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Roman Olympics 

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RAPP!

Today it was a very funny and interesting class. The call had no idea what to expect when Mr. Schick put on glasses and a hoody. Then out of no where he did this insane rap that had to do with Rome. We will use this rap to study for the unit on Rome. For homework we have to get 10 images that has to do with Rome and the rap. I thank Mr. Schick for the material we can use, and a fun class

Part 2 reading on Rome

consul-

 two roman officials. 
veto- 

consul being overruled.
senate-

 aristocratic branch of the Roman Government
assembly-

 the democratic side of the Roman government.
dictator

- a leader who has the power for most things
mercenary-

 soldiers who fight in combat for a sallary

Questions:

1.        1. Plebeians were dissatisfied with Rome's government in the earlier years because it barred them from being able to hold most government positions, commanding armies or serving as high priests. Plebeians gained some power and rights when they decided to stop fighting in the army unless the patricians let them be a part of things. The plebeians made things more equal for all, enslavement by debt was ended and they had a code of laws called the twelve tables.

2.       2. They thought they had a balanced government because they claimed that their government was partly a monarchy, partly and aristocracy, and partly a democracy.

3.        3. Roman government won support of conquered people by giving them different laws and regulations. The Romans made sure they stayed and obeyed them.

4.         4. At the start of the Punic Wars Carthage seemed to be stronger. That is because they have a population of about 250,000 and that was 3 times the size of Rome. They had lots of ships. Rome was stronger. Rome could draw a reserve of more than 500, 000 troops. Second, Rome's citizen troops were a lot more loyal and reliable than the mercenaries employed by Carthage. Third, warfare was a Roman specialty. 

5.        5. If Hannibal had been the victor, Carthage would have become the greatest empire in the world instead of Rome.

6.        6. They freed the Greeks of their ruler Philli and The Greeks were greedy with their freedom.

definitions and questions!

Republic- A political unit that is not ruled by a monarch and in which citizens have the right to vote for leaders. The word Republic came from the Latin Phrase res publica which means public affairs.

Gravitas- having weightiness or seriousness. Gravitas was a virtue that contained discipline strength and loyalty.

Pater Familias- Father of the family ,or the eldest male in the household. He was the leader of the household and had complete power. He controlled all property and could even sell family to slavery or kill them. He usually acted as the protector of the family though. He spoke for families at assemblies and in court.

Toga- It was an uncomfortable garment the Romans wore. It was cold to wear in winter and hot in the summer. 

Patrician- a small group of upper class families who dominated Rome. They claimed their ancestors were the fathers of Rome. They claimed that they had the authority to make laws.

Plebian- The common farmers, artisans, and merchants. They were free citizens with the right to vote. The had far less power than Patricians though.

Legion - A massive military unit consisting of 4000-6000 men. They had heavily armed infantry and the calvary

Century- One of the sixty smaller groups that the legion was divided into. This allowed the Roman legion to be more flexible and able to move around more than the Greek Phalanx. The Romans could flank and surround enemies with the Centuries.

Questions:

1. The geography of Rome helped Rome because of the many rivers and access to the Mediterranean which let them get goods in and out of the country easily.
2. The Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans were important part of the Roman development because the Latins were the first people to colonize the Roman regions and than came the Greeks, than finally the Etruscans.
3. The values of early Roman society were to be powerful and had great elegance at the same time.

4.  The women ran the house, when the father was the protector of the house. The wife advised her husband. They could not vote.

5. They all had to join the army before doing anything in the world!

Had a game!

Was not in class today, I had a game!

Monday on a Tuesday

We did not have class today!

Grandmoms House!

I am going to my grandmoms house to do some labor work!

XBOXXX!!!

We are on spring break and I am relaxing:)

Test Today and I survived!

The test today about Ancient Greece for me went pretty good. I think I did well on it and I hope I did. Their was only a few I had a problem with. I felt like I did the essay very good and I hope you understand the point I was trying to make! We will not have class the day we come back from break because we are following a Monday bell scheduled, but I will see you that Wednesday and I hope you and your family have a safe and happy Easter!! Oh and don't forget to go to church!!!

Test tomorrow:(

Today we had emily go because she is the last person that needs to go. She did her project on Alexander the greats journey. She did a great job because she knew all of the information she had and answered the questions we asked in detail. I gave her a 95%. After the presentation we went around the room and reviewed for the test we have. It will be on Greece for the whole unit. Hopefully I do good. HAPPY EASTER!!!!

Today we watched more of Alexander. Since people were not here for the movie we decided to watch the intense battle seen again because it is awesome. The second time it was even better. Some people felt like they were going to get sick and it was funny watching. Alexander was an amazing leader and knew how to overcome adversity! We need to follow his footsteps as American and we will be more successful!

Alexander the Great!

Today in class we were not able to finish our presentations, because Emily was not in school. We will finish then the next time she is in class. After Mr. Schick passed out cookies he put in a movie about Alexander the Great, called, “Alexander.” The movie is about his life has a child in the beginning and how he was able to become such a powerful and successful leader. Alexander had the properties and the words of wisdom to be one of the greatest leaders to ever live. In the movie was one of the best battle seems I have ever seen. I was very realistic. We finished right at the end of the battle. Tomorrow we will watch more of the movie!

Amir and Plato's Cave

Amir Parker - 
The Hellenic Age - 100
Amir did a very good job explaining all the information he had and knew what he was talking about!


Today we talking about Plato's cave and it was a very interesting lesson. We talked about why he invented it and what was the purpose for it. We compared it to what it related to today. I raised my hand and explained that old people are like what Plato was trying to say. Mr. Schick understood what i said and I as happy! Tomorrow we will have one more project to do and we will leave the rest to Mr.Schick.

Oh YEAH!

Presentations
Jason Drager -
 Greek Army and Battles - 100%
Questions:
1. Did the Trojan War really exist?
2. Why was the spear the first choice of weapons, rather than the sword?
3. How did Alexander the Great become famous?
* Trojan War



Madi Day- 
99%
She was able to say all of the names correctly (which was challenging)
She explained all of the statues that were built for different people.


Socrates stood up for what he believed in and proved that he was a very honest guy by not escaping prison and saving his life. He died in his bed. Was killed for crime. Was a strong man.

Presentation day 3!

Emily Stasuk – 94%

Trail of Socrates –

Questions:

1. Was Socrates highly respected in Athens or did he upset them?

2. What does non-democratic thinking mean?

3. What is more information on the trial?

She did great on her slides and knew what she was talking about

Rachel Weskalnies – 100%

 Greek Architecture -  

Questions:

1. What as the Erechtheum?

2. What were the Order's?

3. Were the Greek's the first one's in the world to start agriculture?

Elena Fernandez – 92%

 Greek Poets -

Questions:

1. What type of poetry did they do in Ancient Greece?

2. Why did they have different time periods?

3. How did Archilachus become famous?

Cole Alban –

The Age of Pericles- 100%

Questions:

1. Why weer there two different names?

2. Why did the age of Pericles come about?

3. Was the Peloponisian War stop the age of Pericles?

Presentation Day 2!

Colleen McCormick –

Greek Philosophers -  92%

 Questions:

1.What do the olives how to do with Thales?

2.What does Socrates trial mean?

3.Why did Epicureans come about?

She read very well for all the difficult words that were in the PowerPoint!

Amir Parker

Helicon Age

Amir was not able to finish his project so he will finish it tomorrow.  Amir remembered all of the information he told us from the top of his head because the screen was not working. He did a very good job so far.

Questions: Are none yet

A presentation Kinda Day!

She had very good slides and knew her information very well and she even brought in pie for the class because it had to do with her topic.
Her grade was a 92%.
Questions- 1.Who created the pythagorean Theorum and what is it. 
2. What was the importance of pi?
3. How did you make the pie?


Rita Watson
She did good but she was very demanding in front of the class. She knew her information very well and presented very well that got her a good grade!
She got a 91%
Questions- 
1. What two famous poems did Homer write
2. What was the condition Homer was in when he died
3. How did he die?


Tomorrow we will continue to presentation the project and the students learning will grade them!

Oh read read read!

Today we had partners to read our presentation to them and they were to tell you what you needed to fix to make it a better presentation. My partner was Colleen and she told me to separate4 some of the long paragraphs in the power point to make it have more slides then what is was before. I will still have to read over it a little more and i will do that! During class though Mr. Schick showed us some ways that you should show your project to help us get a good grade!