DAY 3

Civil War- Conflicts between groups in the same country.

Julius Caesar- A military leader named Julius Caesar joined forces with Crassus, a wealthy Roman, and Pompey, a popular general.

Triumvirate- A group of three rulers.

Augustus- Title that means, "exalted one."

Pax Romana- For 207 years, peace was throughout the empire, except for some fighting with tribes along the borders. This period of peace meant “Roman peace.”

3. The fall of the Roman Republic was due to discontent among lower classes and a breakdown of the military order/power.

4. Romans were able to control such a large empire because they had a very good and working government system and they had able rulers that knew how to fight and control.

5. To control Rome, officials tried to provide free games, races, mock battles, and gladiator contests.

DAY 2

Republic: Form of government in which power rests with the citizens who have the right to vote for leaders. Voting rights in Rome were granted only to free-born male citizens.

Patrician: The wealthy landowners who held most of the power. 

Plebeian: The common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population. 

Tribune: Own assembly that elect representatives. 

Consul: Rome's two officials who could overrule each other.

Senate: Aristocratic branch of Rome’s government. It had both legislative and administrative functions in the republic

Dictator: A leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army. 

Legion: Roman soldiers who were organized into large military units.

Punic Wars: Three wars between Rome and Carthage, fought between 264BC-146BC. Rome won all three wars.

Hannibal: Carthaginian general, brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage’s earlier defeat. 

3. There were three main limits of Roman Consuls, they could only serve for one year, the same person could not be elected for ten years, and one consul could always overrule the others decision.

4. The Twelve Tables ensured that all laws were clearly seen and that each citizen (rich or poor) had protection until the law. 

5. Hannibal's attack on Rome was different from the rest because he had a surprise attack and not a head-on one

DAY 1

Main Ideas
Rome started as a republic (a government in which elected officials represent the people). Eventually,  rulers called emperors seized power and expanded the empire.

At its height, the Roman Empire touched three continents—Europe, Asia, and Africa. For several centuries, Rome brought
peace and prosperity to its empire before its eventual collapse.

Out of Judea rose a monotheistic, or single-god, religion known as Christianity. Based on the teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth, it soon spread throughout Rome and beyond.

509 BC- Rome becomes a republic
264 BC- First Punic War begins
218 BC- In the second Punic War Hannibal invades Italy
31 BC- Octavia defeats the forces of Antony and Cleopatra
284 AD- Diocletian becomes emperor
476 AD- Western Roman Empire falls

Last Day With Mr. Schick:(

             In class we listened to a "cool" rap about Rome and it was probably the worst thing I have ever experienced. The song was kinda helpful though for learning a basis about Rome and the Roman culture. I feel like if I actually learned the song I could be really good this unit but I don't know if I have that dedication. These next two weeks without Mr. Schick will be really hard but I think I'll be okay.

Mr. Schick is Preggo

           We got our test back today and we discussed all of the answers to our test. I got a 92 on the test and I was pretty certain I failed so I am very proud of myself. We were also told that Mr. Schick will be leaving us for two weeks because he is getting surgery. He has an umbilical hernia, in other words he is pregnant. I'm wondering if it's a boy or a girl and I'm wondering if he has any names in mind. Maybe he'll bring in some pictures of his child.

Test Day

We took the final test on Ancient Greece today and everyone made it sound extremely challenging however, I didn't think it was that bad. There were like three or four questions that I really had to think about, but other than that I'm feeling pretty good. I think I definitely did good on the two essay questions because those were the two things I understood best. I'm very glad we have a week break!!

Allegory of the Cave

          In class we discussed the Allegory of the Cave and it is a perfect representation of the world today. In this story, people were in caves and would only ever see the shadows on the walls from the things that walked past. They never truly saw the outside and if someone went free, they could come back and share what they saw but people inside never believed them. In lots of situations people aren't given the full information so they get used to what they believe and are ignorant to change that happens.

Questions 146-149

QUESTION 1
Hellenistic- Greek, Egyptian, and Persian culture all blended together after Alexander's death.

Alexandria- Egyptian city that became the center of commerce during the Hellenistic period.

Euclid- Mathematician who taught all over Alexandria, laid the bases for geometry.

Archimedes- Mathematician who accurately estimated pi, explained the lax of lever.

Colossus of Rhodes- Bronze statue that stood 100+ feet tall, one of the 7 ancient wonders.

QUESTION 3
Alexandria became the forefront for commerce/trade which brought in people from all cultures so that they could get in on the wealth from trading.

QUESTION 4
The astronomers that the time used his texts of geometry to help come to conclusions about the size and rotation of the planets.

QUESTION 5
Both concepts promote unity and what one should believe in the gods. Also promote people to live life for themselves in harmony.

Questions 142-145

QUESTION 1

Philip II- King of Macedonia; wanted to take control of Greece, avenge Persian invasion, and battle Persia to gain it's great wealth.

Macedonia- North of Greece, rough terrain, and a cold climate.

Alexander the Great- Son of King Philip to immediately claimed the title as king of Macedonia, became king at 20 years old, worked to gain as much land as possible.

Darius III- King of Persia, tried to withstand Alexander the Great but never could.

QUESTION 3

Philip II was able to conquer Greece by having a very organized phalanx and a fast calvary, raising is military to be very strong, and by always being relentless. Philip never stood down a battle and he was always willing to push through despite what the opposing army might have. 

QUESTION 4 

Alexander first decided to continue his fathers legacy and conquer Persia and he did this successfully. From here on, Alexander was truly only concerned about keeping his reign and he wanted to rule as much land as possible. He would march thousands of miles just to make sure he has all the land.

QUESTION 5 

After Alexander's death, Antigonus became king of Macedonia, Ptolemy ruled Egypt, and Seleucus took the Persian empire. Everyone would fight for the titles but only those three won the land. 

Oedipal Complex

          For much of class today we were discussing Oedipus Rex and somehow the condition, Oedipal Complex came up into conversation. When I heard this I immediately started researching it because it is extremely weird. A definition from Simplypsychology. org reads, "During this stage, children experience an unconsiocus feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy and envy toward their same-sex parent". I honestly cannot even imagine seeing someone have a true obsession with one of their parents. Your parents are supposed to be someone that you love dearly, but one of them shouldn't literally be your everything to the point of obsession and hatred towards the other parent.

Questions

QUESTION 1
Direct Democracy- Allowed Athens to disperse power within the city-state so that citizens were happy with choices.

Classical Art- Style of art that artisans in Greece followed; set the standard for later pieces of art.

Tragedy- Style of theatrical performance to entertain Greeks; typically about love, hate, war or betrayal.

Comedy- Style of theatrical performance to entertain; involved slapstick situations and crude humor.

Peloponnesian War- 431-404BC, Athens was defeated by Sparta which gave Sparta a boost of confidence.

Philosophers- Great thinkers that wanted to deepen their knowledge in the natural world; helped teach citizens and make them think harder about things they believe.

Socrates- One of the first philosophers who would ask one questions on their questions to deepen understanding and make one think harder, brought great knowledge to Athens.

Plato- One of Socrates students and he wrote about encounters with Socrates which allowed others to understand what went on.

Aristotle- Student of Plato who questioned the natural order in the world. Shared the accounts of Plato that he had written down.

QUESTION 3
Pericles started to increase the number of paid public officials so that whether someone was rich or poor, they could run for office. This made the government more inclusive, causing for less people to have hatred towards it. Along with this he started to introduce the idea of direct democracy to cause less revolts.

QUESTION 4
Sparta was very strong at land battles so they would try their hardest to get onto land and stay there and attack Athens that way. Athenians were very good at naval battles and would try to initiate these so they they could win and overtake Sparta. Eventually Athenians weak land military couldn't keep up.

QUESTION 5
Some people were so against the ideas that Socrates shared because it forced people to challenge their mind which was never done. Many were only taught to challenge their physical bodies and not their minds so this was extremely new. Some teachings also went against the Gods and everyone respected the Gods so greatly, they were uncertain if Socrates was teaching good things.

Final Day Of Presentations

           In class we had our final three presentations go and they were all pretty good. Overall, I think the projects went well and I honestly had a lot of fun making them. I'd definitely be down to do something like this again for another unit. This was an easy and fun project and as long as you try, I think it's pretty easy to get a good grade.