6/1/11

Today in class we talked about what will be on our test tomorrow. I have so many quizzes or tests tomorrow! I am glad we had a review today. We even got to make up some questions that will help us with the quiz. They might even be on the quiz. We talked about which half of the city had most of the major cities and centers of trade. It was the Eastern half. The part where Diocletian ruled. Everyone was participating and everyone was asking questions. Lots of people were saying what questions could be on the quiz tomorrow. Rachel and Cole had to rock paper scissor battle to get the last question. Then we watched The Attila The Hun Show. It was really funny! That was our day today.

Homework, Rome's Empire declined and fell

Vocab:
Diocletian- a strong willed army leader and son of a slave, became the new emperor. With amazing boldness, he tried to restore order in the empire and increase its strength.
Constantine-  Constantine were Rome's greatest emperors because they saved it by helping it survive for another 200 years.
eastern empire- the Greek-speaking half of Rome with the most great cities and trade centers and they were wealthier as well.
western empire- the Latin-speaking half of Rome that was not nearly as successful as the eastern empire.
battle of milvian bridge-  
constantinople- the name of the city of Constantine.
huns- a Germanic tribe that advanced against Rome in 452 A.D.
alaric- 
attila- the leader of the Huns who made them more dangerous than ever.
leo- the first powerful Pope of Rome.



1. The economic problems that the empire faced were trade routes, treasuries, and farms that feed the population dried up. Those three sources were needed for Rome to prosper.

2. Rome's army changed a lot since the Republic. Tribes of the northern barbarians called Goths repeatedly overran the legions guarding the Danube frontier. At the same time, Syria and Asia Minor were threatened by Peria. Roman soldiers now fought strictly for money, not for patriotism. The government had to start paying Barbarians to be in the Roman army because they would fight for cheap pay. Barbarians could not be trusted though.

3. a.) Constantine attributed his victory to the power of the Christian God. When he became emperor he put an end to the persecution of Christians.
b.) Constantine won control of the eastern and western empire. He founded a new capital to Byzantium.

4. The Germanic tribes invaded the empire because the Huns began to move west, and they were afraid of the Huns. So the Huns moved west ward fighting their way their. The empire was unable to fight back 
because they were so disorganize and could not muster a medium sized army together.


5.) 
Successful:
1. doubled the size of the Roman armies
2. restored faith in the ancient gods of the Rome
3. increased the prestige of the emperor


Failures:
1. retired
2. even while he lived, his plans for sccession failed.

5/25/11

Today in class we went over our quiz. We wrote down the answers. We will use that test to study for a little bit of the finals. Mr. Schick also gave us a speech today. He talked about how we should keep on learning and trying out best. The school year isn't over yet. We should try to focus and try our best. I hope I can stay focused and try my best. Today was a good class.

May 11, 2011

Today we had Western Civ class. Today in class we watched a movie. We took notes on paper though! We never take notes on paper. We always take notes on the computer. I like writing notes better. It helps me pay attention more. We were watching a movie and it was very interesting. It was all about the Emperors of Rome. Some of them are crazy! Some of them are smart and good at ruling though.

Thursday 5/12/11

Today we had Western Civ class. Today in class we had a disscussion. We also watched the movie and took notes! The notes were on paper for the second day in a row. We haven't used our computers a lot this week. I like taking notes on paper better, I remember the notes easier. We will be having a test later on in the week. Paying attention and writing the notes on paper will help me with the test.

5/24/11

Today we had Western Civ class first. We had our rough draft of our paper due. Mr. Schick talked to us about the paper. He also answered my question I had about Julius Caesar. I had my paper peer reviewed by Cole Alban, Madi Day, and Rachel Weskalnies. My title on my paper is very boring. I have to fix the title. No one is going to want to read a paper with a boring title. You wouldn't go to the movies to see a movie with a boring title. I have to add more facts in my paper too. I really hope my paper turns out well. I have worked really hard on it.

5/20/11

Today in class we had a sub. Mrs. Willian, who is also my advisor. We have to write a 500 word essay and have the rough draft due by Tuesday. I worked on that a lot. It is a hard paper to write. I don't know whether to write about living there or facts about it. I think I am going to write about the difference and similarities of the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic. The paper is due on Wednesday. We have to have it written on Tuesday and get it peer reviewed by people. Today is Friday!!!

some links I used were:
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ROME/REPUBLIC.HTM
http://www.roman-empire.net/republic/rep-index.html