TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH

Bell Work: Please use the first 10 minutes of class to review using the Unit 2 Resources page on the class wiki. This is also an appropriate time to check about absent work and/or pass-fail quiz retakes. Remember, progress reports grades go in on Friday.

DAILY AGENDA: Bell Work: Unit 2

Review WoD amalgam Activator: Crash

Course – Rome Vocab Review:

Pyramid Lecture: The

Roman Empire Summarizer:

Recipe

Essential Question: Was Rome exceptional in comparison to other Classical Civilizations? Why or why not?

Homework: Finish DBQ Packet (doc. Analysis questions from Docs A-F).

Rap star Ludracis’ name is actually an AMALGAM. He combined his birth name Chris and his radio handle Luda to coin the new name– Ludacris!

(Read-Aloud) Tuesday, Feb. 4th , Block 1

Amalgam – a combination of two or more unlike things into one

Similarly, rap star Jay-Z’s name is also an AMALGAM. Shawn Carter grew up in Brooklyn near where the J-Z subway line has a stop on Marcy Avenue. Carter’s friends nicknamed him “Jazzy.” Carter later combined the name of the subway line with his nickname to coin the ne name Jay-Z.

Click here for an amalgam of Hip Hop and Classic Rock!

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE ANIMAL AMALGAMS?

CONCEPT REVIEW:Vocabulary Pyramid Review

Can you get your classmate to guess the concept without spelling it out, rhyming it, or using any form of the words listed.

CLASSICAL GREECE

polis PersianWars

Socrates Helot

Sparta

PeloponnesianWar

CLASSICAL ROME

PATERFAMILIAS

JULIUSCAESAR SENATE AQUEDUCTS

PUNIC WARS

PAX ROMANA

ROMAN EXPANSION

ROMAN RELIGION

ROMAN ACHIEVEMENTS

ROMAN POLITICS

ROMAN ECONOMICS

ROMAN SOCIETY

Category ConceptsGeography Urbanization; Germanic InvasionsReligion Diffusion of Greek Pantheon of Gods; Treatment

of Jews; ChristianityAchievements Aqueducts; Twelve Tables, Legal Precedents,

and Natural Law; roads; RomanizationPolitics Republic; Consuls, Senate, and Tribunes;

Triumvirates ; Empire; “Bread and Circuses”; Punic Wars

Economics Latifundia; Importance of Trade; “3rd Century Crisis;” Inflation; price/wage fixing

Social Structure Patricians and Plebeians; Slavery and Spartacus; Paterfamilias; Patron-Client Relationship

HOW DO THEM GRAPES TASTE?

Demonstrate your understanding of the Roman world by creating a recipe explaining how to create the Roman Empire. Consider the ingredients involved in its formation, how they came together, and the forces need to meld it into a final empire. Use the directions and template provided to complete your exit slip.

EXIT SLIP: