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Warm-up. Copy HW Please start page 29 in your notes by attempting to figure out the meaning of these Latin Prefixes and Latin Roots. Essential Questions. How can we use what we learn from the past? How has the relationship between citizens and their government changed?
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Warm-up • Copy HW • Please start page 29 in your notes by attempting to figure out the meaning of these Latin Prefixes and Latin Roots
Essential Questions • How can we use what we learn from the past? • How has the relationship between citizens and their government changed? • How do culture and technology reflect values?
Language Latin -Language originally spoken in ancient Rome -Many words in modern language are based on Latin -Influenced French, Italian, and Spanish
Famous Latin Proverb • E pluribus unum • “Out of many, one”
Roman Numerals Basic Numerals Meaning 1 5 10 50 100 500 1000 I V X L C D M
What number is this??? • MMXIII • 2013 • MDCCLXXVI • 1776
Law and Justice • Twelve Tables • 451 BCE • Patricians published Roman laws for all to see
Natural Law • There is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking • Basic laws from nature/God, that no government can take away
Do you agree with the idea ofNatural Law? WHY or WHY NOT? YES No
Philosophy • Stoicism: • Virtue, self-control, and courage as a way to achieve happiness you must do your civic duty and cared about the community • True happiness came from living up to these ideals, not from avoiding pain and only experiencing pleasure
Marcus Aurelius • “do not worry if you encounter un- gratefulness, insults, disloyalty, or selfishness. If you think and act rightly, none of those things can hurt you.”
Stoicism Agree Disagree
Closure • When the idea of Stoicism became less popular ~200 C.E. the Roman Empire began to fall apart… • WHY??? • Is this happening in America?....Explain