4/22

Today in class we took more notes. And Mr. Schick rapped to us a song about Rome.

4/20

Today in class we took notes.

City State and Empire: The Roman Republic

   Italy and Its People

-       Indo-European tribes moved into the Italian peninsula and some settled along the Tiber River creating the city-state known as Rome

-       The Etruscan people, originally from the east, had settled in the north of Italy and were also influenced by the Greek’s settlements to their south and learned the alphabet and city-state organization from them

Remus and Romulus – brothers

-       Mother: Ria Sylvia and Mars, a god, had an affair and had the boys

-       The twins were abandoned to die in the river

-       The River carried them to safety

-       She-wolf took care of them

-       A Shepard and his wife eventually “adopted” them

-       Both grew up to be leaders

-       They had an argument over where their land would be

-       Romulus killed Remus because of the argument

City State and Empire: The Roman Republic

 The Roman Republic: The Senate and the People

-       Originally, Rome was a monarchy on the Etruscan model with a council of elders called the “Senate”

-       C. 500 B.C., the Romans overthrew their monarchy and established a “Republic”

-       Since the Senate was populated only by patricians (aristocratic men), the plebeians (ordinary citizens) fought for a vote in Rome’s government

-       Each year the Senate elected two rules, “consuls,” who each served a term of one year

-       As in the Greek City-States, the Romans would appoint a single dictator in times on war or conflict

City State and Empire: The Roman Republic 

   The Roman Republic: The Senate and the People

-       Eventually the plebeians gained power in the Senate by electing their own magistrates called “tribunes”

  In 450 B.C.,  the laws of Rome were codified and written into the “Twelve Tablets”

The “mixed” government of patricians and plebeians had many of the checks and balances that modern democracies have today

4/17

Today in class we found out we have another project. The project has to do something with Rome. Gabby is my partner, we are not completely sure what we are doing for our project yet. I am hoping this project can help my grade.

4/16

Today in class we watched this weird video. The video was about people that are prisoners trapped in a cave. One man was released and he was very shocked when he realized all that he has been seeing his life was shadows.

4/15

Today in class we talked about our essays we all did. Mr. Schick talked about our mistakes on the essay and told us some tips to do while writing a paper.

4/13/15

Today in class, Gabi , Gabby and I got our greece project back. We got a 91. I was very proud of our group. We also went over the last test we took.

4/1

Today Mr Schick was back in class. I was very nervous for the Greece test. I hope my group gets a good grade on our project, i am hoping that will help my grade.