Chi Cago

I'm not going to give anything away but these other classes have a quite a treat waiting for them in Mr Schick's class today. Today we started taking notes on the development of Rome. Rome was founded in the 9th century by the Etruscans, Greeks, and Latins and the Latins were the first ones there. They thought since they were in the Mediterranean they were destined to rule over everything. Indo-European tribes moved into Italy created Rome but there were also stories of how else Rome was founded. The story of Romulus and Remus tells about two babies twin brothers who were left in the river of Tiber to die by their parents who were not able to keep the baby because they weren't married. They were taken in by a mother wolf and then adopted by a Shepard and his wive and raised into manhood. When they got older they realized their power and wanted to rule over land but argued where they would rule. Romulus killed Remus in the argument and rule over the land he called Rome. Etruscans were originated in the North and the Greek settlements in the Souht were very influencial to Rome by helping them learn the alphabet and their city-state organization. Originally, Rome was a monarchy on the Etruscan model with a council of elders called the Senate. In 500 BC The Romans overthrew their monarchy and established a Republic. Since the Senate was populated only by patricians the plebians fought for a vote in Rome's government. Each year the Senate elected two rulers, consuls who each served a term of one year. As in the Greek city-states, the Romans would appoint a single dictator in times on war or conflict. There were 12 tables of government and Res Publica means people's affairs and this was a Latin Term used to describe Rome. Can't wait for the other classes to see the surprise!