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1.) - Jesus: a Jew who started his public ministry and was said to be the son of God.      - apostle: a close follower of Jesus; almost like a friend      - Paul: had a big influence on the development of Christianity      - Diaspora: the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel.      - Constantine: Emperor of Romans who put the end of the persecution of Christians      - bishop: a priest who supervised local churches, worked with the bishops      - Peter: first apostle who helped spread Christianity through Syria & Palestine, close to Jesus.      - pope: head of Christian church and all bishops and priests. The top dog 3.)      - personal relationships with God      - importance of people's love for God, enemies, neighbors and themselves   ...

Day 2 Questions- republic- power results in citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders patrician- deathly landowners who held most of power plebeian- common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population tribune- plebeians formed assembly to elect representatives consul- like kings, commanded armies and directed the government senate- aristocratic branch of Romes gov dictator- a leader who has absolute power over laws and army legion- large military units punic wars- Rome and Carthage at war Hannibal- brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage's earlier defeat 3. consuls terms were only one year long and could not be elected again for another 10 years. also could veto or out rule another 4. group of 10 officials wrote down Romes laws and carved out 12 tablets 5.chose to. sneak up on the romans traveling from Spain, then France, through the alps\

Day 1 Pg 152- 153 MAIN IDEAS Power and Authority - Rome began as a republic, a government in which elected officials represent the people. Eventually, absolute rules called emperors seized power and expanded the empire.  Empire building- At its height, the Roman touched three continents-Europe, Asia, and Africa. For several centuries, Rome brought peace and prosperity to its empire before its eventual collapse. Religious and Ethical systems- Out of Judea rose a monotheistic, or single-god, 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 Anthony and Cleopatra  a.d 284 diocletian becomes emperor of Rome.  a.d 476  western Rome empire falls

Today in Western Civ, awe got our tests handed back to us and went over the questions, Mr. Schick told us he was getting surgery and would be out for 2 weeks, so he gave us a guide for the 10 days he would be out, and then he showed us a song that would help with the test

Today in Western Civ we took the Greece test to end the last day of spring break, honestly I think I did kinda bad but even though I studied so much there was so much material so im not sure how I did, but its okay I still really enjoyed the unit and it was a good challenging test for me.

Today in Western Civ we went over the test for tomorrow more and here's the notes that I made more in depth section 4; ALEXANDER THE GREAT Philipe the second was Alexander the greats dad Alexander the great conquers masidonia when he was 20  Alexander became king because his father was assassinated Alexander then conquered Persia took over greek main land, Persian empire and Egypt  DARIUS THE THIRD Darius the third was king of Persia  killed by his own solders because he was wimpy after he is defeated he tries to make peace and give him a third of Persia but Alexander declines and keeps battling and won it all section 5; 1.) hellenistic- greek culture blended with cultures with Egyptian Persian and Indian Alexandria- Egyptian city that was the center of commerce (money) right on Nile and Mediterranean Euclid- a mathmetition who taught in Alexandrea archimedes-he was a hellenistic scientist he estimated the value of pi Colossus of Rhodes- largest hellenistic statue...

Today in Western Civ we were given a paper for review on Greece and the paper had questions on it that would help us review for the test on Friday on Greece. The paper had a lot of questions, but I got most of them from my notes. Questions;  1.  a. Philip II became was King of Macedonia, he was a brilliant general and politician. b. Macedonia is located just North of Greece with rough terrain and a cold climate, Macedonians lived in mountain villages rather than city-states. King Philip and Alexander the great from there.  c. Alexander the Great was Philips son, who immediately proclaimed himself as king of Macedonia when he was 20. for the next 13 years he had many accomplishments. his father got killed.  d. Darius III was the Persian king who tried to negotiate a peace settlement with Alexander, but it didn't happen and they ended up conquering the empire and Darius was found dead. Darius was killed by his own...

Today in Western Civ we went over the questions and notes we did on Wednesday and talked about what each of the definitions mean here is what we went over; Questions; 1. Direct Democracy (form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representives) important Periclean Athens. Classical Art- was a period in Greece centered Athens when people first began to be credited for their work. pieces were filled with harmony, value and proportion. idealistic Tragedy- type of serious form of drama play performed that is based off of human suffering, human flaw- HUBRIS - excessive pride Tragedy; Sophocles Oedipus Rex- showed that you can not escape your own fate.  Comedy- is another type of play performed that was meant to be humorous, made of crude humor, made fun of people that are rich, powerful, and well respected- Aristophanes, Lysistrata  Peloponessian war- 431 B.C.- 404 B.C.war between Sparta and Athens that Sparta d...

Today in Western Civ we watched Elp, Athan, and Dylan perform their rap for the Greece project and I am very proud and amazed because well its them but they. pulled through and did very well I have them all 25s, and then I finished my notes toward the end of class and now im here. It was a short class.

Pg 134-139 Democracy and Greece's Golden Age; -Main idea; cultural interaction democratic principles and classical culture flourished during Greece's golden age. -Why it matters now- Greece set lasting standards in art, politics, literature, and philosophy that are still influential today. -terms and names- direct democracy, classic art, tragedy, comedy, Peloponnesian war, philosopher, socrates, plato, Aristotle. -(477 to 431 B.C. ), Athens experienced growth in intellectual and artistic learning (often called the Golden age) -during the Golden age of Athens, drama, sculpture, poetry, philosophy, architecture, and science all reached new heights- these legacies continue to inspire and instruct people around the world. - Pericles' plan for Athens; a wise and able statesmen named Pericles led Athens during much of its Golden age- 32 years - Pericles'- skillful politician, an inspiring speaker, and respected general - he dominated the life of Athens from 461 to 4...

Today in Western Civ we presented and watched people present the Ancient Greece projects, all of them were really good and informational, Syd and I made Loukoumades and presented our project to the class it went fairly well could have been a little smoother but its okay, I hope we get a good grade. The class went by pretty fast today because of the people presenting so not much occurred.