Julius Caesar Meets MadLib

Caesar's Palace. Little Caesar's Pizza. Orange Julius. Caesar Salad. Just four of the many things Julius Caesar had nothing to do with. But, they are most certainly in reference to him - strong, tough and history-changing leader of Rome. 

We're combining history with MadLibs today - interesting combination, I know. But it works. Get your template MadLib here. Use the answers you wrote during class to fill in the blanks. Have fun and learn ya'll.

Read Julius Caesar's autobiography to better understand his life, while preparing to make a stand tomorrow regarding whether we should consider him FAMOUS OR LAME-OUS.

Octavian story - "Before I Drink It"
Part 2 - "The Visitor"
The Truth - what we need to remember from the stories

The Punic Wars

Welcome to your Punic War command center. Everything you need for today is found on this post - links to videos, resources, information, pictures. 

Get familiar with these two names: Carthage and Hannibal. Your first step is watching a "Jing" about the Punic Wars. Click on the links to watch.

 Jing Part One      Jing Part Two


Next, view two History Channel videos about the Punic War. These videos can be seen on the links below:
War Elephants
Hannibal Crosses the Alps - but how?

Get your note guide here.

Now that you understand exactly what caused the Punic Wars, as well as effects they had, answer today's "Question of the Day." Link found here: Question of the Day

Plebeians and Patricians - Rome's social classes

In the centuries leading up to year zero, there emerged a divide among people of ancient Rome. As is often the case, the divide occurred based on wealth. Two classes, the PATRICIANS and the PLEBEIANS made up the majority of all people in Rome. 

Were these two social classes at all alike or were they vastly and utterly different? To complete the assignment, read about these two classes and identify similarities and differences.

Alexander the Great - Hero or Villain?

He changed the course of history. But so did a lot of people. Whether we should remember Alexander of Macedonia as Great or Terrible - Hero or Villain.

Read about his life, complete an application to a fictional contest deciding who in history was most awesome and then take a stance on the question: Alexander the Great - Hero or Villain?

Daily Life in Ancient Greece (Greek Culture)

Click to enlarge - is this like your day?

Select the following categories and read about six different aspect of Greek Daily Life. Read and re-read them very closely. You will need to know as much as possible in order to stay alive in today's competition.

Clothing
Slaves
Hairstyles
Houses
Dance and Weddings
Food, Toys and Pets

Greek Theatre

Theatre provided entertainment and an outlet for the Greek public to relax, laugh and maybe even cry. Unlike movies, plays, musicals or television shows today, Greek Theatre had a few specific requirements - making it very much different from our modern entertainment.

Get your note guide here. Annnnnnd ACTION!

Brain v Brawn: Athens v Sparta

The differences between ancient Athens and Sparta are as old as time - these city-states serve as an example of how power can be wielded in strikingly different ways. Athens promoted wisdom, Sparta sought military strength and courage.

Read this article to better understand the differences between these two contrasting siblings of the ancient world.

Letter from Athenian Girl
Response questions

The Minoans

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Remember and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. for the difference he made. A lot of people wanted change, but very did something. MLK is a model of peacefully pursuing what is right.

Task #3: RAFT Writing

Maybe it's a RAFT that you're clinging to for survival. Jack could have sure used a RAFT (Titanic reference). The RAFT we're making this week isn't necessarily going to save your life from freezing cold water, but it will be a unique way for you to show understanding of the Silk Road. It also wouldn't save your life against sharks. An actual raft might now even do that. Anyway, I'm getting away from the point - RAFT stands for Role, Audience, Format and Topic. Use the links below to get the rest of the information.

RAFT instructions
"Hands" example RAFT
[Txting convo] example RAFT

Requirements:                                   

Challenges - at least two challenges of traveling the silk road are included in the RAFT.

Benefits - at least two benefits of the silk road are included.

Process - it is evident (clear) that you understand the process of the silk road - how it worked.

Grammar - no errors (spelling, punctuation). Proper word choice is used.                

Length - length of RAFT is around one page - more if needed. The point is to show understanding in a unique way. Write as much as you need to accomplish this.

Task #2: Chinese Inventions

A lot of things exist. Therefore a lot of things have been invented. Some were thought up a long time ago, some recently. Today we're talking about the long ago - ancient Chinese inventions. Taking it a step further, we'll rank them in order of importance and see which one was the most impactful on history. Access your chart here. Use this website to gather some of your information.

The Eternal Army

What or who exactly is the Terra Cotta army? Watch this video to find out.