Cicero and Latin legal terms

Statue of Cicero, an ancient Roman lawyer, leader, and writer. Located at the courthouse in Rome.

Cicero and Latin legal terminology

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What is our theme for this activity?

• Oral exams.

• Cicero and Latin legal terminology.

• new stories.

• The ancient Mediterranean world.

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According to Roman historians, the city of Rome was founded (begun) in...

• the AD 500's

• the 700's BC

• 399 BC

• AD 0

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At first, Rome was ruled by...

• consuls.

• the Senate and People.

• emperors.

• kings.

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The Romans eventually threw out King Tarquin the Proud and...

• decided never to have kings again.

• elected Julius Caesar as emperor.

• replaced him with the general Cincinnatus as king.

• appointed his wife as queen.

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After throwing out their kings, the Romans created...

• a Direct democracy like that of Athens, Greece.

• Military rule like that of Sparta, Greece.

• a Republic, a government by elected officials.

• Anarchy, complete chaos with no one in charge.

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The plebeians, ordinary people, demanded that ____ be written and posted in the Forum so that leaders could not make up any old rules they wanted.

• laws

• songs

• poems

• historical narratives

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Cicero was a famous ancient Roman... (Please choose III)

• lawyer

• public speaker and writer

• political leader

• general

• emperor

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Cicero defended the Roman Republic from...

• ...a take-over by Julius Caesar.

• ...an uprising by Catiline.

• ...Italian invaders.

• ...barbarian invaders.

Reorder

Please put in order these eras in Roman history:

• Kings (monarchy)

• Republic

• Empire

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

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Who is one American leader who studied Cicero?

• Marjorie Taylor Greene

• George H. W. Bush

• Frederick Douglass

• Donald Trump

Fill in the Blanks

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Many terms used in the legal profession are in...

• Latin.

• Mandarin.

• Spanish.

• Ge'ez.

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Today's assignment is, with your team...

• to research and write about Cicero.

• to research and to create a slide about your term.

• to evaluate the influence of Roman legal culture on the U.S.