Honors Human Geo

Settlers Etruscans   came from north-central part of the peninsula metalworkers, artists, architects myths:  where Aeneas escapes from Troy + the story of Remus and Romulus Greeks had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea Romans borrowed the ideas of: religious beliefs, the alphabet, art, military techniques, and weaponry First Settlers Latins are the descendants of Indo-Europeans settled on the banks of the Tiber situated so trading ships could navigate as far as Rome had a commercial port, but not susceptible to attack built on seven hills Streams And Swamps many streams flowed into the Tiber marshy area called the Forum (between Palatine and Capitoline Hills) Tarquin the Proud’s grandfather built the Cloaca Maxima (largest ancient drain), it channeled water into the Tiber urban legend says Washington DC was built on a swamp - but only about 2% was actually swampland - however, Constitution Avenue is located on what used to be ca...

I think the song was great. It was really funny cause it didn't really sound like you though. It must have taken a really long time to write all those lyrics about Rome and then sing them. It reminded me of the Mediterranean song we listened to in class that one time. Overall I think you did a really good job and I liked it.

                                                                  The Twelve Tables The patricians were known as the upper class while the plebeians were known as the lower class. After being treated unfairly and not having equal rights, the plebeians were done with the way things were being run. This led the plebeians to stage a massive public protest and refused to take up arms as enemy armies closed in. This finally forced the patricians to make some rules around there as a result. A new set of government magistrates were formed. The tribunes of the plebs there were positions exclusively limited to the plebeian class with the power to proposed legislation, intervene in legal matters, and veto the actions of other magistrates. The common people finally had a say in the law, their next move would be to tackle its tyranny-...

 The is Roman Forum. It was a main building in the center of a Roman city. It was was a place where events such as like religious, economic, political, legal, and social activities occurred. The forum was solely built for the purpose of elections, public speeches, gladiator matches, and even trials of accused criminals. However, around the time the entire Roman Empire began to fall in 410 A.D, it was destroyed by a major earthquake.

1.) The main differences between the plebeians and the patricians were that plebeians were the common farmers, artisans, and merchants while the patricians were members of the wealthy, privileged upper class. 2.) The Greek versions of plebeians and patricians were the tyrants (the rulers), and the helots (the peasants forced the stay on the land they worked).

Republic : a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by the citizens who have the right to vote Patrician : in ancient Rome, a member of the wealthy, privileged upper class Plebeian : in ancient Rome, one of the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population Tribune : in ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights Consul : in the Roman Republic, one of the two powerful officials elected each year to command the army and direct the government Senate : in ancient Rome, The Supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocrats Dictator : in ancient Rome, a political leader given absolute power to make laws and command the army for a limited time Legion : a military unit of the ancient Roman army, made up of about 5000 foot soldiers and a group of soldiers on horseback Punic Wars : a series of three wars between Rome and Carthage; resulted in the destruction of C...

I think learning about the Roman republic will a good unit. I do prefer Roman units over Greek units though (except for the gods and goddesses). I think this is because I want to go to Rome in the future and I think that the people and wars during that time were a bit more interesting to me. Although I do think it's going to be a good lesson, looking at the vocab and some of the titles above the info is making me think otherwise. Some of the vocab includes republic, patrician, plebeian, tribune, consul, senate, and dictator. I'm excited for legion, Punic wars, and Hannibal though. As well as the vocab, some of the titles above the info sound just a bit boring, like Rome's geography, patricians and plebeians, and comparing the governments of the US and Rome. Even though some parts do sound a little boring, I still think this is going to be a good lesson.