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Julius Caesar This is what I learned about Julius Caesar. In 70 BC, Pompey and Crassus, two successful generals, demanded to be consuls to restore some order to the city. It was because after the Punic wars the consul had some conflicts. There was a guy named Sulla and he became dictator that will beContinue reading “Week 26 lesson 130”

The Founding of Carthage and the First Punic war I am going to tell you about the founding of Carthage.  It was founded in 814 B.C. and was located on the coast of Africa. Legend says that it was founded a Phoenician queen named Dido. The legend said that when Queen Dido went off to start herContinue reading “History lesson 125”

Explain how the Roman military was organized Rome began as a group of farmers and refugees living together in a city. Over time, Rome began to get attacked. So Rome had to develop its military into a fight force. Rome made the most menacing military the ancient world has every seen. When ever a warContinue reading “History lesson 120”

Roman Games This is what I learned about the Roman games. Lucius Tarquinius Priscus was the first king to be a good promotor of the games. He outlined the area that would be the Circus Maximus, which was for foot races and chariot races. Later, he made the Colosseum and other amphitheaters for all theContinue reading “History lesson 115”

This week I’ve been reading Tanglewood Tales, and for this essay I’m going to talk about how the Greeks way of thinking of themselves affects their stories. In all the stories that I’ve read there is one recuring thing, Giants, scary creatures, and strong heroes. I think that the Greeks saw themselves as the strongestContinue reading “English lesson 115”

Romulus was born in a place called Alba Longa and was the first king and founder of Rome. King Amulius saw Romulus and his twin brother Remus as a threat to his rule and they were abandoned at the bank of the river Tiber to die. They were able to survive when a she-wolf suckledContinue reading “History lesson 110”

 Summarize the life story of one of the following: Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great and his conquests, The aftermath of Alexander’s conquests Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC, and was the son of Philip the 2nd. At the age of 10 Alexander showed his intelligence and courage in public by findingContinue reading “History lesson 105”

Write a one to two page paper recounting what you learned about the Peloponnesian Wars this week. The Peloponnese war was like the Civil War of Greece, where two prominent sides of the same country go to war. Sparta and Athens had always had small conflicts. But over time the tension grew and the fightsContinue reading “History lesson 100”

Use your creativity and the examples of the stories this week to write your own Greek myth story. This story is about the time Zeus and Poseidon fought each other. It all started when Zeus kid ran away one night. During the night it started to rain. It then started to soon pour. Zeus kidContinue reading “English lesson 105”

Begin to write your book report. The book I am chose to write about is the Railway Children. It was written by Edith Nesbit. It is a great story about these three children who are siblings and their life gets turned upside down because their father had to leave. It was one of my favoriteContinue reading “English lesson 100-110”