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| Republic | ➢ 509 B.C./B.C.E.: Rome became a republic ➢ Similar to U.S. gov’t. – both elect representatives (someone who works in the gov’t for your best interest) |
| Roman Senate | ➢ group of 300 men elected representatives from the Patricians. ➢ Most powerful ruling group. |
| Patricians | wealthy upper-class citizens Elected 300 men to the Senate |
| Plebians | commoners & citizens Men elected to the Assembly |
| Julius Caesar 1 | ◆ Successful Roman general who fought civil wars for control of Rome’s gov’t. ◆ Wins the war and ends the Roman Republic since he becomes emperor |
| Julius Caesar 2 | ◆ Declares himself “Emperor for Life.” ◆ Is killed 1 year later by members of the Senate. ◆ Wanted too much power. |
| Empire | nation or group of territories ruled by a single powerful leader, or emperor |
| Emperor | a single powerful leader |
| Augustus | the first emperor of Rome and Caesar’s adopted son |
| Rise of Christianity 1 | 14 A.D./C.E. ◆ new religion began to spread: Christianity. Began in ◆ Judea & the eastern half of the Roman Empire aka Middle East By 200 A.D./C.E. ◆ Christianity had spread throughout the Empire. |
| Rise of Christianity 2 | Roman Governors... ◆ in Judea were afraid of Jesus and his followers. Polytheistic Romans... ◆ viewed Christians who were monotheistic (one god) with suspicion. ◆ Culture clash. Romans didn’t understand Christian’s beliefs. didn’t understand |
| Rise of Christianity 3 | Many Christians were... ◆ punished or killed for their beliefs. Emperor Constantine ◆ 309 AD/CE Emperor Constantine comes to power. |
| Rise of Christianity 4 | ◆ Ends the persecution (hurting & killing) of Christians. ◆ He makes Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. |
| Causes of the Fall of Rome 1 | 1) Huge size of Roman Empire made it difficult to manage farms, military, & gov’t. 2) 200AD/CE Many emperors were weak or corrupt ruler. They were not chosen for their leadership qualities. 3) Rome was hit by a plague. |
| Causes of the Fall of Rome 2 | 04) Disease caused many to die & population of Rome rapidly shrinks. 5) Workers were needed quickly, so Rome decided to pay more wages. Increased happened too fast. |
| Causes of the Fall of Rome 3 | 6) The poor throughout the Empire were overtaxed, overworked & unhappy. 7) Invaders began to attack Roman territories. Rome was too weak to defend itself. |
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