5/6/11

Today was a half day and we only had like a 30 minute class.  We took a test on Rome.  I thought it was going to be harder than it was but it was actually pretty easy. i hope i get a good grade so i dont have a D anymore my mom is starting to get really mad at me.

5/5/11

• 1st paragraph
  • The Etruscans had a written language which Romans took most of their letters from
  • Tarquin was their king and he was the last king they had.  People started to hate him
• 2nd Paragraph
  • many different forms of government put together
  • Carthage was in Africa
• 3rd paragraph 
  • latifundia- a huge estate of villa (taken away from farmers after the war)
  • Gracchus brothers-Tiberius and Gauis
    • plebeians  nobles
    • attempted to pass a lands reform that would redistribute huge pieces of patrician land among the plebeians
    • assassinated for their attempts
• 4th paragraph
  • he was appointed dictator for ten years 
  • Julius Caeser got money from Crassus
  • He entered a political with Crassus and Pompey (rich people) which was to dominate Roman politics for several years
  • he made a decision to cross a river into Gaul (the leader of Gaul said if they crossed it then that would be considered an act of war)
  • killed Caesar hoping to restore the government of republic
• 6th paragraph
  • Cleopatra
    • said she was a rencarnation of a goddess
  • Octavian Antony and Lepidus formed an official three-man govermnet called the second triumvirate
  • Cleopatra tried to take over Octavius power
  • Antony fell in love with Cleopatra

5/4/11

Today in class Mr Schick was not here.  We were told to look at his website and it said to finish out projects.  me and jordan were already done because i did all of the work the night before so we just sat there and talked.

monday 5/2/11

Today in class Mr Schick assigned us a paragraph of his rap.  jordan and I got paragraph number seven.  It is about gladiators, pax romana, and a chariot racing stadium. I think will do a good job ang get a A so i c an bring my grade up.

rome pictures

Julius cesar

Augustus

gladiators fighting

Hannibal the Carthaginian genearal

Octavian 

the Roman Senate

the Roman Calvary

roman 

infantry

roman century

the roman legion

this is Cleopatra

Rome Reading number 2

Vocab:

consul-officials that commanded the army and directed the government 
veto-reject or overrule
senate-the aristocratic branch of Rome's government
assembly-the democratic side of the government
dictator-a leader who had absolute power in comparison to the consuls and the senate
mercenary-soldiers who fight in any country's army for pay

1. Why were many plebeians dissatisfied with Rome's government in the early years of the republic?                      The patricians had too much control of the government and too much power.
2. How did they win reforms?                                                                                                                             They won reform by refusing to fight in the army unless they agreed to it.
3. What changes did they bring about in Roman government?                                                                           they gained access to many political offices, obtained more favorable laws, enslavement for debt was ended, and marriage between plebeians and patricians are allowed.
4. Why did Romans consider that they had a balanced government?                                                           because their government was partially monarchy, part aristocracy, and part democracy
5. Once Rome had conquered most of Italy, how did the Roman government win the support of the conquered people?                                                                                                                                      they were allies to Rome
6. At th start of the Punic Wars, why might Carthage have appeared the stronger power?                                 they were bigger had huge navy of 500 ships wealthy
7. Why was Rome, in fact, the victor?                                                                                                             draw on a reserve of more than 500,000 people more loyal and reliable troops directed energy at winning wars
8. Why was the Battle of Zama a major turning point in history?                                                                              if Hannibal would have won Carthage and not Rome would have become the greatest empire in the world
9. Why did the Greeks at first welcome Roman armies?                                                                                     the Romans freed them from the rule of Philip V of Macedon
10. Why did the Greek attitude change?                                                                                                                 they because greedy with freedom

rome hw

Vocab:

a. republic-a political unit that is not rules by a monarch and in which citizens with the right to vote choose their leaders

b. gravitas-weightiness or seriousness

c. pater familias-the oldest male of the family

d. toga-uncomfortable garment worn my the people of rome

e. patrician-people who were upper class because they claimed to have had ancestors that were founders of Rome

f. plebeian-common farmers, artisans,and merchants

g. legion-a massive military unit

h. century-100 years

1. How did geography help Rome                                                                                                               Rome was the center point within the central peninsula
2. Why was each of the following groups important to Rome's development?                                                 Latins-Rome was first started by a settlement of Latin shepherds Greeks-They established 50 colonies on the coast of southern Italy and Sicily Etruscans-They had an alphabet that the Romans eventually adopted.  The Romans were influenced by their architecture and trade. 
3. What were the values of early Roman society?                                                                                      discipline, strength, loyalty family
4. How was the Roman household organized?                                                                                                         the pater familias had all the power in the family protected the family
5.  What freedoms did women have in the family and in society?                                                                          they were in charge of the house they had a lot more freedom than the Athenian women she was a citizen she could own property and testify in court
6. How was the army linked to Roman society?                                                                                                    all male men had to serve in the army no one could hold public office w/out being in the army for 10 years