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Life and Teachings of Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth:  born between 604 b.c.  born in Bethlehem of Judea  he was raised in Nazareth  baptized by John the baptist He was a carpenter He 30 years old when he started his public ministry  A growing movement: Source-gospel Written by 12 apostles He went town to town and attracted big crowds Was crucified in ad 29 Christianity spreads through the Empire: first followers where jews create new religion based on teachings Paul huge influence he was a converted christian (vision/blinded) Pax Romana ideal conditions to spread Christianity  Paul wrote epistles anyone was welcome Jewish Rebellion: AD 66 jews rebelled against Rome AD 70 romans stormed Jerusalem and destroyed the temple 500,000 jews were killed another attempt break free AD 132 another half a million jews were killed in the next 3 years Persecution of Christians: refused worship of roman gods Romans began to imprison, exile, and execute christians  The Pax R
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Test Day!!

Today we took an open blog test it made me VERYYYYY happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rome Pt.6

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Caesar Reforms:  -Granted citizenship to people in provinces -expanded the senate and added his friends -created jobs for the poor, especially the republic work projects -increase pay for soldiers  -started colonies were those without land could own property  Assassination:  -Why? The senators saw Caesars rise in power as a huge threat to their political viability. -How? They lured him into the senate hall stabbed him 23 times, and they were all involved in it. -Who? Senators and Brutus, who was Caesars ally. -The senators were not punished -Octavian was named Julius Caesars sole heir. -This was THE END OF THE REPUBLIC Octavians Reign: -Julius Caesars grand nephew and adopted son: Octavian takes over at the age of 18 -Makes the second triumvirate -Mark Antony is an experienced general -Lepidus is a powerful politician -Octavian forces Lepidus to retire -Octavian and Mark Antony become rivals -Mark Antony partners up with Cleopatra of Egypt (
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Power Point

Etruscans came from north-central part of the peninsula metalworkers, artists, architects two foundation myths: Virgil’s Aeneid (where Aeneas escapes from Troy - sound familiar?) the story of Remus and Romulus Greeks they had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea Romans borrowed ideas from them, such as: religious beliefs alphabet much of their art military techniques and weaponry the Latins! descendants of Indo-Europeans settled on the banks of the Tiber situated so trading ships - but not war fleets - could navigate as far as Rome, but no further a commercial port, but not susceptible to attack and... built on seven hills (esp. Palatine) many streams flowed into the Tiber there was a marshy area called the Forum,  between Palatine and Capitoline Hills Tarquin the Proud’s grandfather built the Cloaca Maxima (largest ancient drain), which channeled water into the Tiber urban legend says Washington DC was built on a swamp - but only abo
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Rome pt.5

  - The poet Juvenal said Rome "anxiously hopes for two things: bread and circuses" - Bread (free grain from the state) and entertainment (circus Maximus, Colosseum), partly to keep them alive,  and partly to keep them quiet, distracted, and docile A Change in Rule - Tiberius Gracchus recognized the advantages of courting the plebeians (even though he was ultimately unsuccessful).   Military generals worked that angle - lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share in the spoils - Soldiers' loyalty was to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic No one did that better than Caesar: - Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) (test question) - A highly successful general - He conquered the huge territory of Gaul He could play the game (of politics):  Made common folks happy  Made friends in high places  Pompey (a general who conquered Syria and Palestine)  Crassus (the richest man in Rome, one of the richest men in all history)  These three
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Rome pt.4

-5000 soldiers, not in itfor pay (not yet) -the roman army's elite heavy infantry -recruited exclusively from roman citizen -group of 80 is a century -on horseback is cavalry -shield, sword, dagger, and armor and tunic -The Punic Wars (264-146 BCE) -rome vs.  Carthage -3 wars   First Punic War: -naval battles from control of the strategically located island of Sicily -rome wins  Second Punic War (218-201 BCE): -29-year-old Carthaginian general Hannibal almost does the impossible: taking Rome -attacks Rome from the north after crossing Iberia (spain) and the Alps -lays siege to much  of the peninsula for 15 years, but he can never get to Rome -third and final Punic war (149-146) -Rome wanted to finally remove the threat of  Carthage permanently  -Tiberius Gracchus, and others mercilessly attacked the city -Carthage was burned for 17 days; the city's walls and buildings were utterly destroyed -when the war ended, the last 50,000 people in
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Legal Codes

Twelve tables: publicly displayed- gave rights to plebians-not just aristocrats- only protected free-born male citizens Bill of Rights first 10 amendments to the constituation free speech/press/religion bear arms no unjust or harsh punishments
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