1. civil war- A period of civil war followed the death of brothers Tiberius and Gaius
Julius Caesar- a military leader who joined forces with Crassus, a wealthy Roman, and Pompey, a popular general. He was elected consul in 59 bc
triumvirate- For 10 years after Caesars election, Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar dominated Rome as this
Augustus- meaning, "exalted one", was the title of Caesars adopted son Octavius, who took over control of Rome
Pax Romana- meaning, "Roman peace." The period of peace and prosperity Rome had for 207 years.
3. The fall of the Roman Republic was due to Romes increasing wealth and expanding boundaries. Also, the growing discontent among lower classes of society and a breakdown in military order.
4. Romans were able to control such a large empire because they had a working government system and they had rulers that knew how to fight and control their people.
5. To control Rome, officials tried to provide free games, races, mock battles, and gladiator contests.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Day Two
1. Republic- a from of government in which power rest with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders
Patrician- A group of Romans, were the wealthy landowners who held most of the power.
Plebeian- A second group of Romans, who were the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up majority of the population.
Tribune- The representative of the plebeians, protected the rights of the plebeians from unfair acts of patrician officials.
Consul- Romes two officials, they commanded the army and directed the government.
Senate- The aristocratic branch of Rome's government. Its members were chosen from the upper class of Roman society
Dictator- a leader who had absolute power, was only elected in times of crisis. Their power only lasted for 6 months
Legion- Roman soldiers were organized into large military units, was made up of 5,000 heavily armed foot soldiers
Punic Wars- Rome and Carthage went to war, and this was the start of this war. Between 264-146 B.C., they fought 3 wars.
Hannibal- The mastermind behind the second Punic War, a Carthaginian general who was 29 years old.
3. The three main limits of Roman consuls were that they could only serve for one year, the same person could not be elected for 10 years, and one consul could always overrule, or veto, the others decision.
4. The Twelve Tables ensured that all laws were clearly seen, and that every citizen whether you were rich or poor, had protection until the law.
5. Hannibal's attack on Rome was daring and different because he used more strategy and surprise attacked them rather than the usual head-on approach.
Patrician- A group of Romans, were the wealthy landowners who held most of the power.
Plebeian- A second group of Romans, who were the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up majority of the population.
Tribune- The representative of the plebeians, protected the rights of the plebeians from unfair acts of patrician officials.
Consul- Romes two officials, they commanded the army and directed the government.
Senate- The aristocratic branch of Rome's government. Its members were chosen from the upper class of Roman society
Dictator- a leader who had absolute power, was only elected in times of crisis. Their power only lasted for 6 months
Legion- Roman soldiers were organized into large military units, was made up of 5,000 heavily armed foot soldiers
Punic Wars- Rome and Carthage went to war, and this was the start of this war. Between 264-146 B.C., they fought 3 wars.
Hannibal- The mastermind behind the second Punic War, a Carthaginian general who was 29 years old.
3. The three main limits of Roman consuls were that they could only serve for one year, the same person could not be elected for 10 years, and one consul could always overrule, or veto, the others decision.
4. The Twelve Tables ensured that all laws were clearly seen, and that every citizen whether you were rich or poor, had protection until the law.
5. Hannibal's attack on Rome was daring and different because he used more strategy and surprise attacked them rather than the usual head-on approach.
Friday, April 26, 2019
Day One
Rome began as a republic, which is a government in which elected officials represent the people. Eventually, absolute rulers called emperors seized power and expanded the empire.
At its peak, the Roman Empire touched three continents. The continents were Europe, Asia, and Africa. For several centuries, Rome brought peace and prosperity to its empire before its eventual collapse.
Out of Judea grew a religion known as Christianity. This religion was based on the teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth, and it soon spread throughout Rome and other places around.
509 BC- Rome becomes a republic
264 BC- First Punic War begins
218 BC- In the second Punic War Hannibal invades Italy
31 BC- Octavia defeats the forces of Antony and Cleopatra
284 AD- Diocletian becomes emperor
476 AD- Western Roman Empire falls
At its peak, the Roman Empire touched three continents. The continents were Europe, Asia, and Africa. For several centuries, Rome brought peace and prosperity to its empire before its eventual collapse.
Out of Judea grew a religion known as Christianity. This religion was based on the teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth, and it soon spread throughout Rome and other places around.
509 BC- Rome becomes a republic
264 BC- First Punic War begins
218 BC- In the second Punic War Hannibal invades Italy
31 BC- Octavia defeats the forces of Antony and Cleopatra
284 AD- Diocletian becomes emperor
476 AD- Western Roman Empire falls
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Last class with mr schick
Today was our last class with Mr. Schick for TWO WEEKS. I hope the sub work is easy, but Mr. Schick made it seem like it was going to be time consuming and not the normal, easy sub work a teacher gives. Today in class we started our first day of Rome, and we heard our teachers rap... let me tell you it was different. Pretty impressive though considering he filled a whole song with information and made it fit to the song. 10/10
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Class today
Today in class we found out that Mr. Schick is going to be out for 2 weeks because he's getting surgery. We also got our tests back today and I got a 93!!! I actually have an A in this class and hopefully I keep it an A. Other than that and reviewing we didn't do much today. I also left early because I had a lacrosse game.
Friday, April 12, 2019
Test Day
Today was the day we took our test, and it was HARD. Luckily this was one test I did look over my notes before taking the test, and it helped me a lot. The essay questions were also both difficult, especially the one relating to Pericles. Hopefully I get a decent grade on this test, and now I can relax over spring break.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Today in class we watched a video called, "Plato's Allegory of the Cave". At first after watching this video I didn't quite understand what the video truly meant but after discussing it it made a lot more sense. In the video, there were three men tied in a cave. All they knew was what was in that cave, and thought that their shadows were different things that weren't really there. One of the men got out and saw the world, and found out how wrong the other men were. When he came back to the cave to explain everything he learned, the men in the cave didn't believe him and said he was stupid This relates a lot to todays world, and this led to a big class discussion.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
some more book work
Section 5:
1. Hellenistic- A new culture, emerged by Alexander's new policies. The blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures.
Alexandria- An Egyptian city, became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization.
Euclid- A mathematician who taught in Alexandria. His work is still the basis for geometry today.
Archimedes- An important Hellenistic scientist, who studied in Alexandria. He accurately estimated the value of pi, and explained the law of the lever. He also invented the Archimedes screw, which raised water from the ground, and a compound pulley to lift heavy objects.
Colossus of Rhodes- The largest Hellenistic sculpture, created on the island of Rhodes. A bronze statue that stood over 100 feet high.
3. Trade made Alexandria become an international community, with a rich mixture of customs and traditions from Egypt and the Aegean.
4. The astronomers Eratosthenes and Aristarchus used his geometry text.
5. Both said the Gods would rule the universe, and they both encouraged harmony .
1. Hellenistic- A new culture, emerged by Alexander's new policies. The blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures.
Alexandria- An Egyptian city, became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization.
Euclid- A mathematician who taught in Alexandria. His work is still the basis for geometry today.
Archimedes- An important Hellenistic scientist, who studied in Alexandria. He accurately estimated the value of pi, and explained the law of the lever. He also invented the Archimedes screw, which raised water from the ground, and a compound pulley to lift heavy objects.
Colossus of Rhodes- The largest Hellenistic sculpture, created on the island of Rhodes. A bronze statue that stood over 100 feet high.
3. Trade made Alexandria become an international community, with a rich mixture of customs and traditions from Egypt and the Aegean.
4. The astronomers Eratosthenes and Aristarchus used his geometry text.
5. Both said the Gods would rule the universe, and they both encouraged harmony .
Monday, April 8, 2019
Sub Work/ Book Work
Section 4:
1. Philip II- A king of Macedonia, a brilliant general and a ruthless politician. Led his army to invade Greece, and had the idea of invading Persia but was killed before he could.
Macedonia- A kingdom originally just north of Greece, but under Philip and Alexander's empire expanded to Greece and Persia. Had rough terrain and a cold climate.
Alexander the Great- Son of Philip II, made himself king when his father died. Was taught by Aristotle, and went through with his fathers plan of invading Asia. He defeated many Persian city-states, and became pharaoh of Egypt. His victory at Gaugamela ended Persians power. Him and his army marched over 11,000 miles and expanded Greece greatly. Died at only 32 because pf illness in 323 BC.
Darius II- King of Persia at the time Alexander was trying to invade. Tried to offer peace to Alexander but was in stead defeated and murdered.
3. He was able to invade because Greece could not unite soon enough and he took advantage of this weakness.
4. Philip II was his father, and Greece power was secure.
5. Three new leaders took charge and won out against his generals. A vibrant new culture emerged from the blend of Greek and Eastern customs.
1. Philip II- A king of Macedonia, a brilliant general and a ruthless politician. Led his army to invade Greece, and had the idea of invading Persia but was killed before he could.
Macedonia- A kingdom originally just north of Greece, but under Philip and Alexander's empire expanded to Greece and Persia. Had rough terrain and a cold climate.
Alexander the Great- Son of Philip II, made himself king when his father died. Was taught by Aristotle, and went through with his fathers plan of invading Asia. He defeated many Persian city-states, and became pharaoh of Egypt. His victory at Gaugamela ended Persians power. Him and his army marched over 11,000 miles and expanded Greece greatly. Died at only 32 because pf illness in 323 BC.
Darius II- King of Persia at the time Alexander was trying to invade. Tried to offer peace to Alexander but was in stead defeated and murdered.
3. He was able to invade because Greece could not unite soon enough and he took advantage of this weakness.
4. Philip II was his father, and Greece power was secure.
5. Three new leaders took charge and won out against his generals. A vibrant new culture emerged from the blend of Greek and Eastern customs.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Last Period Class
Today we had class last period and it was actually a pretty chill class. Except we had a pop quiz which was slightly stressful but I'm pretty sure I got a 100% on it. Which is good because last quarter I started out getting a 60 on the pop quiz and that really messed me up for the rest of the quarter and I wound up getting a B for Q3. So this quarter I'm hoping to get an A but if not I'm not really that stressed about it. After we took the pop quiz we didn't really do anything else except go over yesterdays book questions which were in my blog yesterday.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Book Notes and Questions
1. direct democracy- Direct democracy was a huge part of Athens success, and it is where the individual citizen rules directly and not through a representative.
classical art- Athenians began to see the value in art and spent lots of money on supplies such as gold and marble to make these sculptures. Values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion became the standard for this.
tragedy- A type of play created in Ancient Greece that was a serious topic based on the themes such as love, hate, war or betrayal. Had fatal flaw (hubris)
comedy- A type of play created in Ancient Greece that contained more humorous content. Had slapstick comedy and crude humor, and often made fun of politics.
Peloponnesian War- A war between the two city states Athens and Sparta, which went on for many years before Sparta finally won. Athenians trapped themselves in their city walls and a disease wiped out 1/3 of their population, and then the Spartans invaded.
philosopher- Great thinkers that were determined to seek the truth, philosopher meaning "lovers of wisdom."
Socrates- A greek philosopher that thought the unexamined life was not worth living, always tried to get the deepest meaning out of your answer.
Plato- A student of Socrates and also a Greek philosopher, wrote The Republic.
Aristotle- A student of Plato, also a Greek philosopher who questioned the nature of the world.
3. In order to strengthen Athens democracy, Pericles increased the number of working political officials that got paid. This way, only wealthier citizens could hold public office. This had more citizens engaged in self-governement than any other city state. This was then the introduction of direct democracy.
4. Pericles knew that Sparta was stronger on land, so his strategy was to avoid land battles and wait to strike from the sea. However Sparta eventually marched into Athenian territory and burned many valuable supplies such as food and homes.
5. I think some people were against Socrates way of thinking because it was so different than anything they were used to. He also questioned the Greek Gods which was very unusual to do back then and this made a lot of people uncertain of him.
classical art- Athenians began to see the value in art and spent lots of money on supplies such as gold and marble to make these sculptures. Values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion became the standard for this.
tragedy- A type of play created in Ancient Greece that was a serious topic based on the themes such as love, hate, war or betrayal. Had fatal flaw (hubris)
comedy- A type of play created in Ancient Greece that contained more humorous content. Had slapstick comedy and crude humor, and often made fun of politics.
Peloponnesian War- A war between the two city states Athens and Sparta, which went on for many years before Sparta finally won. Athenians trapped themselves in their city walls and a disease wiped out 1/3 of their population, and then the Spartans invaded.
philosopher- Great thinkers that were determined to seek the truth, philosopher meaning "lovers of wisdom."
Socrates- A greek philosopher that thought the unexamined life was not worth living, always tried to get the deepest meaning out of your answer.
Plato- A student of Socrates and also a Greek philosopher, wrote The Republic.
Aristotle- A student of Plato, also a Greek philosopher who questioned the nature of the world.
3. In order to strengthen Athens democracy, Pericles increased the number of working political officials that got paid. This way, only wealthier citizens could hold public office. This had more citizens engaged in self-governement than any other city state. This was then the introduction of direct democracy.
4. Pericles knew that Sparta was stronger on land, so his strategy was to avoid land battles and wait to strike from the sea. However Sparta eventually marched into Athenian territory and burned many valuable supplies such as food and homes.
5. I think some people were against Socrates way of thinking because it was so different than anything they were used to. He also questioned the Greek Gods which was very unusual to do back then and this made a lot of people uncertain of him.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Presentations= Over
Today was the last day of presentations and overall I have to say the presentations were all really good. I know for almost every person my group graded their group got a grade in the high A range. The presentations were educational and yet entertaining at the same time, and I liked doing something like this a lot. Also, presenting didn't feel stressful for me and I thought the presenting was just as fun as the filming. We got to work together and teach the class something interesting, which is different than how western civ class can be sometimes.
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