KeiKei Baugh

In class today, we read three new chapters and took notes. The first chapter we read was about the spread of Christianity in Rome. At first the Romans punished those that didn't worship the Roman Gods (very similar to Greek Gods), but over time, the Christian faith was accepted (Constantine). Eventually, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. The next few chapters also talked about the falling of the Roman Empire and how it still impacts civilizations today. For example, many of our buildings like the Capitol building are inspired or influenced by the Romans' architecture. The Romans also had aqueducts which were channels of water that were transported from one part of the city to the other side. Ancient Rome had many well built roads that made transportation easy and most people spoke latin so there weren't many language barriers. The Romance languages that derive from latin are Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian. The Greco- Roman culture would...

In class today, we took our test on the Roman empire, republic, and much more history. I believe I did well on the test since it was open blog. My blogs were shown to be very useful for the test questions. There were only a few questions that were not found in my notes on my blog. Such as the questions when you had to translate the Latin words to figure out their meaning. But, because many of them look like the English words I think I did alright on them. All in all, I think I did fairly well on this test and most likely got an A.

In class today, we reviewed for our test tomorrow. These are the following things we should know for our test on Friday: Emperors: - Caligula: cruel, insane tyrant, was assassinated - Claudius: cerebral palsy, ruled well, and poisoned by wife - Tiberius: first emperor, didn't want to rule, left to live on an island after son's death - Last king: Tarquin the proud - Nero: ruled after Claudius and didn't know how to handle the fire, wanted to re-build Rome to be grand and fantastic - Who was the first emperor? Octavian/ Caesar Augustus Beginning of Rome/ Government: - what was Remus and Romulus raised by? a she-wolf - What hill was Rome actually built on? Palatine (Romulus) - what happened in the forum? the twelve tables - Legion: 5,000 soldiers - century: 80 soldiers - SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanum - Res Publica: the people's affairs - democracy: people's assembly and tribunes - aristocracy: senate (300 people)/ US: 100 senate - monarchy: consul...

In class today, we finished taking notes on the Roman Empire. We will review on Thursday and take our test Friday. Some accomplishments... - expanded the Roman Empire further into Africa - He set up civil service to run the government/ empire - building a network of roads - collecting taxes - establishing a postal service - administering the grain supply - building awesome public facilities - buildings, aqueducts - setting up a police department - running a fire fighting organization finally died of natural causes Thus begins the age of emperors: - after Octavian's death, power was passed down to emperors - some were good, some were horrible, some appeared to be completely insane lets review some of the emperors... Tiberius: - ruled from ad 14 to ad 37 - an excellent general, but a reluctant emperor - after the death of his son, he exiled himself from Rome and left his prefects in charge - died at the age of 77 Caligula: - ruled from ad 37 to ad 41 (only 4...

In class today, we continued looking at the powerpoint and taking notes. Here are my notes on the Roman Empire: Caesar seizing power: - serves as consul (one year) - appoints himself governor of Gaul - Pompey is jealous, becomes his rival - Caesar's armies clash with Pompey's in Greece, Asia, Spain, and Egypt (Caesar- winning) - In 44 BC he is named dictator- first for six months, then for life Caesar's Reforms: - granted citizenship to people in provinces - expanded the senate, adding his friends - created the jobs for the poor, especially through public works projects - increased pay for soldiers - started colonies where those without land could own property - Why? the senators saw Caesar's rise in power as a huge threat to their political viability - How? they lured him into the senate, stabbing him 23 times, making sure all were involved - Who? even Brutus, caesar's ally ("et tu, Brute?") - senators weren't punished - Octavian w...

In class today, we took notes on the Roman social classes and Julius Caesar. The following is my notes on these topics: Poor plebs (literally): - How do you keep the plebs happy (or at least keep them from revolting)? - the poet Juvenal said Rome "anxiously hopes for two things: bread and circuses" - Bread (free grain from the state) and entertainment (Circus Maximus, Colosseum), partly to keep them alive, and partly to keep them quiet, distracted, and docile A change in rule: - Tiberius Gracchus recognized the advantages of courting the plebeians (even though he was ultimately unsuccessful) - military generals worked that angle- lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share in the spoils - soldiers' loyalty was to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic Julius Caesar: nobody did that better than caesar - 100-44 BCE - a highly successful general - he conquered the huge territory of Gaul He could play the game (of politic...

The following notes are on the Punic Wars which were fought between Rome and Carthage: That's a Roman legion, clear as day: - 5,000 soldiers, not in it for pay (not yet) - The Roman army's elite heavy infantry - recruited exclusively from Roman citizens - group of eighties a century - on horseback is the cavalry - shield, sword, dagger, and armor and tunic Fighting against Carthage in wars that are Punic: - the Punic Wars (264-146 BCE) - Rome vs. Carthage - three wars Two empires fighting for control: - first punic war (264-241 BCE) - naval battles for control of the strategically located island of Sicily - Rome wins this one The (Carthaginian) empire strikes back: - second punic war (218-201 BCE) - 29-year-old Carthaginian general Hannibal almost does the impossible: taking Rome - attacks Rome from the North after crossing Iberia (Spain) and the Alps - lays siege to much of the peninsula for 15 years, but he can never get to Rome (Rome 2- Carthage 0) ...

The following notes on Rome's Government: - res publica- the people's affairs - brand new republic, ready to run - democracy (the people's assembly and the tribunes) - aristocracy (the senate- approx. 300 members) - plus monarchy (the consuls) - not a tyranny (eww... too scary... a mistake the Romans did not care to repeat Gov't: Ancient Rome/ USA - originally, the US modeled their new government on the model used by the ancient Romans  - Is it exactly the same? not quite...  - but both have three branches of government  executive legislative judicial  - and both have a legal code 3 branches (1)- Rome/US: Rome- executive -two consuls -one year terms -each has veto power  -controls the military -could appoint a dictator in a crisis for a six-month term  US- executive -president (plus VP) -four year terms -can veto proposed laws' -commander-in-chief of the military 3 branches (2)- Rome/US: Rom...

In class today, we took more notes on Rome from the textbook and the powerpoint. These are the following notes we took on Rome: They turned around and ran that tyrant outta town/ next thing you know, no kings no more... - the people's shock at this horrible family and their terrible made them NEVER want to be subject to the rule of kings EVER again- this was an attitude that lasted for centuries. Hey we got three governments rolled into one patricians and plebeians having some fun... - rule of kings is replaced by rule of two consuls ("gotta be better than one") - consuls are elected officials  - term of office: one year - always aristocrats (patricians) - patricians traced their descent from a famous ancestor or pater (father) - duties: dealing justice, making laws, commanding the army - one consul could veto the other (reducing the power of the individual). Then, a challenge from the "regular folks"  - fifth century BCE- patrician domi...

In class today, we went to the genocide awareness vigil in the brown room. We stayed for the whole presentation and had multiple students come up to read poems and the names of those that lost their lives due to genocide. The last speaker told us about his father's experience in World War II and also read names that were victims to the Holocaust. The vigil recognized not just the Holocaust victims, but also other genocides that occurred in Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Rwanda, and Darfur. The vigil helps us to never forget, and always remember these atrocities and try to be the generation to stop hatred, bullying, or bigotry to prevent mass genocides to occur in the future.

In class today, we took notes on the Roman Empire from Mr. Schick's powerpoint. We were not able to get through all of the powerpoint but here's what we got to so far: Who settled Rome? Etruscans -came from the north-central part of the peninsula -metalworkers, artists, architects two foundation myths: -vigil's Aeneid (where Aeneas escapes from Troy- sound familiar?) -the story of Remus and Romulus Who else settled Rome? Greeks -they had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea -Romans borrowed ideas from them such as: -religious beliefs -alphabet -much of their art -military techniques and weaponry But who first settled them? the Latins - descendants of Indo (India)- Europeans - settled on the banks of the Tiber river - situated so trading ships- but not war fleets- could navigate as far as Rome, but no further - a commercial port, but not susceptible to attack - and... built on seven hills (esp. Palatine) ... They drained a swamp... -many str...

In class today, we read and took notes on the Roman Empire. Our Greece tests were also returned and we read through the tests with the correct answers. Mr. Schick also said that those that didn't pass the test could retake it but they can only earn a 70. So, if you got a 75 on the test you shouldn't take the test again for you would only receive a 70. When reading the chapter on Rome in the textbook I learned about their rulers, wars, and government. At first, the Romans had a king ruling their empire but they threw him out of office and decided to have a republic. A chart was provided in the book to show how similar the Roman government is to the U.S. yet so different. Their army was also fearsome sort of like the Spartans. They had legions and centuries of men that helped them win many battles and conquer cities. During the Punic Wars, the Romans were against Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. The Roman Empire stretched from north-western Europe to the near east and controlled m...