Today in class we did a worksheet. The worksheet was pretty easy. We got to use our notes and then we went over the questions in class. We finished early in class and we got to just hang around and talk for like 5 minutes.

Today in class we finished reviewing the reading packet.Colleen Cole and I got to reenact a part of the packet. It was a very fun class today. Over this lovely weekend I am going to the beach with my friend. Enjoy this beautiful weekend everyone.

Today in class we reviewed the worksheet we had for homework. It wad a very hot and interesting class. Tomorrow we will finish reviewing the worksheet.

Define
inflation: increase in prices 


Identify
Diocletian: a strong-willed army leader and son of a slave. Ranked one of Rome's greatest emperors.
Constantine: four rivals were competing for power and he was one of the young commanders. Ranked one of Rome's greatest emperors. 
eastern empire: Greek speaking, Greece, Asia, Minor, Syria and Egypt. Included most of the great cities and trade centers of the empire. 
western empire: Latin speaking, Italy, Gaul, Britannia,  and Spain.
Edict of Milan: the man who made Christianity a religion that was approved  by the emperor. 
Constantinople: thus, the center of empire shifted from west to east, there was a new capital that was protected by massive walls and gleamed with stately buildings. They city even had a new name Constantinople. 
Huns: central people from Asia.
Attila: The Huns became more dangerous under their new leader, Attila.
Leo I: the first powerful pope of Rome.


Questions:
1. During the Pax Romana, trade flowed over routes patrolled by roman navies and armies. trade was disrupted by barbarian raids and by bands or pirates on Mediterranean sea lanes. Romans paid out a fortune in gold and silver every year for imported luxuries they craved. 


2. Tribes of northern barbarians called Goths repeatedly overran the legions guarding the Danube frontier. Syrian and Asia Minor were threatened by Persia. Roman soldiers now fought strictly for money not for patriotism. To attract recruits into the army, the government promised ever high cash awards. 


3a. He out a Christian symbol on his soldiers' shields. 
3b. End to the persecution of Christians. From Milan, he granted "both to the Christians and to all men freedom to follow the religion that they choose." In 395, the emperor theodosius made christianity the empire's official religion. 


4a. The third phase of Rome's decline was a century of destruction beginning in A.D. 376 and ending in 476. Many different groups took part in Rome's destruction: Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Angles, Saxons, Burgundians, Lombards, and Vandals. thought fearless fighters, the Germanic tribes were terrified of the Huns, a nomadic people from central Asia. 
4b. When the Huns began to move west, they began the massive movement of Germanic peoples that eventually destroyed the western half of the Roman empire. 


5. Some reasons why Diocletian should be considered a successful emperor because he doubles the size of the roman armies, the costs were fixed for everything from a haircut to a bottle of wine, and ordered a general persecution of the  Christians. Some reasons reasons why he might be considered a failure is the wages for the new troops added to the already crushing load of taxes, price controls failed and even when he lived, his plans failed. 

Today in class we reedited our papers. Emily and Rachel fixed my paper. Emily made little corrections and Rachel made a lot of corrections. I am glad I had people edit my paper so I know what I need to fix to make my paper a better paper. Emily Waite says hello. Also we talked about how one time Mr; Schick has to take a final exam with three essay questions 1,500 words each question. Mr Schick also told us that he had to talk to a class about Hippolyta. He pronounced it (Hipp-o-ly-ta).

Today in class we took another test. We got 15 minutes to study before we took the test. It was pretty easy. Nothing I can't handle. Tomorrow in class we will start to write our paper, which is our essay question for the test. We have to write a full paper. 500 words, Times New Roman, 12 font, all that good stuff,

Today in class we finished up the rest of the power point. He announced to us that we will be having a test tomorrow. 5 minutes before school ended there was an announcement made that we are under a tornado watch so we all had to go out into the hallway and sit until 3:30 before we could leave. Some notes from the end of the power point are:

Religious Troubles:

• Christianity and Judaism: monotheistic
• They had many gods

• At times the emperor was viewed as a god

Persecution of Christians:

• Romans were harsh toward those who would not worship the emperor

Octavian- AKA Caesar Augustus

Augustus:

• Begins the Pax Romana (peace)

• When he died he passed the power to Tiberius
• He set up a civil service to take care of the roads, the grain supply, even a postal service

• Emperor when Jesus was born

Jesus:

• He was a practicing Jew

• Roman citizen

• He began his ministry at age 30
• He said words that made the Romans and Jews nervous so they began to plan his execution

• Pontius Pilate sentences Jesus to death by crucifixion

• Paul is the guy who spread the word about Jesus' death, resurrection, and message

• Paul traveled to many places telling them about Jesus and he has never met him

• He wrote letters to many of those he spoke to

A Ranking of the Most Influential People:

1. Muhammad
2. Sir Isaac Newton
3. Jesus
4. Buddha
5. Confucius

6. St Pail of Tarsus

Tiberius:

• They often adopted people to be next when its time
• Stepson of Octavian
• He didn't want to run the emperor

• He didn’t get along with the Senate, he referred to them as "men fit to be slaves"

• When he died he gave the power to Caligula

Caligula:

• He was Germanicus' son

• Tiberius adopted grandson

• Granted bonuses to those in the military

• He began to fight with the Senate
• He had statues of him displayed in many places
• slept with other man's wives
• They said he tried to make his horse a consul

Claudius:

• Set apart by his family because of his disabilities
• He built roads, defeated Britain, renovated the Circus Maximus

• His wife Messalina was never faithful to him

•  he found Silius as a threat

• Had Messalina and Silius killed

Today in class Mr. Schick met with one of the candidates for the principal while we worked on whatever we wanted to work on. Then when he came back to class we went over a power point on the Roman Empire. We will finish up the power point tomorrow in class then take a test on The Roman Empire Thursday.

Tiberius:
Roman Emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD.

Tiberius was by birth a Claudian, son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. 

His mother divorced his father and was remarried to Augustus in 39 BC, making him a step-son of Octavian.

Tiberius was one of Rome's greatest generals

He conquered Pannonia, Dalmatia, Raetia, and temporarily Germania

Caligula:

Roman Emperor from 37 to 41

The young Gaius earned the nickname Caligula, meaning "little soldier's boot" from his father's soldiers

Claudius:

Roman Emperor from 41 to 54.

He was the first emperor to be born outside Italy.

his family ostracized him

He constructed many new roads, aqueducts, and canals across the empire.

Caligula's older brothers were killed, his dad was killed, but his mom is still live
caligula was the only one who survived later
he made his friend his enemy

Tiberius
Octavian's adopted son
forced to marry someone else
caligula
little kid who wore armor suit
bottcey

So my day was very fun. I got to take another test in class. I think I did pretty well on it. We reviewed the Rome and Greek test. I didn't do so well on the Rome one but when we were reviewing for the Greek one I think I did pretty sure. We will see about that one. Tomorrow I am not sure what we will be doing in class. Hopefully something fun.

In class today we took a quiz. We only has 32 minutes to take it because we got out of school at 12:40 today, so the classes were shortened. I am not sure how I did on it. Hopefully I did good.

Latin's were the first group to start setting

Etruscans had an alphabet

System of writing

Settled on the Tiber river

They are never going to have just one single person in charge

After Rome won the war with Carthage it became a empire

The Gracchus brother's led movements for public good
they also wanted the government to supply food to the poor and create a sort of "welfare"

The Gracchus brothers were soon seen as a threat to the rich and were killed along with their followers.

This triggered a one hundred year war

The rich are getting richer and living on the latifundia

The Rubicon is a stream in northeastern Italy that marked the ancient boundary between Italy and cisalpine 

Julius Caesar started to ride in 60. B.C.

58 B.C. started his conquest in Gaul

He decided to stay in Gaul

He started toward Rome in January 49 B.C.

The first triumvirate was the political alliance of Gaius and Julius Caesar

Marcus Licinius Crassus was really rich

He was known for part in three great events

Crassus, Pompeius, Julius Caesar

Julius was said to be stabbed 23 times when he was killed

He was killed on March 15

60 or more men were said to participate in the assassination

He was first stabbed by a guy named Casca

He tried to get up but then realized he had 23 stab wounds

Everybody had knifes and all took a turn stabbing him

He was the senate

Octavian was the grand nephew and adopted Julius Caesar

They got revenge on the people who killed Julius
100 senators and 2000 businessmen were kill for revenge of the death of Julius 

Today in class Mr. Schick wasn't here but we finished up our power points. We will present them in class tomorrow.

Chi- Cago

Brutus

Civil War

Crassus

Etruria

Gaul

Julius Caesar

Octavian 

Pompey 

Rome

The Rubicon River