Kindergarten, History, Week 25

This week:

• I read chapter 23 of Child's History (Rome Kicks Out Her Kings)
• There were poor people and wealthy people, and only the wealthy could vote
• At last the poor people were given the right to vote
• King Tarquin took that right away and the poor people drove him out of the city
• Then the Romans elected two meed each year to be the rulers
• We looked at pages 48, 49, 52, 53 in Ancient World
• I read chapter 24 of Child's History (Greece vs. Persia)
• vs. stands for verses, which means against
• vocabulary: fleet
• King Darius of Persia wanted each Greek city to send him some earth and water as a sign that they would give him their land
• Athens and Sparta said, "NO" and threw the messengers into wells.
• Persia came to attack Athens, Sparta wouldn't come because it wasn't a full moon.
• The Persians, who had many more soldiers, were beaten by Athens because the Athenians were better soldiers and were fighting for their homes.
• I read chapter 25 of Child's History (Fighting Mad)
• King Darius prepared to fight Greece again, but died.
• His son was Xerxes
• Themistocles wanted Athens to build a fleet of ships, which they did
• Xerxes and his army marched to Greece, but had to cross a straight (look at it on your globe or map)
• They built a bridge across the water with boats fastened together and a floor built on the boats.
• We worked on our time line.