Blog Day Fifty! My Notes for Rome

Today for class we were asked to take notes from the PowerPoint on Rome. Usually I would write my notes in paragraph from, but today I am going to copy my notes in the same format as I wrote them in my notebook.

Rome

• Foundation Myths of Rome
• Virgil's Aeneid(Aeneas escapes from Troy)
• Romulus and Remus
• Etruscans settled in Rome
• Came from north-central part of peninsula
• They were artists, metalworkers, and architects
• Greeks also settled in Rome
• They had many colonies around Med. Sea
• Romans borrowed their ideas
• Religious beliefs
• Alphabet
• Art
• Military Strategy
• Latins settled in Rome first
• Descendants of Indo-Europeans
• Settled on Tiber's banks
• Trading Ships(not war fleets) could only travel as far as Rome
• Had a commercial port(not vulnerable to attack)
• Built community on One of the seven hills (Palatine)
• Seven Hills of Rome
• Capitoline
• Quirinal
• Viminal
• Esquiline
• Caelian
• Palatine
• The hill Romulus choose
• Aventine
• The hill Remus choose
• Rome was near the Tiber river and Ocean/Sea
• Lots of streams flowed into the Tiber
• Marshy area- called the Forum
• Forum was between Palatine and Capitoline hills
• Tarquin the Proud grandfather built the Cloaca Maxima 
• Cloaca Maxima
• Largest ancient drain
• Channeled water into Tiber River
• Legend says Washington D.C. was built on a swamp
• Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
• Seventh and final king of Rome
• Known as Tarquinius the Proud/ Arrogant
• Was a tyrant(both old and modern sense)

Those were my notes from the first eight slides of the Rome PowerPoint. Have a great weekend everyone!

Blog Day Forty-Nine: Rome by Chi Cago

If cyber school wasn't happening, today Mr. Schick was supposed to show us his famous song Rome by Chi Cago. I was quite surprised to hear this and, as I'm sure Mr. Schick would have guessed, a little embarrassed to be listening to it. Overall, I thought that the song was very informative about its topic Rome. I'm not sure I would have given a standing ovation, but I know I would have clapped for it. It makes me a little sad that I missed out on what I know would have been an awesome day at school. The lyrics were well thought out and matched the song sample perfectly. I thought the part about Julius Caesar was a little harsh, but still very true. Some of the things the song talked about I didn't know about Rome. For example, I did not know that Rome had a civil war or that Hannibal rode on an elephant to go to battle. The song as a whole is has a lot of helpful information about Rome and definitely deserves to be on Billboard Hot 100. Great job Mr. Schick!

Blog Day Forty-EIght: The Twelve Tables

Today for class we were asked to write a summary on Rome's Twelve Tables. Here is mine.

Overall, the Twelve Tables were a written law, created by the Plebeians, for all free citizens of Rome to see and know. In 451 B.C. a group of 10 officials started to write down Roman laws. The laws were first carved into wooden tablets(tables) and then onto bronze to be permanent. They were carved onto twelve tablets, hence the name The Twelve Tables, and place all over the Forum for people to see. These written laws established the thought that all free citizens were equally protected under the law. Although they were not a constitution, they were a collection of laws. The laws written down ranged from the widths of roads to the death penalty for sing a disrespectful song about another person. This written law code became the backbone for the future Roman law. They also became the precedent of written law and equality for citizens under the law.

Happy Monday everyone!

Blog Day Forty-Seven: Aqueducts

Today for our class we were asked to find a picture of Roman architecture and describe it. Here is mine.

This is a picture of an aqueduct in Rome. They were very useful in getting water from water sources to Roman cities. These structures could stretch for many miles for get water for those that needed it. The arching structure was also very important for the stability of the aqueducts. Another fact about the aqueducts was that they sloped downhill in order to get the water to the cities. Aqueducts were essential for Roman living.

Sources

Cartwright, Mark. "Pont del Diable Aqueduct, Tarraco." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 27 Aug 2016. Web. 30 Apr 2020.

Blog Day Forty-Six: Patricians Vs. Plebeians

Today for class we were asked to answer two questions. Here are my answers.

What were the main differences between Roman plebeians and patricians?
Roman plebeians were the common people of Rome, they were the farmers, artisans, and merchants that made up most of the Roman population. Whereas, Roman patricians were the upper class citizens of Rome, the wealthy landowners who held most of the political power in Rome. One main difference between these two groups in Rome was their roles in the Republic. The patricians held all the major leadership roles and also made laws so that plebeians were unqualified for those positions. Plebeians were allowed to make their own assembly so that they were protected against unfair laws that the patricians made against them. Another difference would be the amount of money each group had. As the upper class citizens, the patricians had more money and usually money equals power, which would explain why they were allowed to have so uhc of it in the Republic. The plebeians would money, but not as much as the patricians would have. The difference between these two group can still be seen in today's culture.
What were the Greek versions of patricians and plebeians?
The Greek versions of the patricians were the aristocrats in Greek society. The aristocrats were the rich and elite members of society. They were also the members of the ruling class. The plebeians of Greek society were called non-aristocratic, or middle class Athenians. Those that were included in that title were free male property owners, only 1/5 of the population. Like the plebeians, the non-aristocratic citizens in Greece had to follow all the laws that the aristocrats made. The aristocrats and middle class citizens of Greece were very similar to the patricians and plebeians of Rome.

Blog Day Forty-Five: Rome Vocab Words

Today we were asked to type out the definitions for the chapter we read yesterday. Thankfully I already wrote out these definitions in my notebook yesterday, so all I have to do today is type them out!

Republic- a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.
Patrician- wealthy landowners who held the most power and leadership roles in the republic, the "1st class citizens."
Plebeian- the farmers, artisans, and merchants that made up most of the population, the "Commoners."
Tribune- assemblies elected by the plebeians to protect the rights of plebeians from unfair acts of patrician officials.
Consul- an official that commanded the army and directed the government, would rule in pairs.
Senate- aristocratic branch in ROme's government that had both legislative and administrative functions in the republic.
Dictator- a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army.
Legions- made of 5,000 heavily armed infantry and behind was a group of calvary, they were split into smaller groups called centuries.
Punic Wars- Rome vs. Carthage, fought three wars, lasted from 264-146 B.C.E.
Hannibal- a brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage's earlier defeat from Rome.

Happy Tuesday!

Blog Day Forty-Four: My Greece Test Essay Question

For today's assignment we were asked to create our own essay prompt and essay outline.
Prompt: Explain how the Athenian Plague affected Pericles' war plan for Athens.
Outline:
First Paragraph- I would explain Pericles' plan. He wanted to keep Athens on lock down and all the citizens inside of the Athenian walls. The city-state would recive shipments of the supplies they needed to survive inside the walls.
Second Paragraph- I would explain how the plague got to Athens. The fleets were the only contact Athens had with the outside world at the time. I would explain how the fleets brought Athens the plague.
Third Paragraph-  I would explain what the plague's symptoms were. How 1/3 of Athens population died from it.
Fourth Paragraph- I would explain how Pericles was infected. I would explain how even citizens who didn't like Pericles realized that he was holding Athens together, and after his death Athens was left with unrest.
Final Paragraph- Explain how Pericles had a good plan to protect Athens, only he could not have predicted a plague like this to ruin his plan.
Happy Tuesday everyone!