Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Rome, Rome,Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome, Rommmmmeeee

We took notes on Rome today in class. Mr. Schick used the rap he created to teach us the history of Rome. Here are my notes:
-        The Latins were the first settlers followed by the Greeks and the Etruscans
-        Rome and the River Tiber are located right in the middle of the peninsula
-        The people believed that they were blessed by the gods with their geographical location
-        The Mediterranean was pretty much their world
-        The myth about how Rome was founded: Remus and Romulus raised by a she-wolf
-        Romulus won the sibling battle for power and thus the name Rome
-        The Romans drained a swamp so they could build
-        Similar to Washington D.C. (coincidence? I think not)
-        Tarquin the Proud was ostracized for being a harsh tyrant
-        He was the very last king in Rome
-        The Romans rolled 3 governments into 1: Democracy, Aristocracy, and Monarchy
-        Patricians: rich people Plebeians: middle class
-        Consuel- most power in charge of military
-        Split it up between 2 different people with the power of veto
-        “respublica”: means the people’s affairs

-        Republic- the gov. of Rome also of the U.S.A. 

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