Isn pg 47 Plebeians vs. Patricians

ISN Pg 47 Plebeians vs. Patricians

• ISN Pg 47 Plebeians vs. Patricians

• Define these terms in your own words based on the information in the reading
• Patrician, plebian, pleb, patre, republic, res publica, senate, consul, Conflict of the Orders, Livy, Tribunes, Council of Plebs, The Twelve Tables, Citizen’s Assemblies

Today we are making tiles by cutting small pieces of paper. We will use the tiles to create a mosaic on ancient Rome.

• Today we are making tiles by cutting small pieces of paper. We will use the tiles to create a mosaic on ancient Rome.

• Romans used small fragments of colored tile, glass, and stone to create mosaics that showed scenes of everyday life, nature, and important Roman Gods.

• Often constructed on walls and floors of public buildings and homes of the wealthy.

• Instead of using tile/glass/stone we will use ½” squares of paper.

Aventine

• Aventine
• Caelian
• Capitoline
• Esquiline
• Palatine
• Quirinal
• Viminal

Patrician Negotiations and decisions

• Patrician Negotiations and decisions

• Pats move to the Forum to make decisions about Mosaic classroom

• While Patricians are talking Plebs need to assemble a pair of scissors and a ruler for each Plebeian. Plebeians will need a pencil. ½” squares. Put cut paper in Ziplocs.

• Patricians report out on decisions for mosaic. Information is recorded in table.

• Production begins.

To Plebs

• To Plebs

• Is anyone upset about making tiles? Would you like to meet and share your feelings? If so move to the back corner of the classroom to discuss your issues.
• You have 4 minutes to discuss your issues, come up with an argument to present to the Patricians, send 5 representatives to talk to the Pats, and convince the Pats to change the system peacefully.

• Negotiations between Plebs and Pats

Patricians (about 5% pop.)

• Patricians (about 5% pop.)

• Members of a small number of wealthy Roman families
• Social status was inherited
• Held all government and military positions of power
• Held most of the political power in Rome until 287 BCE

Reread The Struggle for Political Power in Ancient Rome carefully and finish doing the vocabulary on ISN P47

• Reread The Struggle for Political Power in Ancient Rome carefully and finish doing the vocabulary on ISN P47

• Define these terms in your own words based on the information in the reading
• Patrician, plebian, pleb, patre, republic, res publica, senate, consul, Conflict of the Orders, Livy, Tribunes, Council of Plebs, The Twelve Tables, Citizen’s Assemblies

• ISN Pg 48 Political Power Timeline 1/9

• Create a timeline using the dates listed below. Each date has an important event or political change that can be found in the reading. Put them on your timeline.
• 616-509 BCE
• 509 BCE
• 494 BCE
• 450 BCE
• 367 BCE
• 287 BCE

Yesterday made me feel like the picture on the right.

• Yesterday made me feel like the picture on the right.

• On a scale of 1 to 4 rate the behavior of the class yesterday. (1 lowest, 4 highest)

• Now rate your own behavior. (1 lowest, 4 highest)

• Write ½ page (your paper) on the reasons for your rating. Include some of the following…

• DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON IT
• Were you frustrated? Why or why not? Include behaviors of others and yourself.
• What were you supposed to learn yesterday? What did you actually learn?
• What should have happened? Explain.