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Ancient Rome became this form of government (ruled by ONE) when Octavian Augustus Caesar became EMPEROR of ROME.
MONARCHY
(EMPIRE)
This branch of government included all of the average working class people (plebeians). This branch could also VETO laws in Ancient Rome.
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
CITIZEN ASSEMBLY
To say NO or REJECT a proposed law...
only the President can do this today!
VETO
The Ancient Roman's were great at math, science, and engineering which helped them advance these two critical categories!
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Architecture and Technology
This structure was built to hold 50,000 people and is where Gladiators would fight to the death!
THE ROMAN COLOSSEUM
American Government is similar to Roman Government because we both have...
3 Branches
Republic
Veto
Senate
LAWS (TWELVE TABLES & CONSITUTION)
America established a form of government as Rome did in which the people VOTE for REPRESENTATIVES to represent the people. This is why we are called The_________________of the United States of America.
REPUBLIC
The Senate consisted of these 300 very wealthy powerful men.
PATRICIANS
Today we have 3 branches of Government and we are also a REPUBLIC in which we VOTE for representatives known as a _____________________ democracy.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
The Ancient Romans were quite skilled at this- which involved drawing and designing many incredible buildings and structures.
ARCHITECTURE
HIGH RISE BUILDINGS where average working people lived in Ancient Rome
APARTMENTS
American Government is Different from Roman Government because...
5X Jeopardy!!!
ONLY PRESIDENT CAN VETO
OUR BRANCHES ARE EQUAL
CHECKS and BALANCES
WE HAVE JUDICIAL BRANCH (they did not)
TWELVE TABLES (LAWS) were POSTED ours are NOT
The Republic of Rome had these 3 branches of Government.
CONSULS
SENATE
CITIZEN ASSEMBLY
All Plebeians and Citizens had to pay Taxes
This means they had to
PAY SOMETHING EXTRA to pay for the upkeep of the ROMAN REPUBLIC and the ROMAN EMPIRE
After 400 years, the REPUBLIC of ROME began to give way to a very powerful dictator known as
JULIUS CEASAR
This Technology invention was a mixture of volcanic ash, water, sand, and stones aggregate and could be molded into pretty much anything such as...
CONCRETE
DOMES
DRIVEWAYS
SIDEWALKS
ROADS
HOUSE FOUNDATION
The Pantheon in ROME
(NOT the PARTHENON in GREECE) had one of these incredible architectural designs with an oculus at the center.
DOME
AMERICA WAS BORN
July 4th 1776
This was the most powerful branch of government in the Roman Republic because they controlled all of the $ money spent in Rome.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
SENATE
This branch of government consisted of ONE PATRICIAN and ONE PLEBEIAN who were elected every year as highest judges and Military commanders.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
CONSULS
The senators of Rome became unhappy with Julius Caesar's popularity and power in Rome, so they _____________________________ him in 44 BCE.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
ASSASINATED
These were built to bring fresh water to the city of ROME because the TIBER RIVER became contaminated and undrinkable.
AQUEDUCTS
You can see evidence and influence of ROMAN and GREEK ARCHITECTURE in this city of America where the 3 branches of our government reside.
WASHINGTON D.C.
America began in a similar way to Rome because...
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
We became a REPUBLIC after being ruled by a KING
The Senate had this kind of power
$ MONEY POWER
These laws were posted in the Forum for all to see!
The Twelve Tables
Julius Caesar's nephew, Octavian Augustus Caesar went on to become ROME'S FIRST EMPEROR which led to 200 years of PEACE in ROME known as the
PAX ROMANA
This is a very strong, supportive, curved, opening and architectural design used in many structures built in Ancient Rome such as
THE ARCH
STADIUMS
PANTHEON
AQUEDUCTS
This United States building used the Roman design of a DOME. It's where the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives work everyday.
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
The U.S. CAPITOL
The 5 ROMANCE languages are...
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!! 2X
ITALIAN SPANISH FRENCH PORTUGESE ROMANIAN
The Plebeians left the city of Rome by going on strike and protesting against the Senate which forced them to give the Plebeians their ______________ in Government.
Rights
During the Republic, they had the most status in Ancient Rome
PATRICIANS
During the Republic, these average working people known as Plebeians had this type of status...
LOW
LESSER
The Emperor ordered this health club to be built for 10,000 people a day.
The Baths of Caracalla
This MONOTHEISTIC (belief in ONE God) Religion was born during Roman times
CHRISTIANITY
Rome left behind many things that we still have today in America....this is known as their ______________.
LEGACY
This Language was the basis for all other Romance languages in ancient Rome.
LATIN
These men were chosen from the citizen assembly to serve as a "link" or messengers between the Plebeians and other branches of the Roman Government.
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Tribunes
The Ancient Romans used these to identify all things MATH. They look like this: IXIV
ROMAN NUMERALS
In order to count the people, the Government conducted one of these every year so they would know who paid their taxes.
CENSUS
People in Ancient Rome could use the same money no matter where they went in the Empire. This is called a common ____________________.
$ CURRENCY
If you are rich and have wealth like the Patricians, then you have this kind of POWER
MONEY POWER!!!! $$$$
She played an important role in the development of the Roman Empire and was the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Her name was ___________________and she was from Ancient __________________.
Cleopatra / Greece
He conquered Ancient Roman Gaul (France) and became an all powerful dictator in Ancient Rome who was eventually killed on the Senate floor.
JULIUS CAESAR
He was a General in the Military and eventually LOST the battle at Actium in his quest to become the first Emperor of Rome.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
MARK ANTONY
He became the FIRST EMPEROR of ROME in 27 B.C.E. and marked the beginning of 200 years of Peace in Rome!
OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS CAESAR
He was about 12 years old and he was related to the female Pharaoh of Egypt. He was kicked out of power when he tried to rule Ancient Egypt.
Cleopatra's Brother
If you have an ARMY of Soldiers like Julius Caesar and Octavian Augustus Caesar then you have this kind of POWER.
MILTARY POWER!!!!