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1	"Mr Turner" Mr Turner Evander Childs High School
2	ROMAN EMPIRE TERM: Human Rights Government treatment towards the public Government concerns of the public Government record of human rights Define Human rights in your own words.
3	Roman Public
4	Each group will describe how life appears in each of the slides. Slide A _____________ Slide B _____________ Slide C _____________ Slide D _____________
5	Roman Senate How democratic is the Senate? Only Patricians serve in Senate Patricians make up 10% of population Patricians are wealthy landowners
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7	Slaves were those that had no rights in Roman society The slaves had no rights in society unless the master bestowed any rights on them
8	Changes in Roman Government How do laws ensure human rights? Assembly is established to make laws Tribunes are elected by an Assembly Plebeians are elected to Assembly Assembly can elect consuls to run the government Later, plebeians can become a consul
9	There were also the Plebeians who made up the majority of Rome's inhabitants. Plebeians were a class of citizens who were usually non aristocratic farmers, artisans and shopkeepers, and some were wealthy. They did have rights, such as the right to serve in the Assembly and the right to vote, trade, hold property, and administer judicial self defense. They were not as privileged as the patricians and could never marry one. They could not hold a public office and could never receive entry into the Senate and there was no recorded bill of rights. Plebians were the majority
10	Women in Roman Society Women do not vote Women dealt with domestic issues Women must cover their heads when walking outdoors Clothing includes: Closed shoes (white,green or yellow) Knee-length tunica with a full length stola fastened at the shoulder with clasps
11	Social Structure
12	Origins of Slavery in Rome Early Rome; wartime victims were sold into slavery from defeated peoples Heredity continues slavery; the child of a female slave would be born into slavery Poverty provided slaves; Parents sold their children Men could even sell their wives
13	Types of Slaves in Rome Slavery in Ancient Rome Along with most ancient civilizations, ancient Rome saw slavery as an integral component to developing and building its society. The institution of slavery proliferated all of Roman culture. It even reached a point in the Imperial period when slaves outnumbered citizens 3 to 5. Western civilizations did not begin to outlaw slavery, or view it as unnatural, until well into the eighteenth century. With this in mind, the student of history must step outside the contemporary mindset in order to better understand the life of the slave in Rome and the world around them. This study will help us to both have a clearer understanding of the acceptance of slavery in Rome and why, given this acceptance, we now view slavery as wrong. An analysis of slavery in Rome also helps us understand how we conceive of human nature and rights.
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17	Persecution of Christians in Rome
18	Policy assessment 1- State one of the major existing policies that attempts to deal with one social problem. 2- What are the advantages of this policy? 3- What are the disadvantages of this policy? 4- How would you change human rights policy in ancient Rome?