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.