4/29/14

Today in class, we went over the grades for our project. My peers graded me better than you did. That is okay because I still got a high B on the project. The project grade brought my grade up in this class a lot. We also looked at Delaney Link's project because she worked really hard and it was really good. We also went over notes more.

Notes:
The Roman Empire

• August- to be honored, held up on a pedestal, almost as if you are a god.

Augustus-the first emperor- getting it done

•  Begins the  Pax Romania- a period of peace and prosperity
• Built Roads, aqueducts (brought water to the cities)
• Set up civil service to take care of roads, the grain supply, even a postal service
• Augustus dies at age 76 in A.D. 14, and passes power too...

From Jesus to Christianity 

• Jesus was a Roman citizen and a practicing Jew
• At 30, he began his ministry (A.D. 31-33), preaching to the poor (and there were lots of them) in the empire, and reaching out to outsiders
• Statements like "My kingdom is not of this world" made the Romans (and the Jews) nervous, and they began to plan his execution
• The government of the Roman province of Judaea, Pontius Pilate (prompted by Jewish high priests), sentences Jesus to death by crucifixion