West Civ blogs

I'm out of school today because I feel dizzy. I will post my make up work to this blog tomorrow.  I hope your surgery went well! 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 The Empire was far too vast The Catholic religion split, causing conflict Constant hammering of Germans and nomads Losing money because of raids 2.) Augustus was a very capable ruler and he set up an efficient government with paid civil servants 3.)The government provided free games, races, mock battles, and gladiator contest

republic-form of government in which power rest with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders. Patricians- wealthy landowners who held most power. Plebeians- the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population. Tribunes- assembly and elect representatives. Consuls-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. Legions-Roman soldiers were organized into large military units. Punic Wars-war between Rome and Carthage. Hannibal- Carthaginian general. 3.) 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.)To ensure that all free citizens had protection under the law, all laws were carved on twelve tablets and hung in a forum. 5.) Instead of a head on attack, he used a surprise attack.

main ideas- power and authority- Rome began as a republic, a government in which elected officials represent the people. Eventually, absolute rulers called emperors seized power and and expanded the empire. Empire buildings- At it's height, The Roman Empire touched three continents- Europe, Asia, and Africa. for several centuries, Rome brought peace and prosperity to it's empire before it's eventual collapse. Religious and ethical systems- 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 Time line of Rome- 509 BC-Rome becomes a republic 264 BC- First punic war begins 218 BC- In the second Punic war, Hannibal invades Italy 31 BC- Octavian defeats the forces of Antony and Cleopatra (bust of Cleopatra) AD 284- Diocletian becomes emperor of Rome AD 476- Western Roman Empire falls. ( Roman Horsemen)

Today in west civ we found out that Mr. Schick will not be here due to a surgery. He will be out for ten days and we meet this class eight out of the ten days. He has a paper set up so that we know what to do for the next eight days.  We got our test results back and I got an 88. We also got back our presentation grades and my group got an 88 as well. We also got a forty-nine out of fifty on our paper.

Today in West civ, We took a test on Ancient Greece. On the test there were a bunch of terms that we had to fill in. Another section was when a question started with "Hi there" which was kind of funny. Other terms on the test were terms like this... Alexander wanted to take over Persia. Alexander became king at 20. Darious III- King of Persia. murdered by his own soldiers. He always ran away from the battle. After he gets defeated by Alexander, he tries to make a peace treaty by giving Alexander 1/3 of their land. Alexander says no, keeps fighting and gets alllll of the Persian land. They named him Pharaoh of Egypt.  Hydaspses river- Alexander tried to fight them but they had a Calvary, phalanx, elephants, Indians people fought.  Tries to make Babylonia the capital. Died at 32.   People don't know how he died. After he died, The empire was split into three different sections. Helenistic culture- Culture spreading between India, Persia, and Egypt.

Alexander wanted to take over Persia. Alexander became king at 20. Darious III- King of Persia. murdered by his own soldiers. He always ran away from the battle. After he gets defeated by Alexander, he tries to make a peace treaty by giving Alexander 1/3 of their land. Alexander says no, keeps fighting and gets alllll of the Persian land. They named him Pharaoh of Egypt.  Hydaspses river- Alexander tried to fight them but they had a Calvary, phalanx, elephants, Indians people fought.  Tries to make Babylonia the capital. Died at 32.   People don't know how he died. After he died, The empire was split into three different sections. Helenistic culture- Culture spreading between India, Persia, and Egypt. Alexandria- Foremost center of the commerce. People want to buy stuff, sell stuff, do stuff, learn stuff Euclid- mathematician.  Museum that astronomers could go and study the stars and planets. Archimedes - computed pi to more digits then we thought.  Gre...

Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences.  Koine- popular language that they people used to communicate because everyone knew it. Alexandria- Foremost center of the commerce. Philip died and Alexander took throne and was nicknamed Alexander the Greater his 13 years of accomplishments.  Philip was stabbed at his daughter's wedding.  Macedonia- cold climate, rough terrain  There were comedy's and tragedies. Alexander died at the age of 32 from a fever and and illness He planned to take over all of Persian. Alexander denied the offer of past the Euphrates river.  Alexander's victory over Gaugamela ended Persia's power.  Athens and Thebes joined forces to fight Philip.

Philip II- King of Macedonia. Brilliant and ruthless politician. Made peasants a well trained professional army. his organized army was 16 by 16 men. Macedonia- north of Greece.  Rough terrain and cold climate. Alexander the Great- accomplishments over the 13 years ,Ade him known as Alexander the Great. Died by being stabbed to death at his daughters wedding. Defeated Persia. Darious III- Persian king.  Raised a huge army of 50,000 to 75,000 men. 3.) They were defeated in the battle of Chaeronea. 4.)He wanted to rule the world. 5.)Antigonus- king of Macedonia.     Ptolemy- Egypt.      Seleucus- took most of the old Persian empire.

Today in western Civilization we went over our notes and learned about two plays. Lysistrata- The females got sick and tired of the men fighting so they got together and told the men that they would not have "a relationship" with them if they continued to fight. They then stopped fighting Oedipus rex- An old woman told the king his son would kill him so he ordered one of his servants to kill the baby. The king tied his feet together and handed him to the servant. The servant couldn't do it so he left the baby on a hill. Another family found him and raised him.Once the baby grew older, he went into town, ran into the carriage that the king was in and killed the king. The boy ended up becoming king and started sleeping with his mom. The old women said "I told your father so!" The boy said "what?" and the women explained how she predicted fait. The boy connected the dots and soon everyone knew he killed his father and slept with his mom. They all mad...

Today in class, it was the last presentation. Athan, Elpris and Dylan made a rap about Ancient Greece and the whole class got it on video. Everyone in the class recorded the rap and airdropped it to people. They probably got the highest grade in the whole class. Will has a shadow named will and he goes to Concordia prep, plays baseball and knows Bevin Russ. I also had an ortho appointment today so I came in late and was very tired but this class woke me up so that was good. I missed math which I was happy about but I keep thinking about how I missed the review so I have a lot to study... We have a test on the last three sections of ancient Greece the day before spring break so next Friday.

direct democracy - a form of govt in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives, was and important legacy of perigean Athens. Classical art- Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for a classical period, classical antiquity in the Western tradition, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. Harmony, order, balance, proportion, idealistic tragedy - an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. Hero starts on top. Fatal flaw, Hubris- excessive pride. Tragedy: Sophocles -Oedipus Rex comedy - professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. Made fun of politics; crude humor; slapstick; Aristophanes- Lysistrata Peloponnesian war -The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Spart...

Today I presented in West civ. I did my project on Greek Gods and Goddesses. I think I did very well and I want to my my grade! That painting took forever.After my group presented, Jackson and Quin presented. They did Greek Olympics and Jackson had videos of himself participating in those activities. After that group, Sydney and Brysen presented and did their project on Ancient Greek desserts. It tasted good. My group all did different Gods and Goddesses.  Athena is Zeus' daughter and she was born from her father's head. When she came out, she was in full armor and an adult. She is also Zeus' favorite daughter.