May 11

Yesterday in class, the students talked to Mr. Schick from being on rest for two weeks. It was interesting speaking with the teacher after not seeing him for a little bit of time. Well, things did feel like they were getting back to normal in that class. Anyways, Mr. Schick talked about his surgery and how things went with it, and then he spoke on the time he was gone for. After that, we took notes on the 'Rome' slide that he created for the upcoming test, which I hope I do well on. Rome, Rome, Rome. Who settled Rome? Etruscans came from the north-central part of the peninsula. Metal workers, artists, architects. Who else settled Rome? Greeks, they had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea. The Romans borrowed ideas from them such as religious beliefs, the alphabet, much of their art, military techniques and weaponry. But who first settled there? The Latins, which are descendants of Indo-Europeans. Settled on the banks of the Tiber. They drained the swamp. Many streams flowed into the Tiber.