consul- two roman officials. 
veto- consul being overruled. 
senate- aristocratic branch of Rome's government.
assembly- the democratic side of the Roman government. 
dictator- a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army. 
mercenary- soldiers who fight in any army for pay. 


1. Plebeians were barred by law from holding most important positions in government. The Plebeians won the reforms. They had won a greater share of the political power. They allowed the marriage between the two groups. 


2. Their government was partly a monarchy, partly an aristocratic and partly a democracy. The Romans believed that this mixture gave them the best features of all kinds of governments. 


3. They conquered most of Italy. The land they had conquered all had different laws to them and they were all treated differently. 


4. Carthage appeared having the strongest power because they have a population of 250,000 which was about three times the size of Rome. They also have a HUGE Navy of 500 ships. Rome was the stronger of the two. They had three advantages. First, Rome could draw on a reserve of more than 500,000 troops made available through its conquests in Italy. Second, Rom;es citizen troops were generally more loyal and reliable than the mercenaries employed by Carthage. Third, warfare was a Roman specialty. 


5. If Hannibal would have been victor, Carthage and not Tome would have become the greatest empire in the world. 


6. Greeks welcomed Roman Armies because they went marching into Macedon and looked like protector of Greek freedom. The Greek attitude changed because the romans interfered with the Greek politics, crashing all opposition to rulers favored by Rome. Roman power in the east became ruthless.    

1. Define: (a) republic, (b) gravitas, (c) pater familias, (d) toga, (e) patrician, (f) plebeian, (g) legion, (h) century
Republic - A political unit that is not ruled by a monarch and in which citizens with the right to vote choose their leaders.
Gravitas - A person with discipline, strength, and loyalty.
Pater familias - Had the power to rule in the early Roman household by law and custom. The eldest man had this power. He was called this.
Toga - A loose one-piece outer garment worn in public by male citizens.
Patrician - Romans of the upper class.
Plebeian - The common farmers, artisans, and merchants 
Legion - Learning to fight Roman-style meant being part of a massive military unit.
Century - A period of 100 years.


1. Rome had a lot of importing and exporting goods.


2. Rome was founded by Latin Shepard's. The Greek's helped them get closer to trade routes and Greek Civilization. The Roman's had an alphabet that the Roman's later used. 


3. The Roman societies main values were, family, strength, loyalty, and discipline.


4. The Pater Familias organized the families. He had all the control. He could sell anyone into slavery. They women also ran the household, but didn't get any authority to vote. 


5. All male Roman citizens had to join the army. They were always in wars, so they had to have a well prepared, strong army. 

Today in class I was not there but my class had taken a test. Mr. Schick was also not there, he is sick. I am hoping the test isn't too hard. I will be taking the test when I return from California. I hope everyone has a good easter break! Enjoy!

Alexander's Conquest Emily K 95%

Where was he born? Pella

Where did he die? Babylon

How old was Alexander when he had his first battle? Age 20

In today's class we reviewed for our test tomorrow. We each went over our project and told Mr. Schick some questions we think should be on the test. I will not be in class tomorrow so I will take the test when I come home. 

Well today's class was fun. I brought in cookies for the class to eat and then we watched the scenes from the movie Alexander since Emily K or Colleen didn't get to see it. Darius is the leader of the Persians. Bucephalus is the horse that Alexander rides on his whole life, from his youth to India. I had got 5 extra credit points because I wore my shirt. 

Today in class Emily K was suppose to go but she wasn't in school today. So instead we got to watch this AWESOME movie.......NOT! about Alexander, Darius, and the Battle of Gaugamela. It was pretty interesting seeing people get there leg chopped off by spikes and people getting stabbed in the throat. Tomorrow not sure what the class will be like. Hopefully Emily is back so she can do her power point. Some notes I took about the movie are:

Bucephalus horse

Phillip the second is Alexander's father

Aristotle is alexander's tutor

When Alexander's father was murder he took over and he was only 20 years old

Gaugamela

They are out numbered like 6 to 1

Hellenic Age Amir 98%

323 - 146 B.C.

Mixed cultures together

Togas are the most common clothing worn back then

They worn sandals

Where did Alexander die? Babylon

When Alexander died it marked the Hellenic Age

His empire was divided into 4 kingdoms

Why was his empire divided into 4 kingdoms?

Why was Rome so strong?

In class today we had mini red velvet cupcakes before Amir gave his presentation. Emily Kennedy still has to go tomorrow. DON'T FORGET TO BUY YOUR TEE SHIRT.  

History of Ancient Greek Art Madi 93%

Myron has sculptures that were for the athletics

Phidias created a bronze sculpture of Athena on the acropolis

Lysippus all of his work was made out of bronze

Polyclitus he liked creating people nude

Praxiteles his school of art mostly contained marble

Why was there different time periods?

Who liked to create people nude?

What was all of Lysippus work made out of?

Greek Drama Mark 100%

Really important to the Greeks

Tragedy, comedy, and satyr

Tragedies are really tragic they usually have happy endings

What was an important of greek? 

What do tragedies deal with? 

What do they call their theaters? 

Satyr plays make fun of the characters

In theirs play they deal with amateurs

Greek Army and Battles Jason 95%

Did the Trojan War just take place in Troy? 

The war was also one of the greatest events in Greek mythology

They thought the horse was a gift

Who was one of the greatest commanders of all time? 

Who was one of Alexandra's generals?

Greek Architecture  Rachel - 100%

• What did Greek building look like?
• What are the three types of Greek architecture?
• What were the Order's? 

Greek Poets Elena - 98%

• What are the periods of poetry?
• Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey? 
• What poet is a singer also? 

The Age of Pericles Cole - 100%

• What built the Parthenon on the Acropolis? 
• How long did the Parthenon take to build? 
• When did the Golden Age end? 

Greek Philosophy- 99%

 I gave Colleen a 99 percent because she had some really hard words to pronounce and dint know them 

• Who left their country to study with the wise men of Egypt? 
• Who always asked people if they knew what love and courage meant? 
• Who was a student of Socrates? 

THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING 

Breakthroughs Math and Science: 95%
I gave Emily a 95 because she didn't really know what she was talking about. When people would ask her question she didn't know the answer. 

• What was Pythagoras know for?
• What was the formula he used?
• Why didn't the Greeks like Algebra?

Homer: 97%
I gave Rita a 97 because she had some misspellings but knew what she was talking about.

• Who was homer the son of?
• What books did homer write?
• What were some of Homer's writing styles?

Today was a very fun class and they pie was great! Thanks again Emily. 

Today was our first class back from break. It was a good class. We got to see the way Mr. Schick wants our power point from his own power point he made it his class he is taking. We got time in class to touch up our power points. Tomorrow in class we will have to present them to the whole class. In class today we just presented them to someone in the class. Tomorrow's class should be interesting. Emily Waite is bringing in pie for her project and just seeing everybody's power point should be fun, but I think mine will be the best of them all!