Tuesday

Today in class, we took our test on Rome.  It was not very hard, and I am feeling pretty confident about it.  I knew most of the answers to the questions.  One of the hardest part of the tests was the part about the governments of the U.S. and Rome.  I don't think I did very good on those questions. I still think I did pretty good on the test.  

Friday

Questions that will be on the test:

• know which order the Etruscans, Latins, and greeks settled in Rome
• Where did the Latins settle? - Banks of the Tiber 
• Seven Hills of Rome and what hill did they settle on
• Who drained the swamp? Tarquin the Proud's Grandfather 
• Know about Tarquin the Proud - his whole story and his family's story 
• Tarquin the Proud - LAST king of Rome 
• after kings, Rome switched to consuls and senates 
• senate was always aristocrats 
• three branches of ancient Rome government : democracy, aristocracy, monarchy 
• Res Publica- people's affairs 
• First set of laws: Twelve Tables 
• Laws were never presented to the people until the Twelve Tables 
• Twelve Tables were posted in the Forum 
• Know the similarities of the American Government and the Roman Government: Executive, legislative, judicial 
• senators of america: 100 (2 per state) 
• Know about the Twelve Tables and Bill of Rights (first ten amendments to the constitution 
• Know about Punic Wars: 3 Punic Wars, Rome won all three 
• First Punic War about Sicily: Rome wanted to control the island 
• Second Punic War: Carthage wanted to take over Rome   
• Third Punic War: to destroy Carthage 
• Latifundia: rich aristocrats would take plantations from plebeians and make it one large plantation 
• Know about Circus Maximus and Colosseum
• Leaders would crucify the plebeians who chose to revolt against Rome 
• Tiberius Gracchas: tried to get land back to plebeians 
• Julius Caesar: (100-144 BCE) 
• highly successful general 
• he conquered the huge territory of Gaul 
• made common folks happy 
• made friends in high places 
• pompey (a general who conquered Syria and Palestine) 
• Crassus (the richest main in Rome, one of richest men in all history) 
• these three men formed the first Triumvirate "rule of three men" 
• Rubicon: crossed the rubicon into Italy 
• "crossing the Rubicon" - once you make a decision, you can never go back 
• declared himself dictator for life; ditched Pompey and Crassus 
• senators convinced him to come to a large meeting, with hidden knives under their togas, and they stabbed him to death 

Wednesday

Today in class we  finished the presentations for the Rome projects.  Alayna and I made a mosaic and a power point, which turned out really well.  I think our presentation went very good and I was pretty confident about it.  The end result of the mosaic turned out looking pretty good.  I thought I would be disappointed with the look of it, but I was not.

Tuesday

I left school early because I still was not felling whether.  I was not in class.

Monday

I was sick all this weekend, including today, and so I did not go to school today.  

Friday

Today in class, Mr. Schick gave us one last chance to work on our project.  We found out that we have to write a paper on the project we are doing.  Alayna and I were almost finished, but now we have to do a paper.  It should not be to hard, but it is the first time we are hearing about it.  Thank God the whole project is due Tuesday.  We should be able to complete everything in time.

Wednesday

In class today, we worked on our projects.  This was the last class we had to work on our projects before they were.  Alayna and I figured everything out and made all the final decisions.  We just have to make the mosaic and that is all.  Our power pint is completed with all the information needed.  I hope that our project turns out the way we want it to.