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day 8

1) Greco - Roman culture-  The mixing of elements of Greek, Hellenistic and Roman culture produced a new culture Pompeii- Roman town destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius Virgil- wrote Aeneid-legend of Aeneus; poet Tacitus- historian-presented facts accurately, wrote about good and bad of imperial Rome aqueduct- bring water into cities and towns 2) I think the law would be the best accomplishment because it set up a lot of governments today by giving people the same set of laws as everyone else and giving the people the say.  3) Greco-Roman culture is t he mixing of elements of  Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures. 4)  The Greeks were known for beautiful but  idealized sculpture; Roman sculptors created more realistic works. 5)  It forms the basis for Western languages  such as French, Spanish, Portuguese,  Italian, and Romanian; more than half of  English words have a basis in Latin.
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day 6

1.     inflation- a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. mercenary- a paid soldier hired by leaders. Foreign Diocletian- a Strong willed leader who became emperor in 284 A.D. He restored order to the empire and doubled the size of the army. He divided Rome and gained help ruling the empire. Constantipole- The new city that was surrounded by high walls became the new capital when the western empire fell. Attila- First powerful chieftain in Hun history. He terrorized both halves of the empire. He died in 453 due to disease and famine. 2.      The economic decline caused inflation and when the declined occurred, so did the political instability which leads to an untrustworthy army. 3.     The political instability, social decline, economic deterioration, and military collapse 4.      He split the empire into an Eastern and Western side and had a personal rule the western half while he rul...
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day 5

1.               Roman power spread to Judea, the home of the jews, around 63 BC. around 6   2.               to 4 BC a Jew named Jesus was born in Bethlehem 3.               taught that god would end wickedness in the world 4.               most of all our information comes from the Gospels about Jesus 5.               Jesus' growing popularity concerned both Roman and Jewish leaders 6.               Pilate arrested Jesus and sentenced him to death 7.               Christos is greek meaning savior or messiah 8. ...
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day 4 Rome

   The Republic Collapses  1.      Economic Turmoil ·       Civil War- conflict between groups within the same country.  2.      Military Upheaval ·       A breakdown of the once loyal military. 3.      Julius Caesar Takes Control ·       Julius Caesar- a military leader who joined forces with Crassus, a wealthy Roman, and Pompey, a popular general. ·       Triumvirate- a group of three rulers who dominated Rome. 4.      Caesar’s Reform  5.      Beginning of the Empire  ·       Augustus- an excepted title for Octavian, or “exalted one” 
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day 3 Rome

t he Civil War was fought in the United States between 1861 and 1865. Julius Caeser is was a military in 60 B.C. Triumvirate is a group of three rulers. Augustus is the exalted one. Pax Romana is known as Roman peace. the growing discontent among the lower classes of society and a breakdown in military order
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day 2 Rome

1. republic form of government in which power rest with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders pat 2. patrician- the wealthy landowners who held the most of the power plebeian- the common farmers, artisans and merchants who made up the majority of the population. tribune- assemblies and elected representatives consuls- 2 Roman officials senate- the aristocratic branch of romes' governments Dictator- a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army Legion- Roman soldiers were organized into large military units Punic Wars-  wars between Rome and Carthage Hannibal- Carthaginal general 3. what limits were there on the power of the roman consuls? they could only serve for 1 year and the same person could not be elected for 10 years. also  one consul could overrule the other decisions 4. what was the significance of the twelve tables the significance of the twelve tables is to ensure that all free citizens had protection under the law. all laws were...
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day 1 Rome

509B.C. Rome becomes a republic 321 B.C. Chandragupta Mauryan founds Mauryan Empire in India 264 B.C. First punic war begins 218 B.C in the second punic war Hannibal invades Italy 202 B.C. Han Dynasty takes power in China 31 B.C. Octavian defeats the forces of Anthony and Cleopatera A.D 100. Moche culture arises in South America A.D. 284 Diocletian becomes emperor of rome A.D. 300 Askum kingdom emerges in east Africa A.D 476 Western Roman Empire falls Power And Authority- Rome began as a republic, a government in which elected officials represent the people. Eventually, absolute rulers called emperors seized power and expanded the empire. Empire Building- At its height, the Roman Empire 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,
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