4/30/19

I was not in class today. I was home, sick.

second day without Mr. Shick

Today in class we worked on the worksheet and other people finished what they needed on the questions yesterday. I finished my questions yesterday on the blog. Today it took me like ten minutes to finish that worksheet. So far in class, I started working on tomorrows work and got pretty far with it. I should finish early next class.  It's quiet in here and boring. I miss Mr. Schick. I hope he's doing okay.

First day without Mr. Schick

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-Main Idea 1- Power and authority
Rome began as a republic, a government in which elected officials represent the people. Eventually, absolute rulers called emperors seized power and expanded the empire.

-Main Idea 2- Empire building
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 it eventually collapsed.

-Main idea 3- Religous and ethical systems
Out of Judea rose a monotheistic, or single-god, the religion known as Christianity. Based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, it soon spread throughout Rome and beyond.

Timeline-
509 B.C.- Rome becomes a republic
264 B.C.- First Punic war begins
218 B.C.- In the second Punic War Hannibal invades Italy
31 B.C.- Octavian defeats the forces of Antony and Cleopatra
284 A.D.- Diocletian becomes emperor of Rome
476 A.D.- Western Roman Empire falls

Questions
1)
Republic-Government in which power rests with the citizens

Patrician-Wealthy landowners that held the most power

Plebian-Common people  like farmers and artisans that made up the majority of the population

Tribune-Protected rights of the plebians from unfair acts of the patricians

consul-Two officials that were like kings and demanded the army, directed the government but had limited power. One year term

Senate-Aristocratic branch of the government. Both legislative and judicial branches. 300 members

Dictator-Leader who had absolute power over everything

Legion-Roman soldiers were organized into large units called legions. One legion consisted of 5,000 soldiers.

Punic wars-Battles between Rome and Carthage for Italy and the Mediterranean. First was between 264 B.C. and 241 B.C. and Rome won. The next was started in 218 B.C. when Hannibal invaded Italy.

Hannibal-Brilliant military strategist that wanted to revenge Carthage's latest defeat.

3) Consuls could overrule and veto the decisions of the other. They could only have a term of one year and couldn't be reelected for ten years. They commanded the army and directed the government as well.

2)The early republic was the key characteristic because that was the forming of a new government that was going to be equal for all. It also set the path for the future of Rome while under the republic. It divided government into parts, set laws, and was fair.

4) The twelve tables were the first set of laws established in Rome. Those laws set the blueprint for the creation of more and for the government. It also gave the plebians protection and all other free citizens as well.

5) Instead of going straight at them, he trekked along Spain to France, over the alps and then attacked them on the Italian peninsula. He lost more than half of his men and all of his elephants due to this trip.

4/24/19

Today in class, we talked about the test we took before the break.  I did not do too hot on this test. I got a seventy-eight on it. that's a big OOF. But with these next two weeks, I should be able to fix that grade. Mr. Schick will not be here for the next two weeks, he will be out due to a procedure that he has to get done. I'm gonna miss him and his rapping skills. I'm wishing him a good surgery and a fast recovery.

4/11

Today in class, we reviewed for our one hundred point test tomorrow. We talked about chapters three through five and so far I feel pretty good about it. We covered about thirty of the forty questions on the test. I answered a good bit of the questions he asked. So did Hailey. After we reviewed for the test we talked about a recent discovery made by a twenty-year-old mit guy. The black hole. Euclid ( a guy we learned about) set the base for them to be able to take this picture. Its a really cool picture. Today was a good class.

4/10

Today in class, we started off by going over our answers for the white worksheet that was handed out last week. I answered a good bit of them, and so did Demetri. After we went over that, I went up to the nurse because I wasn't feeling too good. I had a very bad headache and stomach ache. The nurse gave me some medicine and told me to sleep it off. So, I did. I spent forty-two minutes in the nurse' office and missed just about all of the class. I am a little upset about missing my favorite class but its whatever.

4/8/19

1)
Hellenistic- Combination of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian culture
Alexandria- Center of commerce and civilization of Hellenistic age. The population of the international community exceeded half a million
Euclid-Highly regarded mathematician. Presented modern day geometry propositions and proofs.
Archimedes- accurately calculated value of pi. He also invented the Archimedes screw.
Colossal of Rhodes- Largest sculpture during this time period. But was then taken down by an earthquake and sold for scrap

2)
The achievement with the most impact is probably the geometry. We still use Euclid's findings and teachings today in our own classrooms.
 3)
Trade contributed by allowing Alexandria to grow and prosper. It brought more people and more diversity in the culture.

4)
The astronomers, Eratosthenes and Aristarchus, used his geometry text that we still use today

5)
They both promote having social unity

4/5/19

Today in class, I basically had an off because I have already finished what we were supposed to be working on. I got to catch up on reading and listen to music for the whole class. I really enjoyed the class today. It was easy and I got to read my book and snooze a little bit. It was nice. It was easy like Sunday morning. But it was a little boring for a little bit because I had nothing else to do but read. But it's whatever. I didn't mind. Mr. Schick also passed out our tests on Greece. I got a ninety-seven. That was the first test I didn't get a 100 on. there goes my perfect grade.

4/4/19

1)
Phillip II- He was the king of Macedonia and was Alexander the Great's father. He also conquered Greece.
Macedonia- Rough terrain and cold climate. Soon became the place to live after conquering so many city-states.
Alexander the Great- Phillip II's son that conquered so many countries. He also led an 11-year conquest. They marched 11,000 miles. He was the most decorated ruler of Macedonia.
Darius III- Ruler of Persia that put up a fight with the Macedonians and never gave up until 332 B.C. He was the biggest rival for the Macedonians.

2) The most significant conquest is probably the conquest of Persia. It provided Alex with power and respect. It gave Alexander the confidence to go on many conquests after and he did this all for his father. Alexander became Pharaoh for a little. It gave them a lot of land and resources as well.

3) He was able to conquest Greece by using Phalanxes and fast-moving cavalry to break through the enemies.  The Greeks also did not fear him, but he was a great general and leader and ruler.  The Greeks did not defend themselves.

4) Alexander continued to go on conquests to keep his power and to keep growing his empire in size and strength.

5) After Alexanders death, three ambitious leaders split his empire up into three kingdoms forgetting about the democratic traditions. They governed with complete power over their subjects.

4/2/19

hubris is on the test
1)
Direct democracy-Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies
classical art- the art of ancient Greece and Rome. Some people like classical art so much that they compare every other style of art to it. The ancient Greeks excelled in painting, sculpture, and architecture. Their work was elegant.
tragedy- play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character.
comedy-a play characterized by its humorous or satirical tone and its depiction of amusing people or incidents, in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity.
Peloponnesian War- As Athens grew, it gained more enemies. The spartans were rivals and attacked them with a strong army. After two years of fighting, Athens gave up and Sparta was in control.
philosopher- Lovers of wisdom
Socrates-Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher, of the Western ethical tradition of thought
Plato-Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought, and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world
Aristotle- philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, the founder of the Lyceum and the Peripatetic school of philosophy and Aristotelian tradition. Along with his teacher Plato, he is considered the "Father of Western Philosophy"

2)Pericles' goal that had the most affect o the modern era is definitely the choice to go to direct democracy. This is because the united states use one now and we are very successful. 
3) the steps Pericles took to strengthen his democracy was to hire more salaried "congressmen" and he organized the Delian league. 
4)During the Peloponnesian war, the Athenians tried to stay away from land battles because Sparta had a very strong army. The spartans however, wanted the land battles to overrule them. They then burned and destroyed everything as they moved onwards to gain control. 
5)Athenians found some of Socrates ideas disturbing because it went against what they were taught and were supposed to do. It forced them to think harder and deeper. 

4/1

Today in class, one group presented and another handed out food because one of their members were not here. The group that presented was pretty good. They made videos on ancient Greece Olympics.  They did videos on boxing, javelin, track, and wrestling. They were funny but educational. The food that Jack handed out was decent. He handed out pancakes with honey and a nut cake. I ate both and they were pretty good. Jack and Riley will present tomorrow.  So for the rest of the class, we had an oof mod and got to work on things we needed to do.