Graccus Brothers

We started the movie watching today at video 6 and we finished the rest of the movie. The continued with talking about Tiberius and how once he was elected as tribune, he tries to pass laws so that the people could vote. Octavian then vetoed this causing Tiberius to rebel against him and veto every law that was attempted to be passed. This pretty much continued for five minutes, they would just veto everything the other person said. This put the entire Roman government at a standstill. When Tiberius's term was up he went against the rules and ran again so he couldn't be executed, but this didn't work. The senate made up lies that Graccus was a tyrant, who was trying to gain all power and get rid of the Senate. This made the Senate mad and then they killed him, causing a civil war. Mr. Schick asked a question on wether or not we believed he was an actual tyrant. 

Granccus Brothers Movie

Today in class we watched a movie about the Granccus Brothers. Also Titanius and how he came into power. In the movie, the Geanccus brothers used to like Octavia but because Octavia was stealing things from the poor people, he began not to like him and didn't approve of him abusing his authority. The movie is split into smaller episodes, about five-ten minutes each. We got to about the fifth section or so then class ended.

Working Harder

On Friday we got our quizes back and Mr. Schick wasn't very happy with them. We got a big speech about how we should be trying harder and how he doesn't know what to do with us anymore because he's teaching a lot. My class averaged a 79%. Personally, I got an 84, four wrong, but I thought I did better.

Quizzz

We had a quiz/test today. I was the first one to finish. I think I got one or two wrong. After the quiz, we started homework. Well actually, most of us talked to each other while we were supposted to be doing homework.

Punic War Notes

• Punic Wars came form the work Poeni, the latin name for Phoenicians
• Rome won the first war by forcing Carthage out of Rome
• Rome is fighting as the home team, Carthage is a mercenary army (somewhat like the Persians)
• Carthage was located in Africa

Today in class we watched the remaining two minutes or so about the video and gladiator fighting. There weren't any special effects in the movie which is crazy considering about how many people fall or get injured, including the horses. Then people read from the book and we took notes on stuff from the book. Mr. Schick also added his own comments on what the book said and went further in depth about what the book was saying about the Punic Wars. Mr. Schick also suggested that the we would have a quest tomorrow (something between a quiz and a test). 

Notes from Class

• 3 Punic Wars- Carthage vs. Rome over Cicily
• Rome wins first & second war
• Hannibal (28 year old Carthage general)
• Carthage lost many soldiers and elephants by trying to cross the Alps to attack Rome
• Rome swamps Carthage and crushes it and kills every adult male they could find or put them in slavery
• Women could not always keep care of the farm land when their husbands were gone at war- rich people would offer to buy it from them
• latifundia-  rich put all of the land together that they bought and make one big farm and put the people who previously owned the land, to work
• Gracchus Brothers had an idea to for the rich to give back some of the land to the poor- the rich refused and killed one of the Gracchus Brothers- almost caused a civil war 
• one of the first government welfare were introduced to give the poor just enough food so they would survive and not revolt
• activities (gladiators, Colosseum, etc) were built to keep the poor entertained and from revolting
• Circus Maximum could hold 100,000 people
• the Gladiators that fought in the fights were criminals, christians, or animals 

Announcements about Video

Holly's group was the only group that finished their project completely. My group is almost finished, we just have to time everything. Holly did her group's project and it was really good. Mr. Schick announced that the project will count as extra credit because so many people have difficulties making it. I didn't have any issues personally.

More Video

Mr. Schick was in class for about five minutes then he left. We had a sub, it was Ms. Morphy Don. We continued to work on our project. My group finished all the pictures, but we didn't finish timing the music. I'm not sure if we have to finish the project for homework or not. The sub never said to finish it or not, so I have no idea. Our project has a total of 28 slides, which I think is a good amount. Some groups only have like ten, but other groups have like 50. I think 50 is too much because you won't actually get to see the pictures at all. So 28 is a good amount.

Rome Picture Video

Today in class, we worked in a group of three to create a video of a bunch of pictures that connected to the rap, Rome, Mr. Schick showed us a few weeks ago. My group was Julia and Kelley. In the beginning of class, the internet wasn't working so we couldn't do anything. But after about twenty minutes, it came back on so we were able to work. We converted the youtube song to a mp3 so I put the song into the windows movie maker. I added some picture, but I think I should add some more because I only have 14 pictures. But I got half way through with timing the pictures with the song so if I add pictures it'll be annoying to have to redo the timing. Also, we discovered that Maxwell looks a lot alike Macklemore.

LO2 Notes

•  generous when conquering lands- status of allies, kept local laws & government systems, and armies under Roman authority
• tightened control over the Italian peninsula- created a network of colonies of settlers from Rome
• allies began to demand full integration with Rome
• 250 BC- all of Italy south was controlled by Rome- caused a rival with Carthage
• Punic wars were on land and sea between 264 BC and 146 BC
• First phase of Punic War- Rome forced Carthage out of Sicily
• 2nd phase: Carthaginian general (Hannibal) invaded Italy, defeated several Roman armies, and brought Rome to the brink of defeat
• 202 BC- Carthage was disarmed and helpless
• Rome feared a Carthage revenge & made a third war and was defeated (146 BC)
• Rome sold the Carthage people into slavery and leveled the city
• Sicily, Spain, and Africa became the first Roman provinces- ruled as conquered lands, paid tribute, contributed "auxiliary" units of cavalry and light infantry, and provided opportunites for influential Roman citizens to build up private fortunes
• 27 BC- provinces began to share the Roman benefits
• 200 BC- amdasadors from various Greek city-states appealed to Rome for aid in resisting the king of Macedonia (Carthage ally)

Comic

Kelley and I worked on our comic together. I emailed you the link, thinking that is what we were supposed to do, but I reread your blog and realized we were required to put it on our blog so here it is again: http://Pixton.com/ic:f67pri2h.

Rome Rap

Today Mr Schick started class with a Rome Rap about the history of Rome. It was kinda funny but really weird but I liked it because it was different. He said we could record the song with our phones so I have a video of the rap on my phone that I can study with during the tests. Mr. Schick's daughter came and she also helped with the rap. It was to the beat of "Low" by Flo Rida but had words to match the history of Rome. Mr. Schick said that if we could remember the rap, we would do really well on the test because almost everything we need to know for the test was on the rap. So maybe one day, I'll right down the lyrics in a blog so I could have it for the tests.

Notes from LO1 (Roman Republic) That Mr. Schick Said to Know

• Romans imitated Greek civilization and improved on it (improved: government and warfare)
• Mediterranean land with farming resources that were similar to those of Greece or Palestine but able to support a larger population and army.
• Latins were the first to show up and settled at the mouth of the Tiber River. 
• Latins, Etruscans, and Greeks settled on present day Italy
• Romans got their way of writing (& lots of other knowledge) from the Greeks 
• Senate comes from the Latin word, senxes, meaning old man
• If a king died, the Senate chose who became the next king
• Tarquin the Proud (ruled like tyrant)- last King of Rome before it was overthrown 
• After Tarquin, Romans didn't want any single person to have to much power
• There are 2 consuls among the 300 senators who had more power than that rest (ran the meetings)
• There were 2 consuls because they could veto each others ideas 
• The consuls could only serve for one year and would have to wait ten years to serve again

LO1 The Roman Republic Notes

Some Latins settled near the Tiber River. Around 750 BC, the settlements joined to form a single city-state, Rome. The Etruscan (non-Indo-European immigrants who arrived in Italy in the 9th century BC and lived in Etruria) and the Greeks were influential on the growth of Roman Civilization. 

At first, Rome was ruled on the Etruscan model by powerful kings. The King was advised by a council of elders (Senate). The King chose the Senates among the patricians, 500 BC, Rome overthrew the Kings and the monarchy was destroyed. The government became the "people's business". The Roman Republic went through development under the influence of social struggles between aristocrats and commoners. On the aristocrat side of the argument were the patricians  on the commoners side was the plebeians. The Senate ran the "people's business". The consuls appointed the senators and successors  In times of emergency the consuls, on the advice of the Senate, could appoint a dictator. 

As Rome grew, Plebeians population grew & became wealthier. Plebeians put pressure on the Patricians by acts of passive resistance & threats to seceded and start a rival settlement. To resolve this, over 200, the Republic developed a government that maintained the leadership of the Senate and admitted the plebeians to power. 

One of the complaints of the Plebeians was the lack of legal protection because the laws were not written down. Around 450 BC, the laws of Rome were written down and engraved on 12 slabs of bronze or wood and mounted in the chief public square, called the Forum. 

New Plebeian assemblies formed and gained power. One of the new bodies, were Plebeians predominated, gained the right to elect consuls subject to confirmation by the Senate. The other body began electing tribunes. 250 BC, distinction between the two groups no longer involved politics and government, the Plebians were eligible for all public offices including the consul, admission to the Senate, and the right to marry into patrician families.  

The Roman Mixed government was influenced and still is. In order to become part of the Senate, he would have to work him way from a lower magistracies to a higher one. Many of the magistracies were elected. They also had to support clients. Clients were paid by a patron. 

Patricians: Upper-class citizens who belonged to the oldest and noblest Roman families

 Republic: the system of city-state government in which decision-making power was shared between the Senate and the assemblies of male citizens

 Plebeians: the Roman common people, including workers, small farmers, and wealthy people who were not patricians

Senate: a government assembly appointed by the king, and under the Republic by the consuls; originally all members were patricians, but in time wealthy plebeians were appointed as well

Consuls: two senators who led the government and military for one year terms and appointed their own successors

 Dictator: a single leader with full decision-making powers, appointed for a maximum six-month term during times of emergency

Tribunes: Magistrates elected by the plebeians, who eventually gained the power to initiate and veto laws.

Clients: a person who provides personal services in return for money and protection from a patron.

Patron: a wealthy person who supports others with money and protection in exchange for personal services

Pontiff: one of the Republic's leading priest
Paterfamilias: the "family father" who had unlimited power over his household
Matron: title of honor given to a married woman in ancient Rome