Examm Time!

Today was our last class together. Christy brought in some food! It was so yummy! She had apple juice and Chrispy Cream Donuts! They were the best ever! Mr.Schick said that he still has to grade our final papers. He gave back some of our papers. He said this has been one of the best years he had ever had. He said it was somewhat thanks to this class. He was so happy. We were pretty much DA BEST CLASS EVA! It was just a great class and year. I loved to come to this class. It was so fun. I knew I would always have a laugh whenever I came to this class. He said we have one of the best classes. He will be sad when we graduate. The down part of the year was seeing his daughter so sick. He was just scared and he was also really sick. He was glad we were patient with him. We just had a relaxing class! We ate our donuts and played around! It was great!

PARTAY

Today in class we were having our PARTY! I was really tired though. I stayed up late last night. I just want to get through this day. I'll liven up soon though. Mr.Schick gave us our quizzes back from yesterday. He put them in power school as well. Taylor also brought in some cupcakes. Too bad Kamau and Billy and Catherine weren't here. The cupcakes were sooooo yuummy! I didn't want to eat it because I have been eating way to much! I think they were home made cupcakes so it made them even better. After she passed out the cupcakes, we went over our quizzes. We went around the room to give our answers. It was a fun class! We need to start studying for the exam now. Time to STUDY! :D We had some extra time after class. We watch some super funny videos! I'll miss this class!

No..

Today in class we had our quiz. I THINK I DID HORRIBLE! It was short, but I didn't really get to study. I had so much to study last night. I was so busy. If only I read the paper. I'm so upset. Well, I just got my paper and I got a 90%. I'm kind of upset. I wish I did better. It was only 20 questions plus an extra credit question. I hope my grade doesn't go down to far. Now I have to start studying for the exam. Hopefully I'll do well on that and it won't drop my grade. He still has to put in our essays, participation, and blogs. ALMOST THERE! :D

Worksheeeeeeeeeeeet

Today in class we went over when our exam is. Mr. Schick showed us how to find our grade. Our exam is the first one. Mr. Schick is so funny. He kept doing this scary laugh. After we talked for a little we went over our worksheet. We were beginning to review for our quiz tomorrow. We read over the answers to the paper. Mr. Schick told us how low gas used to be. Then things started to change and get higher and higher. They even had to make laws back in the day. People were panicking. That was inflation. That means all the other products cost more too since the gas goes up. We had a good talk today. We will be taking our quiz tomorrow! It shouldn't be too bad!

Talking With Strong Vocabulary

Today in class we had to finish talking about our paper we got the day before. It was our first class of the day so it was a very long class. Mr. Schick realized that we were all stressing about our vocabulary test today. He gave us some points. He used to be an English teacher. He offered extra credit if you wrote an essay with the words and one of the students wrote the best story. He wishes he would've kept the story. Anyways, during class he would use some of our vocab words in our talk. It actually helped me learn them a lot! I think I did pretty well on the test. Also, we talked a lot about Diocletian who tried several things and failed. We learned that in the end there was a 14 year old emperor. His power was over taken by a barbarian man and the empire came to a close..

Talking About Back Them...

Today  in class we had a very nice talk.  we didn't even need to takeout ourcomputers. People want to go outside. Others just wanted to goto a nice cold room. I just wanted to  stay where we were.  Anyways, we talked about our reading from last night.  We talked deeply and I liked it.  Mr. Shick brought to my attention some important things.  We got to all talk about how our world could be going down. Things can change. Back in Rome the people wouldn't have thought that  their country would have  so many problems occur.  We don't know  what our future holds.  We don't know what's going to come next.

A++ !

Today in class we had to turn in our papers. I hope that I get a good grade because I worked really hard. Mr.Schick read some of the titles out loud. Some were really funny! After that, we checked our tests. I got a 100 plus 3 points. That took up most of class. For the remainder we had to read and work on our homework. It's another one of those Rome things...YAY.. NOT.
Homework: 
- Define/Identify: 

• Inflation: An increase in prices
• Diocletian: a strong-willed army leader and son of a slave, became one of Rome's greatest emperors; With boldness, he tried to restore order in the empire & increase its strength. 
• Constantine: One of Rome's greatest emperors; he ended the persecution of Christians; won control of eastern & western empires. 
• Eastern Empire: The more prosperous half of the empire; Byzantium was located in this half. Came to be called the Byzantine empire; included most of the great cities and trade centers of the empire; far wealthier side. 
• Western Empire: Latin=speaking side and the more rural west. 
• Constantinople: the city of Constantine; 
• Huns: a nomadic people from central Asia; they were feared
• Attila: new leader of the Huns; wanted to conquer the entire empire and failed/withdrew
• Leo I: First truly powerful pope of Rome; journeyed to Attila's camp causing him to withdraw his forces. 

Questions:

1) What economic problems did the empire face in the third century? 

- All three of their prosperities dried up. Trade was disrupted by barbarian raids and by bands of pirates on Mediterranean sea lanes. Rome's gold and silver were drained away to buy luxuries from China, India, and Arabia. They couldn't pay their expenses; coins lost 98% silver and prices were sky high.

2) By the third century, how had Rome's army changed since the days of the republic? 

- Soldiers now fought strictly for money, not for patriotism. To attract recruits into the army, government promised higher pay. Empires began to recruit barbarians who accepted lower pay but not loyal. 

3) (a)What important religious change did Constantine bring about in the empire?

- AD 313, he announced an end to the persecution of Christians. He granted "both to the Christians and to all men freedom to follow the religion that they choose." Christianity become a religion approved by emperor because of Milan. 

(b) What political change did he bring about?

Constantine won control of the eastern as well as the western empire. In AD 330, he took the momentous step of moving the capital from Rome to the Greek city of Byzantium (Constantinople) in what is now Turkey.

4) (a) Why did Germanic tribes invade the empire in the 400's? 

-   They were fleeing the Huns; the Huns kept pushing westward and they felt they needed to move westward as well. 

(b) Why was the empire unable to drive the invaders out?
  - They couldn't get a strong enough army. They couldn't muster even a medium-sized army to stop the barbarians. 

5) (a) List three reasons why Diocletian should be considered a successful empire. 

1. He restored order in the empire & increased its strength

2. Ranked among the greatest emperors.  

3. Divided the empire 

(b) List three reasons why he might be considered a failure

1. Not all the reforms were totally successful. 

2.  Wages for new troops added to the already high taxes

3. Price controls failed

Home Sick

Today I missed school. I am sick. I hope that I didn't miss to much. I know that we were supposed to go over our papers today. My paper is finished, but it needs to be proof-read. It is 1000 words... I hope that's allowed. I don't know if I will be in school tomorrow either. I have a fever right now. It is terrible because I never get sick. I will finish up my paper and have it ready for Wednesday.

Home Sick

Today I missed school. I am sick. I hope that I didn't miss to much. I know that we were supposed to go over our papers today. My paper is finished, but it needs to be proof-read. It is 1000 words... I hope that's allowed. I don't know if I will be in school tomorrow either. I have a fever right now. It is terrible because I never get sick. I will finish up my paper and have it ready for Wednesday.

Essays

Today in class Mr.Schick wasn't here! We had a sub! It was Mr.A. We already knew our assignment. We just sat in silence and did our work. Our work was on Rome. We have to write an essay in 12 font times new roman. It has to be double spaced as well. It has to be 500 words. I got about 360 words done in class today. It shouldn't take me too much longer. I am going to finish it up for homework. Get well Mr.Schick!!!!!

Woo Wee! Test is over!

Today we had a test in western Civ. Mr.Schick gave us time to study before we took it. I studied with Fiona. I think i did pretty good. There was like 3 I didn't know. Mr.Schick gave us an extra credit. I got it right so I am happy! There was about 26 questions one the test. He said instead of an essay on the test we have to write one that's 500 words. It is going to be on the difference between a Republic vs. Empire. We have been learning about both so this shouldn't be to too hard. The paper is going to be worth 100pts. On Monday we need to have a rough draft ready. People are going to proofread it. Then on Wednesday we will have to turn the final copy in.

Test Tomorrow ://

Today in class Mr.Schick reminded us that we have a test tomorrow. We went over more and more notes for tomorrow ://

Religious Troubles

• Roman's had several different Gods
• Christianity new group

Persecution of Christians

• Romans were harsh toward those who world not worship the emperor
• Especially Christians, who were viewed as followers of a new, upstart religion (cult)
• Often used for "entertainment" purposes in the Colosseum (thrown to the lions, etc)
• Despite the oppression, Christianity grew quickly - by AD 200, around 10 percent of the people in the Roman empire were Christians

What was the Republic made up of?

- Democracy

- Aristocracy

- Monarchy  

PowerPoint Notes!

Today in class we started off with a video. The video was this basketball player dunking on someone else! It was pretty awesome. After that we looked at a power point. We took notes on it to help us with our test. The test will be on Wednesday. The PowerPoint was on the Roman Empire.

The Roman Empire PowerPoint:
Octavian 

• Octavian - aka Caesar Augustus: First Emperor when Rome started an Empire 
• Begins the Pax Romana - a period of peace and prosperity
• Built roads, aqueducts (brought water to the cities)
• Set up civil service to take care of roads, the grain supply, even a postal service
• Augustus dies at age 76 in A.D. 14, and passes power too.. Tiberius 

Jesus & Paul

• Jesus was a roman citizen and a practicing Jew
• At 30 , he began his ministry (A.D. 31-33), preaching to the poor (and there were lots of 'em) in the empire, and reaching out to outsiders
• Statements like "My kingdom is not of this world" made the Romans (and the Jews) nervous, and they began to plan his execution
• *The governor of the Roman province of Judaea, Pontius Pilate (prompted by Jewish high priests), sentences Jesus to death by crucifixion
• Jesus: 7 or 2 B.C was born
• Believed he rose from the dead
• Jew; crucified in Jerusalem; awaited Messiah 
• See the historical figure in Wikipedia 

^Paul: 

• Paul is instrumental in telling telling the world about Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and message
• He traveled far and wide: Cyprus, Anatolia, Athens, Corinth, Macedonia, Rome, Jerusalem, and maybe even Spain and Britain
• He writes letters to many of those he spoke to - these epistles are a part of the New Testament
• If not for the efforts of Paul, it is likely that Jesus remains an obscure preacher, instead of the central figure of the world's large religion. 
• Thanks to Paul Jesus/ word got spread

* The 100: A ranking of the Most Influential Persons In History:

1) Muhammad

2) Sir Isaac Newton

3) Jesus 

4) Buddha 

5) Confucius 

6) St. Paul of Tarsus 

Tiberius

• As Augustus' stepson and adopted son, Tiberius succeeded Octavian
• Although a great general, he was a dark, somber reclusive, and reluctant emperor
• He referred to the Senate as "men fit to be slaves"
• Germanicus started out as TIberius' ally, since he quelled a legion mutiny, but when it looked like he would succeed Tiberius, he got paranoid and had Germanicus killed
• Died in AD 37 at agge of 77,  giving way to.. Caligula

Caligula

• In addition to being Germanicus' son, he was Tiberius' adopted grandson and great-nephew - putting him next in line for emperor
• He started off well
• All in all, the first seven months of 
• ..^ finish?
• He began to fight with the Senate
•  He claimed to be a God, and had statues displayed in many places - including the Jewish temple in Jerusalem (sacrilege!)
• Other examples of cruelty and insanity: he slept with other mans wives and bragged about it, indulged in too much spending and sex, and even tried to make him horse a consul and a priest (at least that's what his critics said)
• Assassinated by his own aides, AD 41 (age 28)

Claudius

• Next in line
• Ostracized by his family because of his disabilities (limp, slight deafness, possible speech impediment - though to be cerebral palsy or polio), he was the last adult male in his family when Caligula was killed
• He rose to the occasion: he conquered Britain; he built roads, canals, and aqueducts; he renovated the Circus Maximus
• Had an awful marriage to Messalina, who was quite often unfaithful to him, even plotting to seize power for her lover Silius through a coup - so Claudius had them killed

Meanwhile - religious troubles

• Christianity and Judaism: ,monotheistic (ONE GOD)
• Romans had many gods, plus at times the emperor was viewed as a god
• AD 66: a group of Jews called the Zealots tried to rebel, but Roman troops put them down and burned their temple (except for one wall)
• The Western Wall today is the holiest of all Jewish shrines
• Half a million Jews died in the rebellion 
• People today put their prayers in the wall

Back and Running

Finally, blogger is back and working. Today in class we continued with our notes. First, Mr.Schick showed us pictures of his new horse! He not that happy about it though. The hourse was brought down by the NYPD. He is a very special horse. After that we went on to watch the video. We finished watching the video. After watching, we got into groups. I am putting up all my notes from the days I could not blog as well.
Our Assignment:

• Working with two other people, combine your notes on the video with the notes of the others in your group.
• Supplement these notes with information on the first three Roman emperors, as found in Wikipedia.
• These emperors are Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius.
• Post these notes by Saturday night.

Notes: 

-5/12

• Tiberius: likes sex and having sec with younger people (boys + girls) and watches; PERVERTED!
• 31 B.C: Tiberius for about Sejanus and brought on Caligula
• Sejanus was strangled + put in the Tiber River
• Tiberius lied to Sejanus and they executed Sejanus  
• It showed no one was secure in Tiberius' government
• Caligula was Tiberius' ONLY hare left
• Under a full power they can go crazy and destroy so much
• When government power is shared ideas can be denied or agreed on
• It was impossible for poor to feed their families
• Augustus ordered a census before Tiberius' time
• Jesus went from town to town preaching
• After he died, his messages got spread around by Paul
• Jesus followed Augustus
• If Paul didn't spread the word then Jesus would've gone unnoticed/forgotten
• Paul = Reason for starting of Christianity
• Jesus was baptized at 30
• Jesus' talk about a kingdom bigger than Rome caused controversy 
• He said he was the son of God
• Puntius Pilate sent Him to the King (harid?/harris?) then he sent Jesus back to Puntius Pilate. 
• They went back and forth until the Roman gov. and people forced them to kill Jesus
• Jesus died in 3 hours
• "don't start an uprising if you don't want to be killed"
• Puntius Pilate: fell quickly

5/13

• Tiberius died!
• 37 B.C: Caligula (25) became empire 
• He had a bonfire to burn records
• People hoped he'd enlighten Rome
• But he ordered his men to pick up seashells when they were about to invade
• He showed signs he was bipolar
• He was supposed to sacrifice an animal, but he decided to bring it down on a high priest
• He would have people kiss his feet; talked about sex at dinner; seduced men's wives
• Caligula made people carve a statue of him as a God and put it in Jerusalem (Jews)
• This would cause trouble ! Statue = Caligula as a God
• Under Augustus' rule everyone could practice their religion
• Caligula is trying to make them
• He put the statue in the holiest place of Jerusalem - TEMPLE
• Caligula was eventually killed by his closest aids
• Slavery in Rome
• Freed Slavery
• Claudius: was disfigured & his family was ashamed; target of Jokes
• 41: the laughter stopped; he became the only surviving hare of Augustus after Caligula died
• He would surprise everyone
• Increased womens freedoms; established new rule; helped slaves + poor
• "What we do today will be an example for the future"
• 48 brought Gauls before him
• Mesalena: Claudius' wife who he LOVED
• She started another affair with a new man and Claudius tried to have him killed
• His people went after his wife though
• They killed her right in front of her mother who knew she deserved it

Paper & Pencil

Today  we started off class with watching a funny YouTube video. Mr.Schick said it was some of his favorites. Its called Ultimate Dog Tease. This is the link to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw. After that we watched another YouTube video. It was on the Roman Empire. The link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y35wlq00oM. He had us take some notes with paper so we wouldn't get distracted. I think that was a great idea.
My Notes:

• Octavius got full power/empire after the ending of the triumvirate
• Changed from a Republic to an Empire
• Augustus (Octavius) died: he ruled as a monarchy & did so much for Rome
• His hares: Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius = would take over 
• The Roman Empire by 14: Spain, Greece, North Africa, & Syria - Part of Rome
• could trade more easily and travel
• Contributed to their wealth + gained protection
•  Senate declared Augustus a God
• Tiberius: step-son of Octavius that took over
• He was forced to divorce his wife and marry another woman; he was never the same
• The senate needed leadership, but hated Monarchy
• Tiberius was Augustus last choice to take over
• All the others had passed away
• Tiberius was indecisive while in power
• He wanted the power, but tried to be like Augustus and failed because he had not experienced or accomplished what Augustus did
• This caused much resentment towards Tiberius
•  Germanicus, the nephew and adopted son of emperor Tiberius, was a very successful general and one of Rome's most beloved public figures.
• Caligula: As a child he had this nickname meaning little boots; son of Germanicus
• He grew up in the tents and experienced a lot 
•  Agrippina the Elder was Caligula's mother and they were forced to refuge while Germanicus was battling
• The Baths: Large public baths for rich, poor, and every other class; people mingled, worked out, bathed, and ate there
• The people loved when they got to bath
• Sex, Wine, Baths
• Tiberius: people really began to hate him and see he was perverted; pretended to treat people as equals
• Sejanus helped Tiberius and was his "Partner of My Labors"; Trusted aid of Tiberius
• The Empire: Only as strong as the man in power
• It's okay when they know what they're doing
• It's bad when power is just handed down. 

Greece & Rome Tests Back!

Today in class we got 2 of our tests back! We got our Greece test and our Rome part one test back. I got a B+ on the Greece test. I got a 100% on the Rome test. The Greece test was kind of hard. I had 4 wrong on that test. The Rome test at first I thought it was a little difficult, but I managed to do really well. Anyways, we went over the tests. We marked all the right answers to the questions. Everyone got a chance to answer a few questions out loud. We will be using those papers from those tests for our exams. Exams are coming up pretty soon. We should all start studying and preparing for everything. Also, Mr.Schick quickly told us about his horrible weekend. He has been sick for the past few weeks. He has been taking medicine proscribed by a doctor. He was outside cutting the grass and when he was finished he came in. His wife said "what happened to your face?". He had broken out in bumps all over his body. He said it was so gross and made him feel horrible. I hope you feel better Mr.Schick!

Quizzes Are No Fun

Today in class we were finishing up some presentations. After getting some information from those presentations we had a quiz. It was kind of hard and kind of easy. Some of the questions took me awhile to answer. I hope I got a good grade on it!

Andrew & Christy: Paragraph 7

• Pax Roman: 200 years of Peace; time of inprovement 
• Circus Maximus: oldest and largest circus in Rome; oval shape; entertainment place-chariot races
• Chariot Racing was the most entertaining and favorite- win prize money

Clake: Paragraph 1

• Etruscans: Mystery Language; literacy was rich and widespread; built cities
• Tiber River: 3 largest river; named after King
• Tarquin the Proud: last King of Rome
• He died in exile at Cume
• The people of Rome overthrow him 

Some Presentations

Today in class we went over our presentations. Mr. Schick said we were having a quiz tomorrow. I'm nervous for it.
Rome:
Clark & Billy: Paragraph 2

• had 3 diff governments in one: democracy, aristocracy, monarchy
• didn't have a tyrant
• Patricians: best treated; upper class; noble and wealthy land owns
• Plebeians: lower class; Plebs; tradesmen; poor people
• Legion

Sarah, Emma, Cole: Paragraph 3

• Latifundia
• Hannibal destroyed farms, homes, villages
• They sold there land to the wealthy and moved to Rome
• Tiberius & Gaius: Plebeians founding fathers in 
• attempted to pass land reform legislation
• Both assassinated  
• Tiberius: a Tribune. they feel they said give the rich part of the latifunda and take they rest for the others and have them farm it. 
• Gaius: tribunes (Both). Tried to get people their land back
• Plebeians were for it & Patricians weren't
• Patricians spread rumors about the brothers so their support was weakened and then they killed him. 

Taylor & Kamau: Paragraph 4

• Julius Caesar dictator of Rome
• Triumphate: group of three (Crassus (the rich), Pompey, Caesar) Tried to get power of all Rome
• Crassus was recruited by Caesar: he was a politician, wealthiest men in history. Killed while conquering gaul
• Pompey: military leader, became an enemy of Julius, Julius' father in law

Caitlin & Gracie: Paragraph 5 ALSO CATHERINE & I

• Julius Caesar: Roman dictator
• Senate was worried that he would become to powerful
• Stabbed to death
• Butus and Cassius main leaders in death
• Killed in Theatre of Pompey

Fiona & Katie: Paragraph 6

• Octavian: Caesar's nephew and adopted son
• second triumvirate
• teamed up with Lepidia & mark Anthony: killed 100 senators and 2,000 businessman 
• Cicero: senates greatest orator; didn't plot to kill Caesar, but was against his rule
• Battle of Actim: Octavia & the joined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatria VII
• Octavian won and got the title of Augustus
• Octavian thought Antony was trying to take over with Cleopatra 

Kristy & Andrew: Paragraph 7

Project?

Today in class Mr.Schick wasn't there. I was told that we have a project due tomorrow. I'm so confused because no one really helped us. I just picked one of the sections of the rap. We decided to do the Julius Caesar one. We are looking up facts and some things to use. We didn't get to get to much done. I guess I have to finish it all for homework. I'm kind of made because I have so much to do. I don't even know how much slides we need. Whatever I guess. Hopefully Catherine and I get a good great. Also, I hope you are okay Mr.Schick! If you are sick, FEEL BETTER! Hope to see you tomorrow!

No Class For This Girl!

Today, yet again I missed class. We had an away game so we left early. It was a very important game for us. I apologize for missing so much class, but the season is almost over. I hope that I didn’t miss too much in class. I love having class because we always have a good time! I don’t  want to be too far behind either. The past few classes I have missed some important information. I was able to catch up though so it’s okay. This game will determine where our team sits for the play off’s. The game was against #2 seat Bryn Mawr. Unfortunately, we lost today. It was a huge upset for everyone, but we have another game tomorrow. We have play-offs Friday so we can redeem ourselves!

I Love This Class :)

Today, we started off class with jokes. It was so funny. Mr.Schick did this really funny voice. He also told us what our class averaged on the quizzes. Our class averaged a 90% on them. We joked about sneezing too! I just love this class in the morning because I always laugh. We got to retake our quiz! I was glad. I think I got a good grade on this one. After the quiz Mr.Schick said he had an idea and left the room. He said he would be coming right back. He put on a hoody and did a rap called "Rome". I've never laughed so hard. It was so good! He was called Chi Cago! For our work we had to look up some pictures that will go with his rap. He's going to make a video!

 

Julius Caesar getting stabbed 

  

Julius C again stabbed

Augustus 

Rome

octavian

Hannibal riding on elephant back

The Gauls

 

Brutus

pompey

Cleopatra

Pratricians

Mark Antony

POP QUIZ NUMBERO DOS!

Today has been suck a crazy day. There have been tornado warnings and flood warnings all day. I was pretty scared because at one point we had to all sit in the hall. Now, it seems like everything is alright. So we started off class be Mr.Schick telling us was have a pop quiz. Before starting that he showed us pictures from when he was a kid. In second grade he experienced a massive tornado. It took out his school and people he knew. Then we took the test and I'm pretty sure that I failed the pop quiz :( I did the work, but I forgot everything :( I got a lot of them wrong.. Hopefully it doesn't bring my grade down too too much. Then we talked after we checked the answers. We talked about the 12 laws that they made. We talked deeper about all the questions Mr.Schick asked on the pop quiz. The plebeians could refuse to be in the army to get rights.

Work From Last Night & MORE QUESTIONS

Today in class Mr.Schick wasn't there in the beginning. I could tell he wasn't really in a good mood or feeling good. He asked everyone who did their homework and some didn't. We went over all the answers in class. We worked together to come up with all the answers. Mr. Schick told us what Mr. Wojo's idea of a uniform was. It was funny. He thinks we should wear a jump suit! He also showed us a flag. It helped us remember the story of the two twin brothers that were fed by wolves. We had a pop quiz in class. It was easy so it was okay. We have more homework tonight...

• A Republic when the people can chose there own leader. 
• A Democracy is when all citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives
• U.S is a Republic
• The Father's had complete control of the family; could even kill them
• Patrician people were highly ranked
• Legion was a massive military unit made of 4,000 - 6,000 people
• The women had much more power than those in Athens; but couldn't vote
• All men had to join the army 

HOMEWORK:

Definitions:

• Consul: The two officials of Rome instead of a king
• Veto: Overrule; "I forbid" 
• Senate: aristocratic branch of Rome's government
• Assembly: The democratic side of Roman government 
• Dictator: A leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army
• Mercenaries: Soldiers who fight in any country's army for pay
• SPQR: the letters on the Roman coins meaning Senatus Populusque Romanus- the senate and the Roman people
• Twelve Tables: 12 laws that established the idea that all free citizens had a right to the protection of the law; helped to settle the conflict between patricians and plebeians 
• Cincinnatus: The Roman ideal of a dictator is shown in this STORY- In 458 B.C, when Rome's armies were in peril, the senate named Cincinnatus dictator. He was plowing his four-acre farm when messengers brought him the news. He left his plow, defeated Rome's enemies, and stepped down as dictator in 15 days. He then returned to his farm to plow. 
• Gauls: a people from the Po River Valley, north of the Apennines; they sacked Rome leaving it in ruins
• Pyrrhus: A king in western Greece
• Carthage: The former Phoenician colony; near the midpoint of the Mediterranean Sea; had a huge navy of 500 ships and trade made them a very wealthy city 
• Monarchy: government by king
• Aristocracy: government by nobles
• Democracy: government by the people

Questions:

1. (a) Why were many plebeians dissatisfied with Rome's government in the early years of the republic?

- In 509 B.C the Roman's drove out their Kings and patricians controlled Rome's government now. Plebeians were barred by law from holding most important positions in government -- commanding armies, serving as high priest, or holding high offices

(b) How did they win reforms?

- Eventually the plebeians won a greater share of political power. Between 494 and 287 B.C, thousands of plebeians refused to fight in the Roman army unless patricians agreed to certain reforms. 

(c) What changes did they bring about in Roman government?

- The plebeians gained higher political positions and more favorable laws. Marriage between the two groups was allowed and enslavement by debt was ended. They created a written law code called Twelve Tables.
  

2. Why did Romans consider that they had a balanced government?

- They meant that their government was partly a monarchy, partly an aristocracy, and partly a democracy. They believed this gave them the best features of all kinds of governments.  

3. Once Rome had conquered most of Italy, how did the Roman government win the support of the conquered people?

- Different parts of the conquered territory were subjected to different laws and treatment from Rome. 

4. (a) At the start of the Punic Wars, why might Carthage have appeared stronger power?

- Carthage had a population of 250,000 which was 3 times the size of Rome. They had a huge navy of 500 ships. Overseas trade made it a very wealthy city.  

(b) Why was Rome, in fact, the victor?

- They had 3 great advantages. First, Rome could draw on a reserve of more than 500,000 troops made available through its conquests in Italy. Second, Rome's citizen troops were generally more loyal and reliable than the mercenaries employed by Carthage. Third, warfare was Roman specialty.  

5. Why was the Battle of Zama a major turning point in history?

- If Hannibal had been the victor, Carthage and not Rome would have become the greatest empire in the world. Since Rome was victorious, it was Rome that passed on its laws, its government, and its culture to Western Civilization. 

6. Why did the Greeks at first welcome Roman armies?

- At first Roman armies marching into Macedon looked like protectors of Greek freedom. The Greeks rejoiced when, in 197 B.C, the Roman's freed them from the rule of Philip V of Macedon.  

(b) Why did the Greek attitude change?

- Once settled in Greece, however, the Romans interfered in Greek politics, crashing all opposition to rulers favored by Rome. As time passed, the exercise of Roman power in the east became increasingly ruthless. A few Greek city-states tried to free themselves from Rome's tightened grip, but failed. Rome singled out Corinth for an example.   

Lax Instead Of Class

Today I missed class again! I had a lacrosse game away at Spalding so thats why. I hope that I didn't miss anything. I don't want to be behind. On the bright side the team did very well! We won by a lot. We need to win our next few games that we will be #2. We are currently #3. Anyways, I'm sure class was fun today! I'll be there for class tomorrow! Hope I can get all caught up. My homework is below..
HOMEWORK QUESTIONS & WORK:
Definitions: 

• Republic- A political unit that is not ruled by a monarch and in their leasers 
• Gravitas- weightiness or seriousness. Discipline, strength, loyalty. 
• Century- A legion that was divided into 60 smaller groups
• Patrician- specially privileged families that were like high society in Rome
• Pater families- the eldest man of the family who had complete power over his family
• Toga- an uncomfortable garment that Romans would wear
• Plebeian- common farmers, artisans, and merchants that had many rights, but they were far less powerful than the patricians.
• Legion- a massive military unit of 4,000 - 6,000 people. 

Identify:

• Italy-The peninsula that hold Rome in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea
• Rome- Named after Remus  from the triumphant and murderous brother
• Romulus-One of the twins, parented by the god Mars, and Rhea Silvia. Him and his brother Remus were put in a basket to float down the Tiber River in hopes that they would drown but miraculously survived by a she wolf. The decided to build a city near the spot they had been abandoned. Each brother took a hill top to claim leadership. In anger Romulus killed remus. Romulus died in a thunder storm. 
• Palatine Hill- The hill that Romulus chose to be the center of Rome
• Alps-Mountains the seperated Rome and Italy from the rest of Europe
• Tiber River-The river that the jealous Latin King set Romulus and Remus down to kill them
• Apennines-a mountain range extending across the length of the entire peninsula from NW to SW
• Latins-wandered walked across the Alps in 1000 B.C. and settled on either side of the Tiber River 
• Etruscans- Third group of wanderers that settled in Northern Italy between 1200 B.C. and 800 B.C. Very civilized. 
• Forum- The heart of Roman political life

Questions: 

     1. How did geography help Rome?

- Rome is located in Italy in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Since Rome is located on a peninsula there is water around. It made it easier to travel and trade with other countries. Also, they were protected from many invaders. They were "in the middle of the world".

   2.  Why was each of the following groups important to Rome's development?

a) Latins:  Around 1000 B.C they entered into Italy. They happened to settle on either side of the Tiber River. They were the first to settle.
b) Greeks: Between 750-600 B.C the Greeks established about 50 colonies on the southern coast of Italy and Sicily. The Latins called it Magna Graecia or Greater Greece. They were the traders and the sailers. 
c) Etruscans: Between 1200 and 800 B.C they entered into northern Italy. They were much more civilized than the Latins. They had a writing system. The Latin settlers were strongly influenced and adopted the Etruscan alphabet. They also helped to develop Roman's trade.    


  3.  What were the values of early Roman society?
- The Roman's were strongly influenced by a group of values called "the ways of the father". They emphasized on discipline, strength, and loyalty. A person with those values was called a gravitas. 


 4.  a) How was the Roman household organized?  
- The power to rule early Roman households belonged only to the oldest male known as pater familias or "father of the family". He had complete control of the family and their property. He could sell his family into slavery or kill them, but they were usually just a protector. 
b) What freedoms did women have in the family and in society?
-  The women had to run and be in charge of the daily household. They had much more freedom than those in Athens. She was a citizen with the right to testify in court or own property.She would often advise her husband on business and politics. However, she did not had the right to vote. 


 5. How was the army linked to Roman Society?
- All the male had to serve in the army. They could not hold public office until they served at least 10 years as a soldier. They were part of a massive military unit called a legion made up of 4,000 - 6,000 armed males. The Roman legion proved superior to the Greek phalanx because it was more flexible. 

 6. OPTIONAL

No Mr.Schick BUT A Test!?

Today in class we had a big test. We are finishing up what we learned about Ancient Greece. The test was on our PowerPoints and the other parts Mr.Schick taught us. It was fun to learn about and very interesting. It's crazy to think that the world used to be like that. Everything is so much different now compared to old times. Anyways, the test was kind of hard. There were about 30 questions and I know I didn't get them all right! The essay wasn't that hard. We didn't get to use our computers for anything so I was upset. Hopefully I didn't do to bad! I can't wait to see what I got!

PLATO

***  Socrates and the Trial
Socrates chared with not recognizing gods and corrupting the youth. He was guilty and his punishment was death. He had to drink poisoness Hemlock
"the unexamined life is not worth living" -Socrates
*** Plato's Cave theory
In the allegory, Plato likens people untutored in the Theory of Forms to prisoners chained in a cave, unable to turn their heads. All they can see is the wall of the cave. Behind them burns a fire. Between the fire and the prisoners there is a parapet, along which puppeteers can walk. The puppeteers, who are behind the prisoners, hold up puppets that cast shadows on the wall of the cave. The prisoners are unable to see these puppets, the real objects, that pass behind them. What the prisoners see and hear are shadows and echoes cast by objects that they do not see
Such prisoners would mistake appearance for reality. They would think the things they see on the wall (the shadows) were real; they would know nothing of the real causes of the shadows. Plato’s aim in the Republic is to describe what is necessary for us to achieve this reflective understanding. But even without it, it remains true that our very ability to think and to speak depends on the Forms. For the terms of the language we use get their meaning by “naming” the Forms that the objects we perceive participate in.

Test Wed. :(

Today in class we went over whats going to be on our test Wed. I'm really nervous for our test because I never know what to study. 

Format: 

•  25 - 33 Questions
• 1 essay

• What happen in 776 B.C - Olympics began
• Which was not an event - chariot racing, long jump, javelin, boxing, discus, wrestling (THEY ARE) ? 
• Phalanx: battle formation where they interlocked shields
• Hoplite: Greek soldiers
• Greeks fought persians the most
• Greeks against Persians? Battle of Marathon, Thermopaly, Guagamela, Issus, 
• Peloponnese was not against Persians
• Hidaspints was with Greeks and India
• Why did it begin Peloponnese: Sparta was afraid Athens was to powerful
• Athens and Sparta = Peloponnese War . Sparta won
• Athens had the Navy and there was a wall but attack from the sea
• Sparta was good at fighting on land
• 429 B.C pericles died
• 508 B.C People rose up against their rulers when Isagoroius was in charge. People rose up in Athens.
• Sparta took kids away at 7 years old to train
• Spartan army was their strength, they were land fighters
• Homer: the blind poet who told the stories of Illaid & Odysseus 
• Odysseus was about Odyssey a war hero from the Trojan war
• Illaid was the story of the Trojan war
• What were the 3 types of columns?  Doric, Ionic, Corinthian 
• Parthenon: Kinds of columns Doric, Age it was built in Golden age (Pericles) 
• Pericles had 3 goals: Glorify Athens, Liked the gov. (strengthen democracy), Expand empire (take over lands)
• Agora: where they had votes and talks 
• What was pottery used for: storage, contains
• Where were most pottery found: back places, not a highly respected job
• Who was Euclid: geometry 
• Archamedies: pully system and water displacment
• Philsophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
• Who tutored Alexander: Aristotle 
• Plato wrote the apology: Socrates on trial
• Socrates was charged for dissing the God and corrupting the youth of Athens: GULTY.. DEATH by drinking poison
• Socrates: "The unexamined life is not worth living"
• Plato's Caven !!!!

Prevent Genocide!

Today in class I was hopping that everyone would buy a shirt! I was hopping to get 10 points, but of course not everyone bought one. I hope it helps my grade a little! Anyways we continued watching the movie from yesterday. It was an epic movie and I liked it a lot. I'm glad we are watching more today in class!

• Darius was a coward and retreated when Alexander was coming
• Darius took out some of his own people on the way out 
• Battle of Gaugamela was one of Alexanders first biggest battle
• Alexander after winning was now the king of all
• Darius's own people turned on him
• 10 Cities were named after Alexander
• He didn't like that Darius was left by his own men by a river to die
• He was trying to hunt them down and punish Darius's men because they just left their own leader
• Alexander wanted to continue, but the people just wanted to go home and see their children, wives, grandchildren, and all their loved ones before they go off again
• Alexander said go home with your family and I will go off to Asia alone
• He said he only asked them for one more month and he said they were cowards
• Alexander wanted to go further than his father
• Alexander went south and exicuted the ring leaders
• Alexander was NO LONG loved by all the people
• In India the ones they battled rode on elephants
• Alexander won the bloodiest of all battles
• He was injured, but the Indians retreated and so they won!

Movie On Alexander

Today in class we watched on movie on Alexander. Mr.Schick told us that we will be reviewing a lot and having a test next Wed. on Greece. We than went on to watch the movie.
Alexander was a key man in ancient Greece. He had a mother named Olympus and his father was Philip ll. He didn't care for Alexander. Who was tutored by Aristotle. He was mostly taught about how great Greece was and how great it was going to be again. When Alexander was 16 he was made a captain of the army. When he was 20 his father was assassinated. He had to take over control of Macedonia. The people start to rebel, but he takes the people down. Philip was married to Olympia, but he had mistresses. ALexander never loses a battle in his life time. He wanted to make his father proud.

• Alexander asked his father Philip ll to buy him a horse named Bucepehalus = Ox Head
• Philip refused to buy him the horse unless Alexander could control him and ride him
• Alexander was able to control the horse 
• Olympus was saying Philip is not his father, but that Achilles (Goddess)
• Battle of Gaugamela: 40,000 vs 250, 000 men
• It was like a 6 to 1 battle for Alexander against Darius (Persians)
• They would kill a bull before each battle ti see what the outcome would be
• They were in the Phalanx formation 
• They were fighting for the Freedom and glory of Greece 
• Alexander broke through all the people and was close to Darius
• Darius took off on horse and took out some of his people on the way out

Katie Cooper!

Today in class Katie Cooper was the last person to go. She had a PowerPoint on Greek Philosophers. It was a very interesting PowerPoint and had a lot of great information. She read off of the slides some, but it was still good! After that Mr. Schick explained the Cave Theory of Plato's. He also showed us a video on Plato's Cave Theory.

Katie Cooper: Greek Philosophers. I would give her a 97/100. Her PowerPoint was very neat and organized. She had a lot of information. At times she read off the slides, but she explain things well. She did a great job! She showed us an interesting video on Plato and his Cave theory.
1) How were the main Philosophers?
- Socrates, Aristotle, Plato
2) Who was the First major Philosopher of Western Civilization and wanted people to improve themselves?
- Socrates
3) What was the Cave theory and who discovered it?
First look into television and illusions of reality on the mind; Plato discovered it.
4) When was Aristotle born?
- 384 B.C

Emma, Andrew, Cole .. & CAKE !

Today we had to finish up the last few presentations. Emma went first and did the Ancient Olympics. I loved her video at the end it was so funny! Her presentation was also very neatly organized. Andrew went next and did Greek Architecture. He had a lot of great notes. He had a separate document that had so many notes. It was interesting and he explained well. He was very boring though. Cole Bauer went next and did the Peloponnesian War. He brought in a great cake! It was so good! He had a great PowerPoint as well.

Emma I.: The Olympics. I would give her a 94/100. It was pretty interesting, but she was a little boring. Her PowerPoint was nicely set up with intriguing pictures.
1) When did the Olympics begin and end?
- 776 B.C - 393 A.D
2) What would you get if you won the Olympics?
- Crown of olive leaves, statue at Olympia, and treated like a hero
3) How many events were within Pentathlon
- 5 events

Andrew Jeffy: Greek Architecture. I would give him a 90/100. It was interesting and boring at the same time. He wasn't very enthusiastic or fun, but he had great information.
1) What Greek Architectural places did they have?
- Parthenon, Temple of Athena, Acropolis.
2)  How many types of columns?

- 3 

3) What were the 3 columns?
- Doric, Ionic, Corinthian

Cole Bauer: Peloponnesian War. I would give him a 99/100. He had great information and his PowerPoint was very colorful. He explained the presentation great and made it fun. Also, he brought in an amazing cake! It looked like ancient Greece.
1) When was the war?
-April 4th 431 B.C
2) Who was it between?
- Athens and the Athenian Empire
3) How many stages did the war have?
- 3

Taylor, Billy, Sarah, Clarke, Catherine, Gracie, and Christy!

Today in class we continued our presentations. Taylor went first today and did her's on Homer. She acted out Homer and read a summary of the Odyssey. She had to shorten it because it is actually like 400 pages. She just picked out the key points. It was long and kind of boring. I had a hard time following what happened. After, Billy went and did his PowerPoint on the Hellenic Age. It was really short, but interesting. Sarah Carson did the Parthenon. She did a PowerPoint as well. It had good information, but she had to slow down some. Clarke Grube followed Sarah. He did advances in math and science. He had a lot of great information. In the beginning he read of the slides to much though. He started to explain more on his own towards the end. Catherine Angert went next. Her's was on Ancient Pottery. She had a lot of information and it was interesting. She had cool pictures and new what each was. She read of the PowerPoint a little too much though. In the beginning it was a little boring, but got better!  Gracie went and did her PowerPoint on poetry. She had a lot of cool and nice information! She just went way to fast and I couldn't get any information down! Christy Kim went and did a prezi. It was on the trial of Socrates.It was great! she had awesome pictures that she drew on her own! It was interesting and fun! I liked hers a lot.

Taylor O'Brien: Homer. I would give her a 90/100. It was kind of boring and hard to follow. I didn't really know what was happening. She just read off of the paper she had too.
1. Who was homer?
- a blind poet.
2. Did Homer have other stories he wrote?
3. How long was the actual Odyssey?

Billy Decker: I would give Billy a 80% He did well explain, but he only had 3 slides.. He needed more information and it would've been a lot better. I was interested in hearing more, but he had little info.
1. When did it start?
- 323 B.C
2. When did it end?
- 331 B.C
How long did it last?
- 200 years

Sarah Carson: I would give Sarah a 95% . She did the Parthenon. She had a lot of information and nice pictures. It was kind of to fast though. She needed to slow down and talk and explain more.
1. Who was the Parthenon dedicated too?
- Athena
2. When did the building process begin?
- 447 B.C
3. When was the Parthenon finished?
- 438 B.C

Clark Grube: I would give him a 90% . He did advances in math and science. He had great information and  a lot of it. He kind of read off of the slides too much. At the end he explained better, but it was a little short. It was pretty good though.
1. What was Pythagoras famous for?
- famous for A2 + B2 = C2 for a right triangle.
2. What did Archimedes discover?
- discovered the physical law of displacement.
3. What did Plato teach?
- taught about Astronomy.

Catherine Angert: I would give her a 92%. She did he PowerPoint on Pottery. She had a lot of information. She explain everything well and new what her pictures were. It was a little boring in the beginning, but it started to pick up. She read off of the slides some. I wish she explain things more off the top of her head. Over all it was very interesting and helped more learn some.
1. What was the pottery made of?
- Clay
2. What did they make from pottery?
- containers and things for storage.
3. What was Minyan Ware made on?
- potter's wheel which was faster and made it cheaper

Gracie: I would give her a 90%.  She did her PowerPoint on Great Poets and Poetry. She went way to fast. I couldn't get any information down. It was kind of interesting, but just way way way to fast.
1. What was Poetry used for?
- to teach lessons, rules, or record historical events
2. What were Plays?
- written poems that told happy or sad stories and were acted out for entertainment.
3. Who or what kind of people were poets?
- teachers, philosophers, soldiers, or members of the government.

Christy Kim: I would give her a 100%. She did her PowerPoint on the Trials of Socrates. She did an awesome prezi! She had really funny and good pictures that she drew! She is a really great drawler! It was fun and interesting. She didn't just read off of the screen.
1. When did the trial take place?
399 B.C in Athens
2. How long was the trail?
- 9 to 10 hour period
3. Where was the trial?
- in the peoples court: agora

• He was a critic, but well respected.
• He didn't want to get rich. 
• It was a close vote.
• No one thought he would be found guilty

WooWee!

Today we did some more presentations! I decided to be brave and do mine! I hope everyone enjoyed mine. It was on the ancient Greek army and two battles. After I went Caitlin decided to go . She did Greek Drama. I loved the video she did with Sarah Carson. Clarke Rich went last today. Her's was on Alexander the Great!

I'd give myself a 96% because I was a little boring. I had a lot of information, but didn't explain that well.
Questions for Mine: 
1. Who fought Alexander the battle of Issus and Gaugamela?
- Darius lll
2. What were the Greek soldiers called?
- Hoplites
3. What formation did the men fight in?
- Phalanx

I gave Caitlin a 100/100 because she had the best video. It was so funny. I laughed so hard!
Questions for Caitlin:
1. Who was the first poet to ever use actors?
- Thespis
2. Were Greek actors males or females?
- ALWAYS MEN
3. How many parts did the play have?
- 3

Clarke Rich: Alexanders Conquest 97/100. She had a lot of good information, but she just read off of the slides.
1. King of Macedonia?
- Alexander the Great
2. When was Alexander born?
- 356 in the Capital of Macedonia
3. What did Alexander have to do when he was 16?
- His dad left him to rule Macedonia while he was gone.
4. Who tutored him?
- Aristotle
5.  Alexander took full power
- 336 B.C
6. When did he die?
- In 323 B.C when he was only about 33 years old.