Western Civilization

Today in Mr schicks class we did works from our books on the chapter review for greece. Classical Art: Values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion Tragedy: A serious Drama about common themes such as love, hate and war Peloponnesian war: A war that was between two city states, Athens and Sparta Socrates: Believed that absolute standards did not exist. Died from being poisoned Plato: A student of socrates, wrote down conversations he had with socrates then went on to write republic What is pericles impact on modern day society: His impact on the world was democracy, we would have almost have no rights without out it and be under a direct dictatorship. We may even have been cut off from society as north korea and other places with dictatorship are. What was Pericles main goals to fix Greece: 1) To strengthen Athens Democracy 2) To hold and strengthen the empire 3) To glorify athens Why would people be disturbed by the works of socrates: It would be the first t...

Today in Mr. Shicks class we took a test. It was pretty easy and straight forward. I didn't know what it was called when aristocrates got military help and I put down tyrant but i'm pretty sure that was not right. Other than that I thought the test was pretty easy and im exited to learn some about rome. I was the second one to finish the test but it's not because I was rushing it was because it was easy. Other than that Greece was pretty intresting unit

Today in mr. schicks class we reviewed previous slides about draconian laws and how people were put to death for things that weren't a serious crime. Alex thought that someone should be put to death for killing someone while driving under the influence, but I thought that was too harsh. We also talked about North Koreans living in draconian laws under their leader kim jong un, however they don't know it because they're sheltered from the real world. The class wondered why we didn't just try to save the people but mr. schick answered with, "because they have nukes." Since North Korea nuclear warfare isn't very advanced and could possibly not even reach America, they would take out our trade partner south korea for a revenge. However, since the too are so close together, the nuke would probably effect North Korea damage wise, and also start a nuclear warfare.

Today in Mr.Schicks class we read pages 134-139 and took notes. Here's what I got: -The main idea of the passage was: Cultural Interaction, Democratic Principles and classic culture flourished during Greece Golden age. -Why it matters now: As it's height, Greece set lasting standards in art, politics, literature, and philosophy -Important terms we should know the meaning of: - Direct Democracy - Classic art -Tragedy - Comedy - Peloponnesian war - Philosopher - Socrates -Plato Pericles plan was: - To create a stronger democracy while also introducing direct democracy

Today in Mr.Schicks class, we learned: - Polis: fundamental political unit, made up if a city and the surrounding countryside - Monarchy: rule by a single person -Aristocracy: Rule by a small group if noble, very rich, land-owning families -Oligarchy: Wealthy groups, who seized power similar to aristocracy -Tyrant: Powerful individual who seized control by appealing - democracy: when the people rule instead of higher up people - helot: peasants forced to stay on the land where they worked - hoplites: well armed soldiers we also talked about Draco and he ruled during 621 BC and these were some of his rules: - all Athenians are equal people under the law - death is a punishment for many of the crimes - work as a slave to pay debts is OK then a man named Solon came along in 594 BC and made some reforms: - outlaws debt slavery - all Athenian citizens can speak at assembly - any Athenian citizen can press charges

Today in Mr. Schicks class, we learned: - Only 20% of Greece land was arable which means that it's suitable for farming -Their diet consists of grains, grapes, olives and fish - Lack of resources lead to them colonizing and breaking off into their own groups - There temperature was 40 degrees in the winter and 80 degrees in the summer                          The Mycenaeans: - influence on Greece began in 2000 CE -Located in a rocky ridge on Peloponnesus protected by a 20-foot thick wall -The Mycenaean kings dominated from 1600-1100 BC                       Trojan War: - Greeks fought many wars over time - Trojan war- fought around 1200 BCE - Thought it was just a myth for the Greek culture until there was geographic evidence of a war                    Dorians -around 1200 BCE the mysterious "sea peop...

Today in class Mr. Schick let the students be the teachers for the day, we just reviewed the notes from yesterday. our first teacher was Trevor and he did about 1-2 slides and he was an excellent teacher and reviewed the content very well. next, Trevor picked Connor to be our new teacher and Connor explained a lot and then he picked Matteo and he taught some as well. We pretty much reviewed what we already learned which was  I need to be able to locate the following: -the Aegean Sea -the Ionian Sea the Adriatic Sea - Peloponnesus - athens -sparta - crete - asia minor - macedonia Greece- mountainous peninsula -Some fun facts about Greece: - the mountains cover three fourths of Greece - 2000 islands islands in the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea - Greece had limited natural resources - twenty percent of Greece was arable (suitable for farming)

Today in Mr. Schicks class, i took notes on greece, and here's what i got: Main rivers of early civilizations were: Mesopotamia- the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Egypt- the Nile River India- Indus River China- Huang He River The Questions i should be able to answer are - what are the bodies of water that surround Greece? the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Ionian Sea - what is the large island that is to the south/ southeast of Greece? the island is Crete - describe where Sparta and Athens are? they are very close to each other could walk to it or sail i need to be able to locate the following: -the Aegean Sea -the Ionian Sea the Adriatic Sea - Peloponnesus - athens -sparta - crete - asia minor - macedonia Greece- mountainous peninsula -Some fun facts about Greece: - the mountains cover three fourths of Greece - 2000 islands islands in the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea - Greece had limited natural resources - twenty percent ...

Today in Mr. Schicks class, Iearned that main idea: power and authority  many political systems today mirror some governments in Greece terms and names:  polis: fundamental political unit in ancient Greece  acropolis: citizens gathered to discuss city government  monarchy: a single person rules as a king  aristocracy: government ruled a small group of noble  oligarchy: government ruled by a few powerful people  tyrant: powerful, seized control of the government  democracy: when the people rule instead of higher up people  helot: peasants forced to stay on the land where they worked  phalanx: fearsome formation the Greeks created  Persian Wars: between Greece and Persian empire  Greece had many different governments  the sons of wealthy people were privileged with an education and didn't have to work at all. They were given all of the opportunities that they have  after school when the boys w...

Questions on page 126 1. Mycenaean: Group that migrated from the Eurasian steppes to Europe, India and Asia 2. Trojan War: Mycenaeans overthrow troy as a result of the war 3. Dorians: Dorians is the group that rose from the result of the Trojan War 4. Homer: Homer was a blind man who wrote epics about all the events that occured in Greece and what was to come 5. Epics: Epics are narrative story celebrating a hero's acts of chivalry 3. There distance to the sea provided good trade business and resources, however a blind side to attack 4. They developed  Seaborne trade, writing systems, and Greek language, along with the religon and story telling aspect of their culture. 5. They could give a great idea to the readers of what happened to the warrior and it entertained the town for them to learn about their city. It also is used as a great historical reference and is the most accurate source

Today in class we learned about Greece: - Democracy was created in Athens Greece - Alexander the great spread Greek culture throughout much of Asia -Athens built and empire - Greek culture is based on the interaction of the mycenaean, Minoan and Dorian cultures -The seeds of much western heritage were built during this time - Rugged mountains covered 3/4 of Greece main land - The sea shaped Greece and impacted it - The temperature was 48 degrees in the winter and 80 in the summer - Trade and war sparked interaction with Minoans - The trojan war between Mycenaeans and Troy occured in 1200 B.C - The Dorians rise as a result of Trojan war - Homer wrote epics about the different events in Greece - They developed a rich set of myths due to their polytheistic belief in gods

Today in Western Civ we learned: -They invented their hieroglyphics in 3100 B.C and wrote it on a material called papyrus - The Early Egyptian astronomers figured out a 12 month 365 day year round calendar - Created potions and cures for seasonal allergies to pollen and such - Main invention of the era was a sailboat that could travel upstream - Cattracks were the only thing strong enough to keep the sailboat from traveling up the current - Pyramids were massive stone tombs originally covered in marble but stripped off - The temple of Amon at Karnak is the largest religious building in the world - Man who invented Rosetta stone was Jean Francis Champallion

Today in class we learned: - Egypt was split into upper and lower Egypt. - Upper Egypt was a 500 mile long strip of fertile land along the Nile River - Nile river is the only river whos current goes from south to north - Lower Egypt was the wide land of the nile delta -Had amazing fertile soil and was emptying into the Mediterranean Sea for more animal opportunities - In 3100 B.C the two landforms were brought together by a pharaoh - The way they portrayed gods was humans with animals heads or animal bodys with human heads, to try to make humans have perfectness - Egyptians were mummified so they can preserve their body into the after life - In case they needed them, had all of their body parts removed from body and kept together for ascent into heaven                                                                ...

Today in class I took notes on Egypt. Egypt had very fertile land upon them due to the nile river. It allowed them to be a reliable trade partner with others. They can maintain themself with a stable water and food source. The economy was wealthy because farmers could make a lot of money of crops and supplies. Egypt is slit into North Egypt and South Egypt. Lower Egypt has a nile delta and amazing farmland. Upper Egypt is on the Nile so it also has a good water supply. They were ruled by Pharaohs that were considered Gods. Based on their wealth, the nicer the stuff they had when they are mummified and remembered. Those of lower class and wealth were less remembered and weren't baried as nicely.