Western Civilization

Dear Kyle in the Future Everyday when you wake up, count your blessings. One day you might wake up and get them all taken away from you. Which is exactly what happened in the global pandemic of Covid-19. At first it was just a rumor that we would all be going to cyberschool and missing a couple weeks. It sounded like a dream. It quickly turned into a nightmare. You didn't get to see your friends for 3 months and counting. You missed out on your whole freshman baseball season. You missed out on your hershey park trip. You missed making tons of memories just because of ignorant people who refuse to stay inside. You had to watch your friends get to hang out with each other but were stuck in your house. While you were able to get closer with your family, you got sick of them very quickly. Right now you dont know how much longer this is going to last. Anyway, be greatful, and always appreaciate your family. Also, you lost a friend during quarantine. He didn't pass away, he just d...

Romes Downfall Rome has one of the most historic empires in history. But unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and for Rome, they did not have a happy ending. One of the things that caused rome's downfall was how often they were raided by other tribes. For example, one of the tribes that often raided them were different barbarian tribes. Since they had a strong military and rome could not match them, they found themself getting raided quite a bit. Another issue that Rome had was they were financially unstable. They tried to gain to much land with not enough money and overpaid for a poor military. Due to this in important times they couldn't fund their people which also caused a downfall   Lastly one more thing that took down Rome was undivided as a culture. They started not only to split apart in religious beliefs but started to lose faithfulness completely. All of these contributed to Romes downfall. Even though it will be remebered as a good empire, it de...

Octavian defeats them at the Battle of Actium Octavian is the unchallenged ruler of Rome Given the name "Augustus"- exalted one Given the name "imperator"- supreme military commander  Rome is now an empire not a republic Octavian's accomplishments expanded the Roman Empire further into Africa set up civil service to run government built a network of roads

I'm taking the test at  8:55-9:45am. Notes bread and entertainment keeps the plebeians happy, alive, quiet, distracted, and docile Tiberius Gracchus recognized the advantages of courting the plebians military generals worked that angle- led an army that conquers a land, then gives them a share in the spoils Julius ceasars accomplishments: conquered Gaul Serves as consul (one year) appoints himself as governor of Gaul Could satisfy his people  Had friends to use to his advantage.

.  Analyze the factors that contributed to the fall of the Roman Republic.

slaves made up 1/3 of Rome's population. Tiberius and Gaius attempted to help Rome's poor. They proposed reforms like limiting the size of estates and giving land to the poor. People loved Julius Ceasar as their ruler. Peaceful for 200 years because of pax romona.

The Punic Wars (264 - 146 BCE) Rome vs. Carthage three wars Rome wins first battle Rome wins second war Rome defeats carthage in 3rd war sold 50,000 slaves slaves did the work on the farms for the rich the big farms became massive estates called latifundia  

Rule of kings is replaced by rule of two consuls (“gotta be better than one”)   consuls are elected officials term of office: one year  always aristocrats ( patricians ) patricians traced their descent from a famous ancestor, or pater (“father”) duties: dealing justice, making law, commanding the army one consul could veto the other (reducing the power of the individual) fifth century BCE - patrician dominance of the government was challenged by the plebs (“people”) plebs were 98% of the population how did the patricians dominate? plebs had to serve in the army,         but could not hold office plebs were threatened with debt slavery plebs had no legal rights res publica -the people’s affairs brand new republic, ready to run democracy (the people’s assembly and the tribunes) aristocracy (the Senate - approx. 300 members) plus monarchy (the consuls) not a tyranny (e...

Etruscans  came from north-central part of the peninsula metalworkers, artists, architects Greeks Romans borrowed ideas from them, such as: religious beliefs alphabet much of their art military techniques and weaponry Latins were the first people to settle in rome Drained the swamps of Tiber Lucius Tarquinias Superbus the seventh and final king of Rome known as Tarquin the Proud (sometimes referred to as Tarquin the Arrogant) a true tyrant, in the old and modern sense of the word

I feel like if you were to sing that song in class, we would all start laughing. I really miss all of my friends and teachers. I cannot belive that the next time I step into a school bulding, I will be 1/4 done my high school career. It makes me angry when I see people hanging out with each other because they are the reason we dont get to see eachother.

The 12 tables were not a constitution, but a compalation of laws. Silly laws like death for hateful singing. Constantly got stuff added to it and there were 3 assemblies. Plebian assembly, centuriate assembly, and tribal assembly. There people would gather and make new laws and discuss banning old ones. 4 urban tribes, 31 rural tribes. Roman law as broken into preamble, main text, and sanctio.

The Parthenon was located in Italy, Rome It is a christian church It has one if the largest domes in the world It is unknown who was worshiped at the church                                                                                       

Plebeians in roman society are like the common slave and women in greek culture. They had little to no say in as to what happens politically for the city. The plebians of rome consisted of farmers and merchants which was different than greeces commons people. The richer people of rome were the patrician group of rome were very rich, owned lots of land, and made all the political decisions for Rome. Similar to the oligarchy of greece, who were the rich and through parties to make meetings about the laws.

Republic. A form of government in which power rests in citizens who have the right to vote for leaders. Patrician. Wealthy Landowners who held most of the power.  Plebeian. The common majority of rome's population that was made up of farmers and merchants Tribune.  Representatives of plebeians   Consu l.  Romes officials Senate. Aristocratic branch of rome's government   Dictator.    a leader with enough power has enough to command an army  Legion. Large groups of roman soldiers  Punic Wars. War between rome and cartage   Hannibal.

My essay question would be, "Who was Alexander the Great and what did he accomplish." My first paragraph would be an introduction to the character and when he was born, where he is from etc. Then, I would list out everywhere he conquered. Then I would write about his impact to greek history and how it changed them for better or worse. Then, I would talk about his death and what was next for greece.

What were Plato’s thoughts on women? A. They deserved an education like everyone else B. Their opinion doesn't matter C. They deserve to be banned from society D. None of the above  Zeus was the god of  A. Lightning  B. Ocean C. War D. Fire Who is the son of zeus A. Athena  B. Poseidon C. Troy  D. Prometheus Whos the son of Phillip the second A. Alex the great B. Darius  C.Plato D. None of the above

1)       How did Plato d efine  The Forms ? The f orms  are abstract, perfect, unchanging concepts or ideals that transcend time and space; they exist in the Realm of  Forms. 2)       Who are the three groups in Plato’s ideal society? the producers, the auxiliaries, and the guardians.  3)       What were Plato’s thoughts on women? He thinks that regardless of the gender, everyone deserves an education. 4)       What was the Noble Lie that Plato proposed?  It is that the city should get the vote for whatever goes on.

THE MARATHON soldier pheidippides Saved Greece from imminent death  A hero for all

One example of a significant greek artifact is the parthenon. The Parthenon was a temple in athens. It was dedicated to the greek goddess athena.   Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of its power. The Temple of Apollo  was another example of a very powerful greek god. Because of this, he got a temple named after him. I feel as though it would be a place of festivities since he was the god of musicians.

1) Describe the kinds of dramas that were performed in the theaters of ancient Greece. They used to perform tragedies. Tragedies were stories that usually had Romance, but ended in the death of one of the main characters. Another Version of it was comedy. It was usually another love story, but with comic relief and a happy ending.   b. OR… Describe the similarities between an ancient Greek production and a film you have seen recently. The Greek production – and the film – can be either a comedy or a tragedy. I've been watching this show called heros. It's about a bunch of teenagers/ young adults who have been gifted with powers. I would say it's a tragedy because it has a lot of character deaths but also romance like the old greek plays.   3) Find an online image of a theater from ancient Greece, post it to your blog, and describe it in a few sentences.   This looks like it has seats for people to sit and watch the show. It seems like the performers did...