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Ancient Rome became this form of government (ruled by ONE) when Octavian Augustus Caesar became EMPEROR of ROME.
MONARCHY
This branch of government included all of the average working class people (plebeians). This branch could also VETO laws in Ancient Rome.
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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 their
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Architecture and Technology
This structure was built to hold 50,000 people and is where Gladiators would fight to the death!
THE ROMAN COLOSSEUM
Rome established a form of government in which the people VOTE for REPRESENTATIVES to represent the people just like we have here in 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 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
These HIGH RISE BUILDINGS were the first of their kind built in Ancient Rome. The RENT was HIGH too!
APARTMENTS
The Republic of Rome had ____ branches of Government.
3
The Citizen Assembly consisted of many of these Average working class men.
PLEBEIANS
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.
CONCRETE
The Pantheon in ROME
(NOT the PARTHENON in GREECE) had one of these incredible architectural designs with an oculus at the center.
DOME
This was the most powerful branch of government in the Roman Republic because they controlled all of the $ money spent in Rome.
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SENATE
This branch of government consisted of ONE PATRICIAN and ONE PLEBEIAN who were elected every year as highest judges and Military commanders.
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CONSULS
The senators of Rome became unhappy with Julius Caesar's popularity and power in Rome. He was stabbed to death in the Senate or otherwise _____________________________in 44 BCE.
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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.
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WASHINGTON D.C.
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 very strong & supportive architectural design was used in many structures built in Ancient Rome.
THE ARCH
This United States building used the Roman design of a DOME. It's where the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives work everyday.
The U.S. CAPITOL
The Plebeians left the city of Rome and protested in order to gain their rights in Government. This type of action is known as going on this... (it's very similar to when you swing and miss in Baseball)
STRIKE
During the Republic, they had the most status in Ancient Rome
PATRICIANS
During the Republic, these average working people had the lesser status
Plebeians
Emperor Calacalla ordered this health club to be built for 10,000 people a day.
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The Baths of Caracalla
This Religion was born during Roman times
CHRISTIANITY
This Language was the basis for all other Romance languages in ancient Rome including Spanish, Romanian, Portugese, Italian, and French
LATIN
These men were chosen from the citizen assembly to serve and represent the Plebeians when speaking to the members of the Senate.
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 ____________________.
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$ CURRENCY
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.
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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 know as the Pax Romana!
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.
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Cleopatra's Brother