Thursday, April 28, 2011
4-28-11
Today in class we had a pop quiz on the reading we were supposed to read last night. It was also Clarkes birthday! Happy Birthday! We were under a tornado warning pretty much all day and we had two lock downs witch was actually pretty fun but scary. No reading assignments tonight so that is exciting! We had a pop quiz yesterday too but i was not in school so I did not take it and hopefully will not have too! Tomorrows friday friday friday yay yay yay yay yay yay yay ay! I think thats about 100 words.
Second Part of Roman reading
1a. Why were many plebeians dissatisfied with Rome's government in the early years of the republic?
In 509 B.C. the Romans kicked their king out and the patricians controlled Rome's government for a period of time. Therefore, the Plebeians did not have much freedom.
1b. How did they win reforms?
Many Plebeians refused to fight in the army unless the patricians came to an agreement with them (497 BC-287 BC)
1c.What changes did they bring in the Roman government?
Plebeians gained better laws, marriage between the two groups was allowed, and enslavement by debt was ended. They put these laws in the Twelve Tables (set of laws).
2. Why did Romans consider that they had a balanced goverment?
Their government was a little bit of each type of government: monarchy, democracy, and aristocracy. They felt that this helped them greatly
3. Once Rome had conquered most of Italy, how did the Roman government win the support of the conquered people?
Different parts of the territory had different laws and treatments from the romans.
4a. At the start of the Punic Wars, why might Carthage have appeared stronger power?
Carthage had a greater population which was 3 times the size of Rome's, they were also very wealthy and had a really strong navy
4b. Why was Rome in fact the victor?
Rome passed on Carthage's laws, its government, and its culture to Western Civilization because they were so victorious in battle.
In 509 B.C. the Romans kicked their king out and the patricians controlled Rome's government for a period of time. Therefore, the Plebeians did not have much freedom.
1b. How did they win reforms?
Many Plebeians refused to fight in the army unless the patricians came to an agreement with them (497 BC-287 BC)
1c.What changes did they bring in the Roman government?
Plebeians gained better laws, marriage between the two groups was allowed, and enslavement by debt was ended. They put these laws in the Twelve Tables (set of laws).
2. Why did Romans consider that they had a balanced goverment?
Their government was a little bit of each type of government: monarchy, democracy, and aristocracy. They felt that this helped them greatly
3. Once Rome had conquered most of Italy, how did the Roman government win the support of the conquered people?
Different parts of the territory had different laws and treatments from the romans.
4a. At the start of the Punic Wars, why might Carthage have appeared stronger power?
Carthage had a greater population which was 3 times the size of Rome's, they were also very wealthy and had a really strong navy
4b. Why was Rome in fact the victor?
The had about 500,000 troops, Romes's citizen troops were generally more loyal
than Mercenaries employed by Carthage, and warfare was Roman specialty.
5. Why was the Battle of Zama a major turning point in history?
Rome passed on Carthage's laws, its government, and its culture to Western Civilization because they were so victorious in battle.
6a. Why did the Greeks first welcome Roman armies?
Because when marching into Mecadonia Roman's though the Greeks were protectors at first
6b. Why did the Greek attitude change?
Romans interfered in the Greek politics, their power increased and some Greek city-states tried to get away from their rule.
Vocab
Consul- highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire
Veto- Latin for "I forbid."
Senate- branch of Rome's government (often had aristocrats)
Assembly- institutions in ancient Rome and they were the machinery of the legislative branch
Dictator- a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power but without hereditary ascension
Mercenaries- a person who takes role in armed conflict but they are not a national or a party in the conflict
SPQR- letters found on roman coins that mean Senatus Populusque Romanus and in english translates to the senate and the Roman people
Twelve tables- also known as Duodecim Tabulae and it is an ancient legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman Law. It formed the center piece of the constitution of the Roman Republic and the core of the mos maiorum
Cincinnatus- an aristocrat and a political figure of the Roman Republic, serving as a consul in 460 BC and a dictator in 458 BC (patrician class)
Gauls- was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman Era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland
Pyrrhus- general and statesmen of the Hellenistic Era, he was king of the Greek tribe Molossians and he later became king of Epirus
Carthage- major urban centre that existed for almost 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, it developed from a Phonecian colony
Monarchy- a form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual (in the family)
Aristocracy- a form of government in which the best qualified citizen rules
Democracy- a form of government that allows all citizens to have an equal say
Veto- Latin for "I forbid."
Senate- branch of Rome's government (often had aristocrats)
Assembly- institutions in ancient Rome and they were the machinery of the legislative branch
Dictator- a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power but without hereditary ascension
Mercenaries- a person who takes role in armed conflict but they are not a national or a party in the conflict
SPQR- letters found on roman coins that mean Senatus Populusque Romanus and in english translates to the senate and the Roman people
Twelve tables- also known as Duodecim Tabulae and it is an ancient legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman Law. It formed the center piece of the constitution of the Roman Republic and the core of the mos maiorum
Cincinnatus- an aristocrat and a political figure of the Roman Republic, serving as a consul in 460 BC and a dictator in 458 BC (patrician class)
Gauls- was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman Era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland
Pyrrhus- general and statesmen of the Hellenistic Era, he was king of the Greek tribe Molossians and he later became king of Epirus
Carthage- major urban centre that existed for almost 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, it developed from a Phonecian colony
Monarchy- a form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual (in the family)
Aristocracy- a form of government in which the best qualified citizen rules
Democracy- a form of government that allows all citizens to have an equal say
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Roman Rebublic
1.How did geography help Rome? Since Rome is near the mediterranean sea it makes them have a good trade route and strong navy. It is also very mountainus so invaders and terrorist from other parts of Europe wouldn't be able to get to them unless they they crossed the mountains.
2. Why was each of the following groups important to Rome's development?
The Latins lived very simply they made homespun clothing and were farmers and shepards. The nest two groups Greeks and Etruscans had an impact on the growth of Rome into a city. The Greeks established 50 colonies on the coast of southern italy and Sicily. The Greek colonies prompted the Latins to call the area Magna Graecia or greater Greece. This brought Italy and Rome closer to contact with greek civilization. Last, Etruscans has a writing system which Latins didn't have. Etruscans had a great cultural influence. Latin settlers adopteed the Etruscan alphabet.
3.What were the values of early Rome society? They were Polytheists. hteir values were pretecting the household and keeping grain supplies safe. To interpert the will of the Gods they looked at the liver of a slaughtered animal. Rome was influenced by a group of values called "the ways of the fathers." They were disciplined, valued strength and loyalty. The valued strength more than beaauty and steadiness more than quickness of mind.
4a.How was the Roman household organized?The heart of Roman society was family. The oldest man would be encharge of the house. he descided everything he could sell a family member or even kill them. He decided what he wanted to do with the property also. This was called pater familias.
4b.What freedoms did women have in the family and in society?Women were enchaarge of the daily running of the household. A women in Rome had more freedom than one inAthens. She was a ciitizen with the right to own property and testify in court. girls ate meals with their husbands and advised them on buisness and politics. the did NOT have the right to vote.
5.How was the army linked to Roman society? All male citizens served in the army. Learning to fight Roman-style meant being part of a massive military unit called a legion. Every legion was seperated into 60 small groups. The Roman legion proved superiror to the Greek phalanx because the legion was more flexible. The legions were the fighting force that spread Rome's power around the Mediterranean.
Define:
republic-a political unit that is not rued by a monarch and in which citizens with thr right to vote choose their leaders
gravitas-weightiness or seriousness
pater familias-by lawn and custom, power to rule the early Roman household belonged exculsivly to one perosn the eldest man.
toga-white piece of clothing they wore.
patrician-Rome was dominated by a small group of families of upper calles that their ancestors had been patres who founded rome
plebian-the common farmers, artisans, and merchants
legion-a massive military unit
Identify:
Italy-South of Rome. Wher ethe three first settleres settled
Rome- Named after Remus from the triumphant and murderous brother
Romulus-Brother of remus was sent out to die in the Tiber river but miraculusly survived bya she wolf. The decided to build a city near the spot they had been abandoned. Each brother took a hill top to claim leadership. In anger Romulus killled remus. Romulus died in a thunder storm
Palatine Hill- Romulus's hill top
Alps-Mountains the seperated Rome and Italy from the rest of Europe
Tiber River- The river remus and romulus was sentto afloat in
Apennines-a mountain range extending across the length of the entire peninsula from NW to SW
Latins-wandered across the alps into Italy. Settled on either side of thee Tiber River. They lived simply and wore coarse, homespun clothing. Only a few trades went out
Etruscans-Third group of settlers in Italy. Very civilized. They has a writing system. hteir letters adapted iknto the alphabet. Roman buildings hsow the influence of Etuscan arcutecture.
Forum-a public quare of ancient roman cities
century-100 years
2. Why was each of the following groups important to Rome's development?
The Latins lived very simply they made homespun clothing and were farmers and shepards. The nest two groups Greeks and Etruscans had an impact on the growth of Rome into a city. The Greeks established 50 colonies on the coast of southern italy and Sicily. The Greek colonies prompted the Latins to call the area Magna Graecia or greater Greece. This brought Italy and Rome closer to contact with greek civilization. Last, Etruscans has a writing system which Latins didn't have. Etruscans had a great cultural influence. Latin settlers adopteed the Etruscan alphabet.
3.What were the values of early Rome society? They were Polytheists. hteir values were pretecting the household and keeping grain supplies safe. To interpert the will of the Gods they looked at the liver of a slaughtered animal. Rome was influenced by a group of values called "the ways of the fathers." They were disciplined, valued strength and loyalty. The valued strength more than beaauty and steadiness more than quickness of mind.
4a.How was the Roman household organized?The heart of Roman society was family. The oldest man would be encharge of the house. he descided everything he could sell a family member or even kill them. He decided what he wanted to do with the property also. This was called pater familias.
4b.What freedoms did women have in the family and in society?Women were enchaarge of the daily running of the household. A women in Rome had more freedom than one inAthens. She was a ciitizen with the right to own property and testify in court. girls ate meals with their husbands and advised them on buisness and politics. the did NOT have the right to vote.
5.How was the army linked to Roman society? All male citizens served in the army. Learning to fight Roman-style meant being part of a massive military unit called a legion. Every legion was seperated into 60 small groups. The Roman legion proved superiror to the Greek phalanx because the legion was more flexible. The legions were the fighting force that spread Rome's power around the Mediterranean.
Define:
republic-a political unit that is not rued by a monarch and in which citizens with thr right to vote choose their leaders
gravitas-weightiness or seriousness
pater familias-by lawn and custom, power to rule the early Roman household belonged exculsivly to one perosn the eldest man.
toga-white piece of clothing they wore.
patrician-Rome was dominated by a small group of families of upper calles that their ancestors had been patres who founded rome
plebian-the common farmers, artisans, and merchants
legion-a massive military unit
Identify:
Italy-South of Rome. Wher ethe three first settleres settled
Rome- Named after Remus from the triumphant and murderous brother
Romulus-Brother of remus was sent out to die in the Tiber river but miraculusly survived bya she wolf. The decided to build a city near the spot they had been abandoned. Each brother took a hill top to claim leadership. In anger Romulus killled remus. Romulus died in a thunder storm
Palatine Hill- Romulus's hill top
Alps-Mountains the seperated Rome and Italy from the rest of Europe
Tiber River- The river remus and romulus was sentto afloat in
Apennines-a mountain range extending across the length of the entire peninsula from NW to SW
Latins-wandered across the alps into Italy. Settled on either side of thee Tiber River. They lived simply and wore coarse, homespun clothing. Only a few trades went out
Etruscans-Third group of settlers in Italy. Very civilized. They has a writing system. hteir letters adapted iknto the alphabet. Roman buildings hsow the influence of Etuscan arcutecture.
Forum-a public quare of ancient roman cities
century-100 years
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Test Questionss for test WENDESDAY!
776 B.C.Athenians attacked Sparta
Parthenon was finished
Olympics began
Army & Battles
Hoplites were Greek soldiers
Battle of Marathon was when the Persians attacked the Greeks and the Greeks won
Battle of Thermopile
Battle of Guagamela
Battle of Issus
Peloponessian War
Battle of Hidasspus which was against India
Peloponessian War
War started because Sparta was afraid that Greece would try to take over
Sparta won the war
Athens used the strategy that didn't work because they tried to build a wall around Athens but the Spartans attacked them from the sea
The first time people rose up against the rulers was in 508 B.C. when Isagoras was in charge
Sparta
Young boys were taken from their parents when they turned 7 years old
Their strength was the army/infantry
Homer
Blind poet who told the stories of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Odysseus was a war hero from the Trojan war and the Odyssey was about his journey home
The Iliad was about the Trojan War
Architecture
The 3 main types of columns are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
Parthenon
Doric columns on the Parthenon
The Golden Age/ Age of Pericles was the period of time that the Parthenon was built in
Pericles
Wanted to make Athens the greatest city
Wanted to strengthen democracy
Died in the plague
Pottery
Pottery was used to store things such as wine, perfume, and oil
Pottery places were found in the red light district
Science&Math
Euclid invented geometry
Archimedes invented the pulley system
Philosophers
The 3 main philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Aristotle tutored Alexander
Plato was a student of Socrates and Aristotle was a student of Plato
Plato wrote the apology which was about Socrates Trial
Socrates Trial
Charged with not disrespecting the gods and corrupting the youth
He was guilty and was put to death by poison
Famous statement was 'The unexamined life is not worth living."
Parthenon was finished
Olympics began
Army & Battles
Hoplites were Greek soldiers
Battle of Marathon was when the Persians attacked the Greeks and the Greeks won
Battle of Thermopile
Battle of Guagamela
Battle of Issus
Peloponessian War
Battle of Hidasspus which was against India
Peloponessian War
War started because Sparta was afraid that Greece would try to take over
Sparta won the war
Athens used the strategy that didn't work because they tried to build a wall around Athens but the Spartans attacked them from the sea
The first time people rose up against the rulers was in 508 B.C. when Isagoras was in charge
Sparta
Young boys were taken from their parents when they turned 7 years old
Their strength was the army/infantry
Homer
Blind poet who told the stories of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Odysseus was a war hero from the Trojan war and the Odyssey was about his journey home
The Iliad was about the Trojan War
Architecture
The 3 main types of columns are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
Parthenon
Doric columns on the Parthenon
The Golden Age/ Age of Pericles was the period of time that the Parthenon was built in
Pericles
Wanted to make Athens the greatest city
Wanted to strengthen democracy
Died in the plague
Pottery
Pottery was used to store things such as wine, perfume, and oil
Pottery places were found in the red light district
Science&Math
Euclid invented geometry
Archimedes invented the pulley system
Philosophers
The 3 main philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Aristotle tutored Alexander
Plato was a student of Socrates and Aristotle was a student of Plato
Plato wrote the apology which was about Socrates Trial
Socrates Trial
Charged with not disrespecting the gods and corrupting the youth
He was guilty and was put to death by poison
Famous statement was 'The unexamined life is not worth living."
Sunday, April 17, 2011
April 15
Today we watched more of the movie on Alexander. He conquered Babalon. After he conquered Bablon he went to India where Indian's fought with huge elephants. Alexander died and everything changed red. Also if we wore the prevent genoicide shirt we got extra credit and about three people didn't wear the the shirts
April 14
- Alexander gets a horse named Bucephalus who is strong & stubborn
- Alexander's mom Olympias didn't get along with her husband Philip
- Philip had many mistresses which made Olympias mad
- At The Battle of Guagamela Alexander wanted revenge
- 40,000 vs. 250,000
- Alexander wants to kill Darius at the battle
- Alexander used the Phalanx formation
- Alexander couldn't get Philip at the battle because he had to stay with his army
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
My project
Today i presented my project to Greek Philosophers. Some good questions for a test would be;
What is Allegory's cave?
What was socrates three main teachings?
Who was the greatest scientist of the Athenians lives?
What is Allegory's cave?
What was socrates three main teachings?
Who was the greatest scientist of the Athenians lives?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Emma, Jeffy, Cole
Emma Olympics- 100
What were some of the events?
Who could participate in the Olympics?
When did the Olympics start?
Jeffy Greek architecture-100
What was one of the most important parts of Greek architecture?
Types of Columns?
What is different about the columns?
Cole Peloponnesian War-
What was the cause of the war?
What is the Delian League?
Who won the war?
Friday, April 8, 2011
4-8-11
Today i wasn't in class because i slept in but i got the notes from clarke.
Taylor presented today and she did her project on Homer. She didn't do a PowerPoint, she found a shortened version of one of Homer's stories, The Odyssey. Odysseus even blinded a cyclops, and then he had an affair with a witch goddess who put a spell on him, his wifes name was Penelope. They had a son together named Telemachus. Then Billy presented and he did the Hellenic Age. Alexander mixed Greek and non-Greeks together to make babies. The Hellenistic Age started when Alexander died and lasted for 200 years. Then Sara went and she did The Parthenon. The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess, Athena. It is located in Athens and is still there today. It was built on the Acropolis, the highest hill in the city. Some of the Parthenon is destroyed because of an explosion that occurred when they were fighting the Venetians. Pericles was the one who decided to build the Parthenon. Then Clark went and he did Advances in Math and Science. Euclid and Pythagoras made breakthroughs in math by coming up with basic rules and theorems. Archimedes discovered facts about volume, and levers and pullies. Plato taught people about the world being constructed with geometric simplicity. Plato also taught people about the stars and the planets. Catherine did hers on pottery. Pottery was made fro everyday use, and they were made out of clay and then placed it in a fire. When people went different places they introduced new pottery. During the Dark Age pottery was not made very often because economic times were so bad. Gracie did hers on poetry and she explained how it was used to explain historical events and rules. People sometimes played the Lyre which is close to a guitar. One type of poem was an epic and that is a longer piece of literature like The Odyssey. Then Cristy went and she did The Trial of Socrates. The trial took place in Athens in 399 BC. The people turned to Socrates for help because he was very critical. He was arrested because he refused to acknowledge the gods and he introduced new divinities. He was later executed and found guilty.
Taylor: B+
Taylor presented today and she did her project on Homer. She didn't do a PowerPoint, she found a shortened version of one of Homer's stories, The Odyssey. Odysseus even blinded a cyclops, and then he had an affair with a witch goddess who put a spell on him, his wifes name was Penelope. They had a son together named Telemachus. Then Billy presented and he did the Hellenic Age. Alexander mixed Greek and non-Greeks together to make babies. The Hellenistic Age started when Alexander died and lasted for 200 years. Then Sara went and she did The Parthenon. The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess, Athena. It is located in Athens and is still there today. It was built on the Acropolis, the highest hill in the city. Some of the Parthenon is destroyed because of an explosion that occurred when they were fighting the Venetians. Pericles was the one who decided to build the Parthenon. Then Clark went and he did Advances in Math and Science. Euclid and Pythagoras made breakthroughs in math by coming up with basic rules and theorems. Archimedes discovered facts about volume, and levers and pullies. Plato taught people about the world being constructed with geometric simplicity. Plato also taught people about the stars and the planets. Catherine did hers on pottery. Pottery was made fro everyday use, and they were made out of clay and then placed it in a fire. When people went different places they introduced new pottery. During the Dark Age pottery was not made very often because economic times were so bad. Gracie did hers on poetry and she explained how it was used to explain historical events and rules. People sometimes played the Lyre which is close to a guitar. One type of poem was an epic and that is a longer piece of literature like The Odyssey. Then Cristy went and she did The Trial of Socrates. The trial took place in Athens in 399 BC. The people turned to Socrates for help because he was very critical. He was arrested because he refused to acknowledge the gods and he introduced new divinities. He was later executed and found guilty.
Taylor: B+
- Did Odysseus's wife remain truthful to him? (not cheat on him)
- What mountain was Odysseus stuck on?
- Who found Odysseus sailing home?
Billy: B or C
- When did the Hellenistic Age start?
- How long did it last and when did it end?
- What did Alexander do that was a big deal?
Sara: B+
- Who was The Parthenon dedicated to?
- Who built The Parthenon?
- Where is it located?
Clark: A
- What did Euclid and Pythagoras make breakthroughs in?
- What did Plato teach?
- What did Archimedes discover?
Catherine: A
- What did they make their pots out of?
- After molding it where did it go?
- What was the time called when the economy crashed?
Gracie: A
- Why was poetry used?
- What did people play during poetry?
- What is an example of an epic?
Cristy: A
- Why was Socrates arrested?
- What made the people turn towards Socrates?
- Was Socrates guilty? If so, did he die?
Alyssa and Caitlin
Alyssa: 100
What formation did Greek fight in the army?
How much did the armor cost?
What were the soldiers called?
Caitlin: 100
Were women aloud to be in plays?
Who was the first poet?
What were the three parts of the play?
What formation did Greek fight in the army?
How much did the armor cost?
What were the soldiers called?
Caitlin: 100
Were women aloud to be in plays?
Who was the first poet?
What were the three parts of the play?
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Kamau and Fiona's project
Kamau 95%:
How old do you have to be to be in the Sparta army?
When could you retire from the army?
Did the girls have more rights in Sparta then Athens?
Fiona 100%:
Why did the Archidamian war start?
What was the largest battle of the war?
Who was the leader in the war?
How old do you have to be to be in the Sparta army?
When could you retire from the army?
Did the girls have more rights in Sparta then Athens?
Fiona 100%:
Why did the Archidamian war start?
What was the largest battle of the war?
Who was the leader in the war?
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
4-4-11
Today in class we started presenting our projects. It was Cole's first day back to class and he has 20 some screws in his face! Billy forgot the cake but id bringig it next class hopefully.
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