Download Bellringer: 1/11 and 1/12

Bellringer: 1/11 and 1/12 • Pick up the papers by the door. • Turn in your Quiz Replacements for Greece (if necessary) to the drawer in the back. • Consider the following question and have an answer ready for discussion: ▫ Which section of the Semester Test was the most difficult in your opinion? Which was the easiest? Why?

Table of Contents Update: • • • • • •

Page 75: Rome Unit Glossary Page 76: Notes: Roman Geo. And Origins Page 77: Geography of Rome Packet Page 78: Founding of Rome Reading Qs Page 79: Planet Name Origins Chart Page 80: Roman Gods and Planets Chart

Homework: • Complete “Geography of Rome” packet for a HW grade. (NOT Gods/Goddesses packet like it states in the syllabus)

• Finish Greece Unit Projects! (due MONDAY 1/11 by 11:59 pm).

Agenda: 1/11 and 1/12 • 1. Bellringer: Semester Test Discussion • 2. Notes: Roman Geography and Origins • 3. Activities: ▫ Roman Geography Packet ▫ Rome’s Origins: Romulus and Remus Reading and Reading Questions ▫ Roman Culture Worksheets (Planets, Roman Numerals, Months of the Year)

• **If you finish early, you can begin your homework (Roman Gods and Goddesses Chart)**

Roman Geography and Origins

Geography of Rome Protection for Rome and Italy • Rome built on seven hills • Alps • Barrier to the north • Seas • Barriers on other three sides • Poor harbors in eastern Italy • Little interference from cultures to the east

Unification of Italy under Rome • Rome centrally located on peninsula • Good location for capital city • Apennine Mountains run north-south • Not a barrier to unification of the peninsula

Farming and Trade • Fertile soil and mild climate • Good for farming • No need to import foodstuffs • Central location in Mediterranean • Good for trade • Launching point for expansion throughout Mediterranean region

Others Living in Italy • Greek colonists ▫ Eastern portion of Sicily ▫ “Heel” and “toe” of Italy • Carthaginian colonists ▫ Western portion of Sicily • Gauls ▫ Between Alps and Po River

The Etruscans • Mystery – their origins are lost to prehistory – Numerous hypotheses • Indigenous (first humans to live in region) • Migrated from east, north, or south, circa 1000 BCE

• Lived north of Rome – Region today called “Tuscany” after them (ancient Etruria) – Enemies of the Romans

• Taught the Romans: – Arch in architecture, drainage and sewer-building, phalanx military formation

The Latins • Indo-European tribe from the north • Circa 1200 BCE – Settled south of the Tiber River in an area that came to be called Latium • Latin League formed for protection – Rome was the leading city in this league

• Legend of the founding of Rome in 753 BCE – Twin brothers Romulus and Remus • • • •

Ordered drowned by uncle who wanted throne Instead raised by a she-wolf Grew up and killed their uncle Romulus killed Remus in a fight over what to name the city

Early Italians: Greeks • Colonies in Italy • Romans borrowed their mythology and some cultural elements

Etruscan and Greek Influence

Keystone

Etruscan Arches: Wedge shaped stones with a central keystone.

Etruscan Architecture: Aqueducts, Bridges, Cuniculus (irrigation ditch)

Etruscan Mysticism • Mysticism: spirituality

• Etruscans believed that the Gods gave them signs embedded in nature and that they ended to appease the Gods. • Diviners interpreted signs of the gods and studied/read the organs of sacrificed animals. They believed that the liver was the seed of life because it contained the most blood.

• Diviners would also read weather (hail, rain, wind), lightning was seen as the most revealing of the Sky Gods’ communications (it would indicate who would win/lose a battle).

Etruscan Sporting Events • Spectator sports were depicted in Etruscan tomb paintings: - Wrestling, boxing - Blindfolded man and dog fights - Discus-throwing - Climbing greased poles - Gladiator combat (common practice for mourners to gather and watch two male slaves of the deceased fight to the death, armed with small shields and swords. The victor was congratulated and then executed. Both bodies were cremated and buried along with their owners body.). - Horse racing (from hunting) - Chariot Racing (added to the idea of horse racing, b/c horse racing was too violent for the Olympics) • Elaborate games lasting many days were held in honor of the recently deceased because the shedding of blood was thought to appease the Gods and nourish the dead.

Greek Architecture: Columns

Greek Art Pottery Monuments built in greek style Sculptors and painters used Greek art as a model for their work.

Greek Mythology Mostly same gods, different names

Roman Origins • Circa 1000-509 BCE • Earliest settlements on Palatine Hill • 753 BCE – Legendary founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus Roman Republic • 509-31 BCE • Etruscan kings overthrown under leadership of Lucius Junius Brutus, the traditional founder of the Republic, in 509 BCE • Republic = “thing of the people” • Ended with Battle of Actium in 31 BCE Roman Empire • 31 BCE-476 CE • Began with rule of Octavian • End of Western Roman Empire traditionally dated to 476 CE, when last emperor, Romulus Augustus, deposed • Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire continued until conquered by the Turks in 1453

Geography and Origins Stations: Station 1: Founding of Rome Legend Station 2: Planets Name Chart Station 3: Months Name Chart

Roman Republic Day 1

Government: Patricians and Plebeians Patricians • Nobles • Controlled the government of the Republic • Executive power • Two consuls elected for a oneyear term • Elected by adult male patricians • Legislature • Senate – upper house • About 300 patricians • Served for life • Controlled by about 12 families • Assembly – lower house • All free, adult males who could afford weaponry • All acts had to be approved by the Senate

Plebeians • Common people • Few rights and little power • Could not run for public office • Could not marry into the nobility (the patrician class) • Little say in the creation of laws • Continuously threatened to secede from Rome and create their own city • Over the centuries, they were granted more and more rights

Other Elected Roman Officials

Aediles ran city

(“local”) government.

Censors kept track of citizen lists, and in later years took charge of public morality.

Praetors were in

charge of administering justice.

Dictators, with

absolute power, were elected by the Senate in times of emergency to rule for six months.

Quaesters were in charge of Roman finances.

The Plebeians Earn Greater Rights: The Growth of Democracy in Rome ASSEMBLY: Senate could no longer veto laws made by the Assembly (the “Comitia”).

INTERMARRIAGE: Plebeians were given the right to marry patricians.

TRIBUNES: Right to elect tribunes. These were officials with veto (“I forbid”) power over the Senate.

PUBLIC OFFICES: These were opened to plebeians.

TWELVE TABLES: Laws were written down. This protected plebeians from biased patrician judges. 450 B.C.E.

From Rome • 509-265 B.C.E. to Italy – Rome came to control all of Italy south of the Po River

• 386 B.C.E. – Gauls from the north plundered and burned Rome – Rome got rid of the Gauls by paying them a large amount of gold

• Rome turned its direction from the Gauls and conquered: – The remaining Etruscans – Its former allies in the Latin League – Tribes in central Italy (such as the Samnites in 290 B.C.E.) – Greeks in the south

Why was Rome so successful? Infrastructure: Well-built military roads radiating from Rome

Military ability

Strategy: Divide and control

Treatment of conquered peoples

Military Ability • Great soldiers • Well-trained

• All volunteers

• Few geographical barriers on the Italian peninsula • Military roads radiated from Rome – Troops could be sent quickly to quell unrest in any area – Dual purpose—roads came to allow quick and easy travel by tax collectors, traders, travelers, and officials

• Famous roads

– Appian Way – Flaminian Way – Valerian Way

• Public funds dedicated to building and maintaining the Republic’s infrastructure

Infrastructure

Strategy: Divide and Control • Rome’s fear: ▫ That allies and colonies would unite against Roman Rule

• Rome’s solution: ▫ Keep groups under Roman control disunited

• How it was done: ▫ Forbade alliances between them ▫ Separate privileges and treaties

Treatment of Conquered Peoples • Conquered peoples were treated well – Some received full Roman citizenship, including suffrage – Some controlled their own affairs but paid tribute and gave soldiers to the Roman army

• Colonies – Rome established colonies in conquered areas, each protected by a garrison of Roman soldiers – Republic encouraged intermarriage • Led to the spread of Roman culture and language (Latin)

Review Questions 1. What are the geographical barriers of the 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

Italian peninsula? Apart from the Latins, what other groups lived in Italy? According to tradition, who founded the Roman Republic in 509 BCE? Who were the patricians, and what rights did they have? Who were the plebeians, and what rights did they have? Why was Rome so successful?