Who settled Rome?

• Etrscans 
• came from the north central part of the peninsula 
• metalworkers, artist, architects

Who else settled Rome?

• Greeks they had many colonies around the mediterranean sea
• Romans borrowed ideas from them 
• religion 
• alphabet 
• much of their art 
•  military techniques and weapons

The first settled there?

the Latins

• descendants of Indo-Europeans 
• settled on the banks of the Tiber 
• Situated to trading ships but not war fleets could navigate as far as Rome
• a commercial port, but not susceptible to attacks

-Today during class we work on our project They didn't always fight to the death

-There were referees that could stop

the fight whenever they wanted

-The match could end if the crowd was getting bored

-The fighters were placed in classes based on their record, skill level, and experience for an entertaining match

1. Today during class we discussed the resent riots in baltimore 
2. after the death a man in baltimore a group of students rioted after school 
3. looting and destroying stores
4. Mr. Schick says he does not agree with the destruction of property, but agrees with the peaceful protest
5. he said he saw a boy in a blue sweatshirt that said they had taking their schools, activity senators, and this was going to happen

Today during class we were shown a couple of ideas for over projects. I decided to make a sculpture of a gladiator and give some information about it.

Rome

• they a drained the swampy area they lived in
• 534-510 BCE was the last king
• who rapped a family member and was not in trouble 
• same time Greece changed their government 
• Republic mad of 
• plebeians-poor  people
• patricians-rich people
• Aristocracy-senate 

Rome 

• tiber river is connected to Mediterranean
• rome had a republic 
• with a sent senate and assembly like our own 
• had gladiator fights and chariot RACES
• GOT RID OF TARQUIN 
• 12 tables 
•  Roman empire ending in 476 BCE
• ordinary citizens fought for a vote in roman's government 
• fighting was scene as a public serves 

Today during class we were able to do anything we wanted. This was because we were ahead of the other classes. I decided to do my hw and he showed us a video of a chariot race.

Today during class we discussed the idea of a project that we might do inserted of a powerpoint.

I left earlier for a lax game.

Today during class we went over the test we took 

before the break which I did well on, because I 

studied. The test was on ancient Greece and Mr. Shick said he was

 number one in Maryland at trivia crack. We left class early for a 

very good assembly. 

                       SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!