT...GOVERNMENT...What things did out government
“borrow” from Rome?
Pre-class
•Name the 3 Branches of the United States Governments and one power each has.
HOW MANY BRANCHES HOW MANY BRANCHES DOES THE U.S. DOES THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT HAVE?GOVERNMENT HAVE?
• EXECUTIVE
• LEGISLATIVE
• JUDICIAL
WHAT DOES THE WHAT DOES THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH
DO?DO?• ENFORCE LAWS • COMMANDER-IN CHIEF* • VETO*• APPOINTS JUDGES, CABINET,
ETC.*• FOREIGN POLICY*
WHAT DOES THE WHAT DOES THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
DO?DO?• MAKE LAWS• TRY & IMPEACH OFFICIALS*• APPROVE APPOINTMENTS*• DECLARE WAR*• TAX & CENSUS*
WHAT DOES THE WHAT DOES THE JUDICIAL BRANCH DO?JUDICIAL BRANCH DO?
• INTERPRET LAWS*
• SETS PRECEDENTS
• SERVE FOR LIFE
• DECLARES LAWS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Pre-class
•Where does your card go?
GOVERNMENT OF GOVERNMENT OF ANCIENT ROMEANCIENT ROME
• THE U.S. IS A DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLIC
• ROME STARTED AS A REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT WHERE PEOPLE ELECT THEIR LEADERS
Turn to page 3 in your Turn to page 3 in your packet and page129 of text packet and page129 of text
Use page 129 to find info about the Senate, Consuls, Patricians, Plebeians, and Tribunes in your packet.
When you are finished be ready to discuss similarities between Rome’s Republic and our government!!!
THE ROMAN REPUBLICTHE ROMAN REPUBLIC
• SENATE (300): SSENATUS PPOPULUS QQUE
RROMANUS– CONTROLLED MONEY
– FOREIGN POLICY
– COURT
– NAMED DICTATOR
– ADVISED CONSULS
THE ROMAN REPUBLICTHE ROMAN REPUBLIC
• CONSULS (2)– RAN
GOVERNMENT
– COULD VETO THE OTHER
THE ROMAN REPUBLICTHE ROMAN REPUBLIC
• PATRICIANS– LANDHOLDING
UPPER CLASS IN ROMAN SOCIETY
– COULD BE SENATORS
– WOULD NOT MARRY PLEBEIANS
THE ROMAN REPUBLICTHE ROMAN REPUBLIC
• TRIBUNES– REPRESENTED
PLEBEIANS– COULD VETO
SENATE– COULD VETO
PUBLIC OFFICIALS