Students relate the moral and ethical principles in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, in Judaism, and in Christianity to the development of Western political thought.
- Analyze the similarities and differences in Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman views of law, reason and faith, and duties of the individual.
- Trace the development of the Western political ideas of the rule of law and illegitimacy of tyranny, using selections from Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Politics.
Objective: Given the Roman 12 Tables, which was their first attempt to create a Code of Laws, students will be able to decipher the purpose and meaning of each table and connect it to a modern day laws we use in the United States.
Given a historical presentation covering the foundation of the Roman government, students will be able to associate the initial concepts with current policies and practices of the US government.
Rationale: Each student should be able to articulate where the current governmental practices originated from and the events or beliefs systems that influenced those ideals.
Evidence: By deciphering and comparing the 12 Tables to current laws, students will demonstrate evidence that they understand where current laws were established
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Today's Essential Question: What role do the 12 tables play in establishing a code of law that was influential for many western civilizations current legal system
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Here is the clause: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
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We need to finish the Roman Gov't presentation - ( pdf version)
We need to watch the Roman Government Structure Video (Video here) - Questions to answer on the video ( here )
We need to start the 12 tables activity (you will work in pairs to decipher the tables, similar to the Pericles speech - re-write the table in current english) and you can answer the worksheet in pairs as well.
Place the answers to the 12 tables re-write, and 12 tables worksheet on the same doc you answered the Establishing of Rome (Romulus and Remus) Video questions.
12 Tables ( tables here)
12 Tables worksheet - (12 tables worksheet )
Chapter 1 Section 4 by Today, Section 5 by Thursday/Or by start of class Tuesday. Chapter 1 test will be on Tuesday Sept 1st. My goal is to play Kahoot the fist part of the period, and test the 2nd half.
