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This is a five paragraph essay about the differences and similarities between Germans and Romans. I was assigned to write this for Social Studies class.

If you thought that the Romans were interesting, than just wait until you hear about the Germans. The Germans were much more simple than the Romans, they lived in villages with farmlands and pastures surrounding them. They first showed up in Europe after the Roman empire collapsed. The Romans tried to stay separated from the Germans as much as possible. They were also like the Romans in the way that they like to fight. The German’s beliefs in law totally contradicted the Roman’s beliefs in law is another difference.

Germans were very centered on farming. Their houses were very long with thatched roofs. One end of the home was used as a living space for the family, and the other end was devoted to stalls for the animals. The animal’s body heat would help heat the house in the cold winter months.They made a living herding cattle. This would provide food and clothing. If they wanted to, they also had the option of trading the cattle itself for glass vessels, table articles, and jewelry. The Romans in the city of Rome were nothing like the Germans. Poor Romans would live in six story apartment buildings called islands. Rich Romans would live in large private homes called domuses.

German men spent most of their time fighting, hunting, or making weapons. They would start training for battle as young boys. In the military warriors were divided into clans, which are groups based on family ties. Every warrior in the clan was loyal to their chieftain, or military leader. In battle there was no plan or fixed way of fighting. The soldiers usually charged their enemy wildly, while yelling and screaming. Their gods were mostly centered around battle and the warriors were expected to fight to the death. Romans also loved fighting. Romans were expected to join the military and people payed high taxes to keep the military running. The military was a crucial part of Rome’s success.

The Germans believed that law came from the people. Laws were based on customs of their ancestors. To keep reckless fighting from happening they set up courts. In court the criminal would take an oath and they were allowed to have oath-helpers. Oath-helpers were like our modern day lawyers, they would help defend the criminals. If a criminal was proven guilty some of the punishments were walking barefoot over hot coals or sticking your arm in boiling water. Sometimes criminals weren't even punished physically, they were just fined a certain amount of money. Everyone was treated fairly in German law. In Roman law they never based anything off the customs of their ancestors. The current emperor of Rome would decide all the laws and pass them through the complex government system. There was also no equivalent of oath-helpers in Roman law.
In conclusion, the Germans were both similar and different than the Romans. Germans believed law came from the people, Romans did not. Germans lived simple farming lives, that included herding cattle, living with animals, and living in one room houses. Romans lived extravagant lives (if they could afford it) full of gambling, banquets, and political discussions at bath houses. Germans loved fighting, Romans loved fighting just as much, if not more. The similarities and differences between Romans and Germans were very interesting.

This is my presentation of the layers of the sun. I created it on Google Presentation and I hope you enjoy.

Here is an excerpt from my journal about a Roman gladiator. I had to make this as an assignment for Social Studies class.

Tomorrow is my first battle so I decided to visit the Colosseum today and see what it was like. The Colosseum is also known as the Flavian ampitheatre and holds 50,000 people. It rises to 160 feet in four tiers and no wind enters it. Because no wind enters it there are retractable awnings that shade the Colosseum to keep it cool on a hot day. There is even a sign that says vela erunt which means “there will be awnings.” The Colosseum is the most recognizable building in Rome. There are different levels of seating for different levels of class. They were also sorted by profession and martial status. Women were in the back on wooden seats and there were separate seats for bachelors and soldiers. In the arena sand lines the floor to soak up the blood of the wounded. There is an area under the arena to keep prisoners and beasts. The prisoners and beasts were kept in 32 cages which led to lifts that lifted the prisoner or animal into the Colosseum. Did you know that before Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian created the Colosseum gladiatorial games were held in the Forum? I can’t believe I just learned this today.

1. Our group researched the Peloponnesian War

2. Yes our group divided the work. I was responsible for finding facts along with 2 other people.

3.I found information for my project through EBSCO Host and my history textbook.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I have finished Module 1 in Math Class, we have covered many interesting things. For example, we have learned about exponents, theoretical and experimental probability, order of operations, frequency tables, a little bit of algebra, and much more. My favorite topic so far has been order of operations. It's really fun to try to solve math problems with PEMDAS.
For frequency tables we did many fun activities. One of them was we had to look at the attendance sheets for every grade last year. We then had to record every single absence into a frequency table. A frequency table is a chart that shows tallys of whatever category you choose.
For order of operations we did a lot of math problems on the Eno board and paper. One of the activities we did was we had to copy down math problems from the board. We then figured out the problems using PEMDAS and then got chosen to do them on the Eno board. It was really helpful to see the whole problem explained in front of you.
For finding the experimental and theoretical probability of an event we did a lot of creative work. My favorite activity for learning probability was creating a poster that shows the results of an experiment you and your partner came up with. For example my partner and I picked a random coin out of a bag, recorded our results into a frequency table, and found the theoretical and experimental probability. We then transferred this information on to a creative poster that is now hanging up in Mrs. Harte's classroom.

Take a GAZE at my interesting eye.

My Eye

This is the beginning of a new school year for seventh grade. We will be using our blogs and I hope you enjoy my posts.