Friday April 28th

I was not in class today. I had to leave early.

Rome part 2

Consuls are elected officials. They run for one year. They are always aristocrats (patricians). Patricians traced their descent from a famous ancestor or pater (father). One consul can veto another. 5th century BCE- patrician dominance of the government was challenged by the plebs (people). Plebs were 98% of the population. They dominated. Plebs were victims of discriminatory decisions in judicial trials. Rome had no actual laws, just unwritten customs. Plebs refused to serve in the military until laws were written out, these laws were posted in the public, and tribunes were elected. SPQR- Senatus Populusque Romanum, the roman senate and people. The US modeled their government off of Rome, they both have 3 branches, and both have a legal code.

Rome

The Latins were the first to settle. They were descendants of Indo-Europeans. They settled on the banks of the Tiber River. It was situated so trading ships could navigate to Rome. There was ports built on 7 hills. The Etruscans also settled there. They came from the north-central part of the peninsula. They were metal workers, artists, and architects. The 2 foundation Myths were the Virgils Aeneid and the story of Remus and Romulus. The Greeks had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea. The Romans borrowed ideas from them such as: religious beliefs, alphabet, much of their art, military techniques and weaponry. Roman settlers drained a swamp. Many settlers flowed into the Tiber. There was a marshy area called the Forum between Palatine and Capitoline Hills. Tarquin the Proud's grandfather built the Cloaca Maxima (largest drain) which led water into the Tiber. An Urban Legend says Washington D.C was built on a swamp, but only 2% was swampland. Lucas Tarquinias Superbus was the 7th and FINAL king of Rome. He was known as Tarquin the Proud. He was a tyrant z

Free Mod

Today in class we had a free mod. He couldn't get the movie to work so he said we could just work on other work. THANK YOU MR SCHICK.

Alexander the Great Movie

Today in class we watched a movie about Alexander the Great. It was the war with the Persians and the Macedonians. There was a lot of blood. Some of it was really gross. It was cool to look at the phalanx in action. We had always talked about it in class but i had never seen it actually happen in war. The movie also showed a little boy who was trained for the army and he got his first horse. He learned how to ride it. His village men and parents were all very happy for him.

Presentations Day 4

Today in class we talked about the greek olympics. Their project was funny because they acted out all of the sports and they were not good at them. The sports they showed was running, throwing a discus, wrestling, and a jump. His project was very short and didn't really do a good job at keeping our attention. I feel that it should've been longer. Lastly Rex presented and i couldn't really understand what he was saying. He kind of jumped all over the place and was unorganized.

Presentations day 3

Today Sarah presented and her project was about greek mathematics. It was very interesting and she knew a lot about the subject. She explained how her mother bought her all of these math books when she was 12 to read. This is probably why she is so smart. She told us about all of these theorems that were proven wrong. Next was Lilly, their presentation was about the Socrates. At the end of the presentation she asked the class to use stones to vote, just as they did in ancient Greece. The funniest part was at the end she exed out of the powerpoint and her background was on the screen and it was inappropriate.

Presentations day 2

Today I saw a presentation on the greek olympics. Their project was funny because they acted out all of the sports and they were not good at them. The sports they showed was running, throwing a discus, wrestling, and a jump. Another project that i saw was another trireme. John was very creative and created his own ship out of toothpicks. It looked just like the pictures. Aiden presented his project and had greek food at the end that included cookies, chips, dip, and bread. He made all of it. Lastly, Anna and I presented. It was really funny because we are not good actors.

presentations day 1

Today was the first day of presentations. Caleb, Malik, and Cross presented first. They did their project on food of ancient Greece. I think this was very interesting. They kept the class's attention the whole time. It wasn't boring to watch. The best part was, they brought in all sorts of food. They had bread, crackers, broccoli, olives, grape water, and pastries. This allowed the class to get a taste of what eating in Greece was like. Colby, Will, and Brad went next. Their project was about the triremes, which are boats that would capture other ships. This one was not very entertaining. It was boring. They didn't have much interest in what they were doing.