Agenda, 3-26 & *Ancient Greece and Rome Test on Friday Focus: Write the Roman Numeral = = 3. 78= 4.876= SymbolValue I1 (one) (unus)one V5 (five) (quinque)five X10 (ten) (decem)ten L50 (fifty) (quinquaginta)fifty C100 (one hundred) (centum)one hundred D500 (five hundred) (quingenti)five hundred M1000 (one thousand) (mille)one thousand If smaller numbers follow larger numbers, the numbers are added. If a smaller number precedes a larger number, the smaller number is subtracted from the larger. For example: VIII = 5+3 = 8 IX = 10-1 = 9 XL = = 40 XC = = 90 MCMLXXXIV = 1000+( ) (5-1) = 1984 XXIII CLXXII LXXVIII DCCCLXXVI

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Ancient Greece By: Sarah Mask

Acropolis A large hill which the Greeks built their city-states around By: Sarah M.

Polis A Greek city-state. By: Kaylee Cl.

Democracy A form of government where people vote to make decisions.

Philosophy A study of wisdom and the right way to live By: Charlie H.

Citizen A person who has rights and responsibilities to his or her country By: Patrick M.

Agora A place where Greeks meet and conduct business By: Lauren W.

Monarchy Government headed by one ruler; a king or queen

A sheltered place along the coastline. By: Hallie L. Harbor

Peninsula An area of land nearly surrounded by water By. Eden W.

Assembly A lawmaking place where people voted on issues that helped their city. By: Emily R.

Peloponnesian war The war between Athens and Sparta By: David R.

Colony A group of people who lived apart from Greece but kept economic ties with it By: Briggs B.

jury They hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law.

oligarchy The kind of government that is run by a small group of people. By: Teague M.

Complete…. Growth of Roman Empire This will be graded TODAY in 20 minutes

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar: Introduction The setting of this play is ancient Rome. Shakespeare creates a world full of political intrigue, magical occurrences, and military conquest.

Julius Caesar: Introduction Caesar, the most powerful man in Rome, has recently returned to the city after months of fighting abroad.

Julius Caesar: Introduction Caesar was fighting Pompey, another powerful Roman, and his sons. Pompey, as well as others in the Roman senate, was disturbed by Caesar’s growing ambition.

Julius Caesar: Introduction Their fears seem to be valid when Caesar refuses to enter Rome as an ordinary citizen after the war. Instead, he marches his army on Rome and takes over the government.

Julius Caesar: Introduction But the people don’t mind—in fact, they love him. Caesar is made dictator, or ruler—a position that was sometimes granted for a ten-year term— for the rest of his life.

Julius Caesar: Introduction Many senators, however, resent Caesar for having so much power.

Julius Caesar: Introduction Some senators begin to conspire... Brutus, Caesar’s friend who believes that he must act against Caesar for the good of Rome Casca, who hates the ordinary citizens of Rome yet is jealous because they love Caesar and not him Cassius, a greedy and jealous man who wants to take drastic measures to keep Caesar from winning any more power—and to take away any power that Caesar previously had!

Julius Caesar : Background Shakespeare uses Roman customs and superstition to create spooky conditions to mirror the dangerous plot being planned.

Julius Caesar : Background The Romans believed that omens could reveal the future. These omens could take the form of unusual weather, flights of birds, or other natural phenomena.

Julius Caesar: Background Animals were seen as indicators of the future. The Romans often sacrificed animals to the gods, and had their entrails (guts) examined by an official called a haruspex. Any abnormalities or imperfections indicated the anger of a god or a particularly bad event about to happen.

Julius Caesar: Background Unusual astronomical and meteorological occurrences were also seen as signs of future events. Solar eclipses were believed to foreshadow doom, as was lightning.

Julius Caesar: Background One of the reasons the Senate was concerned by Caesar’s accumulation of power was Rome’s long history as a republic.

Julius Caesar : Background Around 509 B.C., the Romans ended a monarchy by rebelling against the last king of Rome, Tarquinius.

Julius Caesar: Background They were very proud of their non-king ruled government, and were determined to preserve it— but when Caesar arrived, they changed their minds! After this revolution, the Romans established their famous republic, in which all citizens were represented in the Senate.

Julius Caesar : Discussion Starters… Discussion starter topic 1: 1. How important is loyalty? Does your country or do your friends consider “loyalty” something to value? When can “loyalty” sometimes cause problems? What should people do when loyalty to their country and loyalty to their friend comes into conflict? Are there limits to what people should do in defense of the nation?

Julius Caesar: Discussion Starters Discussion starter topic 2: 2. What will a person do for the sake of political ideals? Assassinations of political figures are common in history. What political figures do you know of who have been assassinated? What effect did these assassinations have on the general public, a political party, or a cause at the time of the assassination?