BELLRINGERS THIRD QUARTER

3 rd Quarter Bellringers Due TBD To earn full credit on this assessment you must… Write down each and every bellringer with the proper heading (Bellringer # then the date). Write down the question as it is written on the board. Write down your answer. If your answer is wrong then it should be corrected because we went over it in class. On the following slides you will find the latest bellringers. There will be more… Not all the pictures, sounds, and video will carry over to this post because it would take up too much space. In some cases the answer is on the slide in others I put the answers on the white board in the classroom. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that they are writing the answers down and correcting their work. If you are missing answers I suggest talking to a seat partner or a study buddy.

Bellringer #1 1/8/14 Are we like them? Explain. HAVE YOUR PACKETS OPEN TO PAGE 6!

Keystone-the wedge-shaped stone at the highest point of an arch that locks the others in place WRITE THIS DOWN! Bellringer #2 January 9th 2014!

The word Punic means Phoenician. Why are the wars between Rome and Carthage called the Punic Wars? Carthage was originally set up as a Phoenician colony. Bellringer #3 1/13/14 1.Get out your homework.

Bellringer #4 1/14/14 quinqueremes Roman ships were called quinqueremes. These ships had five levels of rowers and were the fastest vessels of their time. Corvus

Punic Wars Paragraph One The Greek king _______ came to Italy to help the _______ colonists. He was driven out of Italy by Roman troops and then sailed to the island of ________. The Greeks were also being attacked by the _________________on the island of Sicily. _______ and __________teamed up to defeat the Greeks and take over the island of Sicily. Carthaginians / Carthage / Greek / Pyrrhus / Sicily / Rome Pyrrhus Greek Sicily Rome Carthage Carthaginians Bellringer #5 1/15/14 GET OUT HOMEWORK!

Paragraph Two The alliance between ______and ________ faded because Rome felt threatened. Both wanted control of _______ in order to control trade on the ______________ Sea. Rome set up a base of operations at ___________ while Carthage set up their base of operations in _______________. A _____was about to begin between Rome and Carthage. War / Sicily/ Syracuse / Mediterranean/ Agrigentum / Carthage/ Rome Rome Carthage Sicily Mediterranean Syracuse Agrigentum war

Paragraph THREE Over the first several months of the Punic war______ ______ ______ _______ inflicted heavy losses on both Rome and Carthage. Rome defeated Carthage in a _____ battle at _________________. Carthage were master ____________and __________and they wanted to fight Rome on the______. Sea/ sailors/ shipbuilders/ land / famine/ disease/ battles/ sieges/ Agrigentum battles, sieges, disease, and famine land Agrigentum Sailors shipbuilders sea

Paragraph Four Rome invented the _________it was a drawbridge that allowed soldiers to fight a _______like battle on a boat. The Romans used _______________ which was a boat with five levels of rowers. ________wins the first Punic war. Corvus/ quinqueremes/ Rome/ land / corvus land quinqueremes ROME

Bellringer #6 1/23/14 President Barack Obama was elected on the promise of change. What is another name for change? Vocab- Reform = Change

All you need to do is write this down quietly, pick up your new packet and a textbook, and hand in your homework Bellringer#7 1/27/14

Bellringer #8 1/28/14 Read Caesar: Three Views (page 5). Then you will be assigned a role: 1. Soldier 2. Worker 3. Senator You will write one paragraph about how you are either for or against Julius Caesar. Make sure to explain your position!

BELLRINGER #9 1/29/14 Julius Caesar is for the plebs because… Complete the following statement If you’re stuck see page 4!

BELLRINGER #10 1/30/14 Julius Caesar is against the patricians because… Complete the following statement If you’re stuck see page 4!

Bellringer #11 1/31/14 Document-based questions What did Julius Caesar mean when he said, “It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking”? The “pale and hungry-looking” are more likely to riot which would lead to instability in Rome.

Pax Romana Caesar Augustus (Octavian), the first Roman emperor, ruled for 45 years. Rome went on to greatness under the Empire, but the Roman Republic was no more. For 45 years, Rome was at peace. This period is the beginning of the Pax Romana, or Roman Peace. Bellringer #12 2/12/14 2/12/14 YES, YOU NEED TO WRITE THIS DOWN. PICK UP PAPERS!

Bellringer #13 2/21/14 Why do people live near Mount Vesuvius knowing that it could erupt again? READ PAGE ONE OF THE POMPEII PACKET QUIETLY. THEN COMPLETE THIS BELLRINGER.

Bell Ringer #14 2/26/14 Jesus claimed he was the son of god which angered the Roman Emperor (divine spirit). Jesus claimed to be the King of the Jews which angered the Roman Emperor Christians were blamed for the decline of Rome’s economy. Why were the Christians persecuted by the Romans?

Bellringer#15 March 17th What is Chivalry? The qualities of an ideal knight- the combination of qualities expected of the ideal medieval knight, especially courage, honor, loyalty, and consideration for others, especially women.