DONUTSS

today in class we really didnt do much except eat donuts that Kristy Kim brought in for us.. it was a good day to end the year on! im going to miss this class a lot!! I am now trying to study for our exams, i learned alot this year but i am just really bad at testing so hopefully i will get a decent grade

6/2 test today

today in class we had to take a test. i thought it was really easy but i ended up getting a 75 plus my 5 extra credit points which means i got an 80. im really disappointed with my grade because i studied really hard for it and i understood everything so i dont really know what happened. It also brought my grade down by 3 points to an 89 and i need to get that back up because if i get good grades this semester i will get a betta fish and i really want a fish so i can either name it gill of kiwi. I dont know which one to choose, you decide. But after we were done taking the quiz we didnt really do anything since it was a short class. but it was still really funn

There was no test today

Today in class instead of taking a test we went over the paper we got in class on friday.

1. Trade was disrupted by pirates in the Mediterranean 
2. inflation is the economic condition when prices rise rapidly 
3. Roman emperors started to recruit barbarians into the army becuase they were cheaper, but they werent loyal
4. during the third century, the only groups actively interested in political office were the leaders of prvincial governments- False the correct answer is military leaders
5. Diocletian's division of the empire between east and west weakened the empire as a whole- True because the west fell to invaders
6. The western half of the empire included most of the major cities and centers of trade- False the correct answer is the eastern half
7. Constantine made Christianity an approved religion in the empire 
8. Huns were the major reason for the Germanic invasions of the Roman Empire.

We didnt finish going over the sheet but we are just going to take the quiz tomorrow

Romes empire declined and fell

Since mr Schick gave us the packet of the roman empire we started to talk about it in class. We had to highlight some of the key parts in the packet and this is what i highlighted

• In A.D. 476 a barbarian king took over the rule of Rome. 
• the process of decline took place in three stages. first there was a long time of turmoil known by historians as the crisis of the third century. during these years the empire was beset by economic military and political problems. the third was there was a time of revival during which the empire was divided into two parts, eastern and western. and the third was the western half of the empire fell to invaders. 
• trade was disrupted by barbarian raids and by bands of pirates on the Mediterranean sea lanes. they didn't have what people wanted to trade. china, India, and Arabia had little interest in buying such plain goods 
• such and increase in prices is called inflation
• agriculture faced an equally serious crisis, people think that the overworked soil had probably lost much of its earlier fertility 
• throughout the third century, Goths repeatedly overran the legions guarding the Danube frontier 
• partly to keep costs down, emperors. began to recruit barbarians who would accept lower pay. However the loyalty of barbarian troops to the empire could hardly be trusted 

The fall of the Roman Empire

Today in class Mr. Schick gave us a sheet that we had to define some things and also answer questions
Inflation- a huge increase in prices

1. Diocletian- a strong willed army leader and son of a slave, became the new emperor . He tried to restore order in the empire and increase its strength
2. Constantine- he was a war commander. He marched to the Tiber River to fight his cheif rival. He was a strong Christian 
3. Eastern Empire- Constantine won the eastern empire for Rome. It was more successful than any other empire. Byzantium was located in the eastern part. 
4. Western Empire- Latin speaking country 
5. Constantinople- The capital of the eastern empire; was named after Constantine 
6. Huns: a nomadic people from central Asia; they were feared
7. Attila: new leader of the Huns; wanted to conquer the entire empire and failed/withdrew
8. Leo I: First truly powerful pope of Rome; journeyed to Attila's camp causing him to withdraw his forces.

Questions'

• What economic problems did the empire face in the third century? 

- All three of their prosperities dried up. Trade was disrupted by barbarian raids and by bands of pirates on Mediterranean sea lanes. Rome's gold and silver were drained away to buy luxuries from China, India, and Arabia. They couldn't pay their expenses; coins lost 98% silver and prices were sky high.

• By the third century, how had Rome's army changed since the days of the republic? 

- Soldiers now fought strictly for money, not for patriotism. To attract recruits into the army, government promised higher pay. Empires began to recruit barbarians who accepted lower pay but not loyal.

• (a)What important religious change did Constantine bring about in the empire?

- AD 313, he announced an end to the persecution of Christians. He granted "both to the Christians and to all men freedom to follow the religion that they choose." Christianity become a religion approved by emperor because of Milan.

• (b) What political change did he bring about?

Constantine won control of the eastern as well as the western empire. In AD 330, he took the momentous step of moving the capital from Rome to the Greek city of Byzantium in what is now Turkey.

• (a) Why did Germanic tribes invade the empire in the 400's? 

- They were fleeing the Huns; the Huns kept pushing westward and they felt they needed to move westward as well.

• (b) Why was the empire unable to drive the invaders out?

- They couldn't get a strong enough army. They couldn't muster even a medium-sized army to stop the barbarians. 

• (a) List three reasons why Diocletian should be considered a successful empire. 

1. He restored order in the empire & increased its strength
2. Ranked among the greatest emperors.
3. Divided the empire
(b) List three reasons why he might be considered a failure
1. Not all the reforms were totally successful.
2. Wages for new troops added to the already high taxes
3. Price controls failed

Notes for a test tomorrow

Religion-

• The romans had many different Gods, but then Christianity came along which only has one God 
•  a group of Jews decided to have a revolution called the Zealots who decided to break off and create there own country, and they fought and fought but didnt succeed. So the Romans burnt down there holy city except one wall, the Western Wall

Persicution of Christian

• when they first started out the romans were harsh towards them
• Christians had to gather in secret in fear of being persecuted
• they were used as "entertainment" 
• Despite the oppression, Christianity grew quickly around 10% became part of the Roman empire 

The big part of the test is the Four emperors, the persecution of Jews and Christians, and Jesus and Paul
*essay-   Whats the difference between the roman republic and the roman empire
Republic made up of The senate and the consul, democracy, aristocracy and monarchy and when it becomes an empire the emperor rules

I started to studying with Alyssa and we made a study guide

1.       Who was the first Emperor when Rome started there empire? Octavian

2.       Who was the Emperor who was made fun of for speech impediment? Claudius

3.       Why did the Romans persecute Jesus? Because he said he was the son of God and there was a higher kingdom rather than Rome

4.       What is the Pax Romana? A period of peace and prosperity

5.       Why did Tiberius become the next Emperor after Octavian? He was Octavian’s adopted son

6.       Who was the governor of the roman province of Judaeu? Pontius Pilate

7.       Who actually had Jesus prosecuted? Pontius Pilate

8.       How did Paul help start Christianity? He spread the word of Jesus throught Europe

9.       6 influential person? Muhammad, Isaac newton, Jesus , Buddha, Confucius, and Paul of Tarsus  

yay taking notes about Rome!

The Roman Empire-
Octavian- Caesar Augustus

• First Emperor,  began the Pax Romana a period of peace and prosperity 
• built roads, aqueducts (like the plumbing system 
• Set up civil service to take care of roads. the grain  supply, even a postal service
• Did i great job and got stuff done, Augustus dies at the age of 76 in A.D. 14 and passes his power to Tiberius 

Jesus-

• Roman citizen and spent his whole life in the Roman empire
• Was a Jew and at the age of 30 (A.D. 31-33) he preached to the poor and he reached out to the outsiders 
• During his life he really wasn't that popular because he was just a preacher who was sometimes caught by the law 
• "My kingdom is not of this world" made the Romans and the Jews nervous and they began to plan his execution
• The governor of the Roman province of Judaea, Pontius Pilate, was the one who wanted to put Jesus to death by crucifixion , but also the high priest wanted him dead too 
• He is God who came to Earth but he really wasn't popular back then so we aren't really sure for a fact that what is said about him in the Gospels is really accurate 
• Some Christians think that he will return to the Earth one day 
• Paul is instrumental in telling the world about jesus' life death resurrection and message
• He used to hate Christians, one day he fell of his horse and then was blind for three days. After three days he was able to see again and the first thing that he saw was Jesus
• After that he wrote letters and traveled everywhere to share is story and wanted to set up out post to the Church. 
• He got as far as Spain and Britain. Jesus is the central figure of the worlds largest religion all because of Paul spreading around his story
• He is actually the 6th most influential people in history 

Tiberius-

• Back then they wanted to figure out who was next in line after the leader dies so they normally adopt people and thats what Octavian did with Tiberius 
• Didn't get along with the senators, said "they are fit to be slaves"
• Germanicus started out as TIberius' ally, since he quelled a legion mutiny, but when it looked like he would succeed Tiberius he got paranoid and had Germanicus killed 
• Died in AD 37 at the age of 77 

Caligula- a good start

• Started off well being Germanices son, he was Tiberius adopted grandson and great nephew
• Gave bonuses to those in the military, declaring treason trials a thing of the past and made government spending a matter of public records (said where the people tax dollars are going) 
• Began to fight with the senate, claimed he was a God so then he wanted to display in statues of him in temples especially in Jewish Temples which made them mad
• He slept with other mens wives and bragged about it, indulged in too much spending and sex, and even tried to make his horse a consul and a priest (at least thats what critics said) 
• Assassinated by his own aides AD 41 (age 28) 

Claudius-

• Was made fun of people he had a speech impediment but then when he was emperor they stopped making fun of him
• He rose to the occasion; he concurred Britain; he built roads canals and aqueducts; he renovated the Circus Maximus  
• He had an awful marriage to Messalina, who was quite often unfaithful to him, even plotting to seize power for her lover Silius through a coup- so Claudius had them killed 
• That was his 3rd marriage and then married again

Religion-

• Christianity and Judaism: monotheistic 
• Roman had many gods, plus at times the emperor was viewed as a god 
• AD 66: a group of Jews called the Zealots tried to rebel, but Roman Troops put them down and burned their temple (except for one wall) 
• The Western Wall today is the holiest of all Jewish shrines (also known as the wailing wall)