Western Civilization Class

13 - 4 Rome 2) Civil war -  A conflict between two political groups within the same country Julius Caesar -  Military leader who joined forces with Crassus and Pompey. He was elected consul in 59 BC Triumvirate -  In Ancient Rome, a group of three leaders sharing control of the government Augustus -  "Octavian" was the unchallenged ruler of Rome. "Exalted one" Pax Romana -  A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 BC to AD 180 3)What factors contributed to the fall of the roman republic?  The Empire was far too big.  The Catholic religion split, causing conflict Constant hammering of Germans and nomads and losing money because of raids. 4)   What were the main reasons for the Romans' success in controlling such a large empire? Augustus was a very capable ruler and he set up an efficient government with paid civil servants 5)  What measures did the government take to distract and control the masse...

13 - 3 Rome 1)  Republic -  form of government in which power rest with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders. Patrician -  wealthy landowners who held most power. Plebeian -  t he common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population. Tribune -   assembly and elect representatives Consul -  Rome's two officials.   Senate -  the aristocratic branch of Rome's government. Dictator -  a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army. Legion -   Roman soldiers were organized into large military units. Punic Wars -  war between Rome and Carthage. Hannibal -  Carthaginian general. 3) What limits were there on the power of the Roman consuls? They could only serve for one year, the same person could not be elected for ten years, and one  consul  could always overrule the others decision. 4) What was the significance of the twelve tables? They were ...

Blog 13 - 2 Rome Main ideas: Rome began as a republic, a government in which elected officials represent the people. Eventually absolute rulers called emperors seized power and expanded the empire. At its height, the Rome empire touched 3 continents - Europe, Asia, and Africa. For several centuries, Rome brought peace and prosperity to its empire before its eventual collapse. Out of Judea rose a monotheistic, or single-god, religion known as christianity. Based on the teachings of Jesus of nazareth, it soon spread throughout Rome and beyond. Rome Timeline: 509 B.C. - Rome becomes a republic. 264 B.C. - The first Punic War begins. 218 B.C. - In the Second Punic War, Hannibal invade Italy. 31 B.C. - Octavian defeats the forces of Antony and Cleopatra. 284 A.D. - Diocletian becomes emperor of Rome. 476 A.D. - Western Roman Empire falls.

13 - 1 Rome Today in class we went over the test, which I did pretty well on, but I think I would have gotten a better grade if I had studied the things, I didn’t know a little bit more, maybe I would have gotten an A. But then we went over what we would be doing while you are going to be out, like what we should accomplishing each day and what needs to be done by the time the bell rings,  and that we need to still be posting a blog every day and how on Friday now it needs to be done before midnight, not Saturday. We need to finish our work each class period and we cannot be playing games even if we are done, you should be working on other work from other classes. There is a schedule of what we need to follow is on a piece of paper right next to the white board  calendar .

      Blog 12 – 4       Greece         Today in class we took a test about Greece and I think I did ok. I could have studied more about the professors and their accomplishments because on the test that is the part I got stumped on, I didn’t really know all of that information as well as I could have. They part about naming who went with what accomplishment was difficult for me. I think that I got a B on the test because I knew everything else on the test and I did really well and didn’t make unwise mistakes, I made sure to focus on the question and I used process of elimination to help with the ones I didn’t know. After we finished, we were told to do our blogs and to find something else to work. So I’m going to do my math homework and then write a paper for English class.

Blog 12 - 3    Greece  Today went reviewed this section and the questions that will be on the test. Hellenistic  - The blending of culture. Alexandria  - An Egyptian city that became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization. Euclid  - A highly regarded mathematician, who taught in Alexandria. Archimedes  - A Hellenistic scientist, of Syracuse, who studied at Alexandria. He accurately estimated the value of pi ( π). Colossus of Rhodes  - A bronze statue that stood more than 100 feet high. 3) How did the trade contribute to cultural diversity in the  Hellenistic city of Alexandria? Alexandria became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization. 4) How did the Euclid influence some of the developments in astronomy during Hellenistic period? The astronomers, Eratosthenes and Aristarchus, used his geometry text that we still use today. 5) What did Stoicism and Epic...

Blog 12 - 2    Greece  1)  Hellenistic - The blending of culture. Alexandria - An Egyptian city that became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization. Euclid - A highly regarded mathematician, who taught in Alexandria. Archimedes - A Hellenistic scientist, of Syracuse, who studied at Alexandria. He accurately estimated the value of pi ( π). Colossus of Rhodes  - A bronze statue that stood more than 100 feet high. 3) How did the trade contribute to cultural diversity in the  Hellenistic city of Alexandria? Alexandria became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization. 4) How did the Euclid influence some of the developments in astronomy during Hellenistic period? The astronomers, Eratosthenes and Aristarchus, used his geometry text that we still use today. 5) What did Stoicism and Epicureanism have in common? T hey both promote having social unity.

Blog 12 - 1    Greece  1) Phillip ii - The king of Macedonia, who was a brilliant general and a ruthless politician. Macedonia - A kingdom, located just north of Greece, and had rough terrain and a cold climate. Alexander The Great - The son of king Philip ii, he proclaimed himself as king and was a cruel king, he ventured across Persia and conquered it. Darius iii - The Persian king, who was ruthless and cruel. 2) How was Phillip ii able to conquer Greece? He encouraged them to fight together and they could not agree on any single policy, but finally Athens and Thebes joined forces but it was to late . Why did Alexander continues campaign of conquest after this goal had been achieved? He was more interested in expanding his empire than governing it. He continued on until they reach the Indus Valley were but after winning a fierce battle decided to turn back. What happened to Alexander's empire after his death? Generals fought among themselves to control t...

Blog 11 - 4    Greece  1) Phillip ii - The king of Macedonia, who was a brilliant general and a ruthless politician. Macedonia - A kingdom, located just north of Greece, and had rough terrain and a cold climate. Alexander The Great - The son of king Philip ii, he proclaimed himself as king and was a cruel king, he ventured across Persia and conquered it. Darius iii - The Persian king, who was ruthless and cruel. 2) How was Phillip ii able to conquer Greece? He encouraged them to fight together and they could not agree on any single policy, but finally Athens and Thebes joined forces but it was to late . Why did Alexander continues campaign of conquest after this goal had been achieved? He was more interested in expanding his empire than governing it. He continued on until they reach the Indus Valley were but after winning a fierce battle decided to turn back. What happened to Alexander's empire after his death? Generals fought among themselves to control...

Blog 11 - 3    Greece  1) Direct Democracy - A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives. Classical Art - They wanted to portray ideal beauty, not realism. Their values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion became the standard. Tragedy - A serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal. These dramas featured a main character, or tragic hero. A tragic flaw usually caused the hero's downfall. Comedy - Scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor. Playwrights often made fun of politics and respected people and ideas of the time. Peloponnesian War -A war between 2 city-states, Athens with the stronger navy, Sparta with the stronger army. Philosopher - "Lovers of wisdom". Socrates - A critic of Sophists, he believed in that absolute standards did exist for truth and justice. Plato - A student of Socrates, he wrote his most famous work, The Republic.  Aristotle - A student of Plato...

Blog 11 - 2    Greece  I was not in class today, I had to leave early for a lacrosse game. I will get my makeup work Thursday since we don't have class tomorrow.

Blog 11 - 1    Greece         Today we saw a presentation on the Olympics, then we watched a chariot races from a movie. I think they had done really good with their presentation and we still have another project to watch tomorrow. I learned a lot about the Olympics and what sports they had done and what were the rules and how exactly they were played. I can’t wait until the next project which is going to be about the Greek foods, they had given us pancakes in class today but did not present yet. I think that we got a good grade on our presentation, we had gone last Friday, and we went 2 nd  after the group that did the Pantheon, and everything had worked we did not have any problems when presenting. I don’t know what we are doing next after all presentations are done with, I really want to learn about Rome and about their lifestyles and more.