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Mike Duncan argues that America may transition from a democracy to an autocracy. What is an autocracy? Write one takeaway from the clip.

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Mike Duncan argues that America may transition from a democracy to an autocracy. What is an autocracy? Write one takeaway from the clip.

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A term used to describe how the Roman government kept the people happy by distributing free food and staging huge spectacles. By keeping them happy, the problems of society were largely ignored by the people, thus preventing them from protesting and rebelling against the government.

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Rome had a republic. What is a republic? What problems did it experience in government?

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Rome had a republic. What is a republic? What problems did it experience in government?

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What are examples of economic problems? Give a specific example of an economic issue experienced by the Romans.

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What are examples of economic problems? Give a specific example of an economic issue experienced by the Romans.

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Pax Romana

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Social inequality between patricians and the plebeians

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While Rome was falling, taxes were raised for each individual citizen. During hard times in the US like the pandemic, taxes were raised, gas prices, etc.

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The unemployment rate is down to 3.5 percent  December and has remained in a narrow range of. 3.5 percent to 3.7 percent since March

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this goes to show how one thing can lead to another. cause and effect

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this goes to show how one thing can lead to another. cause and effect

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Weak man=hard times. Strong man=good times.

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Weak man=hard times. Strong man=good times.

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this goes to show how one thing can lead to another. cause and effect

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this goes to show how one thing can lead to another. cause and effect

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Weak man=hard times. Strong man=good times.

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Weak man=hard times. Strong man=good times.

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a republic is when the citizens get to choose who the leader will be

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a republic is when the citizens get to choose who the leader will be

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Republic means when a citizen gets to choose who the leader will be

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Republic means when a citizen gets to choose who the leader will be

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The conditions of most people in the Roman world resemble modern ideas of poverty. They had high rates of infant mortality, poor diet, and low rates of literacy. Poverty was also not regarded as a problematic or unacceptable condition comparing to modern USA

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Since people want their desired leader to win an election they thought the election was rigged between trump and Biden so they felt to rebel and invade the capitol. This related to Rome because the Plebeians and Patricians would often rig the elections or do something to rebel the decisions to get their desired leader.

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The lower classes weren't treated the same as the higher classes. The poor didn't get fair justice if crimes were committed against them.

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The political problems were that the citizens of Rome were rebelling against their government in violent actions. This relates now to everyone creating riots to rebel against their

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There were too many people in Rome so they didn't have enough food for everyone so they had to put extra taxes on everyone to provide. This is used now because the government has people paying more if there wealthy