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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Latin 1- Midterm Exam

PART I
Present Indicative Active of sum, esse-to be
sum
es
est
sumus
estis
sunt

imperfect indicative active of sum, esse-to be
eram
eras
erat
eramus
eratis
erant

future indicative active of sum, esse-to be
ero
eris
erit
erimus
eritis
erunt

present indicative active of possum, posse-to be able
possum
potes
potest
possumus
potestis
possunt

imperfect indicative active of possum, posse-to be able
poteram
poteras
poterat
poteramus
poteratis
poterant

future indicative active of possum, posse-to be able
potero
poteris
poterit
poterimus
poteritis
poterunt

present indicative active of laudare-to praise
laudo
laudas
laudat
laudamus
laudatis
laudant

imperfect indicative active of monere-to warn
monebam
monebas
monebat
monebamus
monebatis
monebant

future indicative active of agere-to drive
agam
ages
aget
agemus
agetis
agent

perfect indicative active of agere-to drive
egi
egisti
egit
egimus
egistis
egerunt

perfect indicative active of audire-to hear
audivi
audivisti
audivit
audivimus
audivistis
audiverunt

pluperfect indicative active of capere-to take
ceperam
ceperas
ceperat
ceperamus
ceperatis
ceperant

future perfect indicative active of laudare-to praise
laudavero
laudaveris
laudaverit
luadaverimus
laudaveritis
laudaverint

porta,portae-gate
sg.
porta
portae
portae
portam
porta

pl.
portae
portarum
portis
portas
portis

amicus, amici-friend
sg.
amicus
amici
amico
amicum
amico

pl.
amici
amicorum
amicis
amicos
amicis

puer, pueri-boy
sg.
puer
pueri
puero
puerum
puero

pl.
pueri
puerorum
pueris
pueros
pueris

donum, doni-gift
sg.
donum
doni
dono
donum
dono

pl.
dona
donorum
donis
dona
donis

rex, regis-king
sg.
rex
regis
regi
regem
rege

pl.
reges
regum
regibus
reges
regibus

corpus, corporis-body
sg.
corpus
corporis
corpori
corpus
corpore

pl.
corpora
corporum
corporibus
corpora
corporibus

magnus, magna, magnum-
M
sg.
magnus
magni
magno
magnum
magno

pl.
magni
magnorum
magnis
magnos
magnis

F
sg.
magna
magnae
magnae
magnam
magna

pl.
magnae
magnarum
magnis
magnas
magnis

N
sg.
magnum
magni
magno
magnum
magno

pl.
magna
magnorum
magnis
magna
magnis

hic, haec, hoc-this
M F N
hic haec hoc
huius huius huius
huic huic huic
hunc hanc hoc
hoc hac hoc

hi hae haec
horum harum horum
his his his
hos has haec
his his his

ille, illa, illud-that
M F N
ille illa illlud
illuis illluis illuis
illi illi illi
illum illlam illud
illo illa illo

illi illae illa
illorum illarum illorum
illis illis illis
illos illas illa
illis illis illis

adulescens-young man
pater-father
caput-leader
nemo-therefore
capio-to take
dico-to call
fugio-to flee
studium-eagerness
solus-alone
ducere-to drive
scribo-to write
terra-earth
labor-labor
neco-to kill
discipula-learner
noster-our
remaneo-ro remain
otium-peace
sapientia-wisdom
vir-man
hodie-today
antiqua-ancient
pecunia-money
cogito-to think
voco-to talk

PART II
My girl does not love me. Be strong, girl! Catallus is firm: the poet does not love the girl, he does not praise the beauty of the girl, he does not give roses to the girl, and he does not kiss the girl! My anger is great! I am firm, my girl-but I am not strong without you.

"Our army is great", a Persian says, "and because of the number of our arrows you will not see the sky!" Then Lacedaemonius responds: "In shade, therfore, we will fight!" And Leonidas, king of the Lacedonians, shouts: "Fight with spirit, Lacedonians: today perhaps we will dine in the shade!"

Cornelius, man of great wisdom, I ought beautiful new book. Cornelius, my friend, you always praised my books, and are the scholarly schoolmaster of literature! When you have my new labor: The fame of the book (and your fame) is perpetual.

While you declaimed in the great city, my friend, I re-read the war of the Trojan writer in peace.

State war without good cuase you ought not to carry on becuase of anger. If fortunate in fields and life our people are able to defend without war, then we ought to preserve peace: if, however, we are not able to preserve our fatherland and liberty without war, war is necessary. We ought always to demonstrate, nevertheless, great duty in war, and great rejoicing after victory.

PART III
56b Essay

Revolutionary Engineering

The great minds of Roman engineers are what have shaped engineering as we view it today. The Romans were such a successful empire that they had spare time to flourish in sciences, the arts, etc. This time allowed the Romans to think of and employ revolutionary engineering ideas to transform their entire empire. Engineering was very important to the Roman Empire.These great ideas have molded how others engineer to this day. The Romans have invented some of the most widely known engineering feats on the earth.
One good example of the Romans achievement are aqueducts. The aqueducts were pathways for water that flowed downhill and led water from rivers to the cities. Therefore, the Romans could expand farther, wider, and sustain more people in their cities because they had flows of fresh water to the Forum. This had never before been done.
The roads of the Roman Empire stretched far and wide. They connected towns and cities. Roads had never been created before. They were complex pathways with stone and material underneath. They even led water off of them. The only road before this time was the beaten path. This idea had never been conceived or even attempted ever before.
The Romans also improved building structure. They invented arches and pillars. They harnessed marble and other powerful stones. The could then create bigger and more complex buildings.
The Romans had been a founding father of some of the great engineering feats people know and love today. These feats were important to the empire in that they allowed the empire to get "bigger and better". They were why people today think back to the brilliant minds of yore in the Roman Empire. These feats were what helped make the Roman Empire to powerful and respected. Roman Engineering has shaped engineering as we know it today.