Monday 3/31/14

Today in class we reviewed our test.
I did pretty well with only getting three wrong and a 93. I feel that I did good and the problems I did get wrong were pretty fair.
The only wrong one I was a bit disappointed in was number 5 which was what C. 1500 (THE C)
meant and I put Circa. That's correct but there was another option where it was A, B, AND C, which was Around, Circa, and about.
Other than that I'd say I did pretty well.
Now onto the Learning Objective:
Before I start writing about rome let me say this, I am one who loves history. However I tend to focus my studies around the more war side of history, but I still learn plenty of things about the society and government itself.
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Anyways, Roman Government was an amazing thing. The book however, or atleast I did not see, fails to mention that the Roman Government was also extremely rocky at times. It went from going to a Republic, then it would turn back into the Roman Empire, then a republic again. Needless to say, there was an immense power struggle in Rome. In many cases, Consuls, who were of the highest position in the senate and either had government power, or military power (Like Caesar) would gain so much popularity that they would try and become Emperors. Everything wasn't all peachy in the senate either, as there would be corruption to get votes. For instance, handing common citizens(Plebians) gold or food in exchange for their vote. This was the more darker side of Roman Politics. Plebians could of course participate in government, but that's the same equivalent of me telling you that you can go out and make a million dollars. You could of course, but do you ever actually expect to make a million dollars? I've never heard of the sixth month term for making a Dictator in the Senate, so I guess that's something new I learned from the book. Anyways, I look forward to reading more about Rome and also sharing what my personal knowledge of Rome is. Please feel free to comment if I'm wrong because I do want to know if I'm correct or not.

Monday/Tuesday

Monday- Today we reviewed the quiz study guide. I feel this will be a hard quiz but we will have a word bank and eveyrthing so I feel it will be ok. As long as I remember most I can use process of elimination to figure out the rest. Anyways, today went well and I'm feeling good.

Tuesday- Today we watched a video, discussed about things and heard some stories. Basically it was a small review for the quiz tomorrow which I hope will go well. I am looknig foward to it simply because I want to get quiz's out of the way rather than have them loomnig over me and me getting worried whether or not I'll be able to pass it or not. So I like getting the bad stuff out of the way first.

Cyber day

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Greece?

      d. mostly fertile land

2. Approximately ___________ of Greece is covered by mountains.                b. 3/4                        

3. Define the term barbarian as it was originally used in the ancient world.

e.     The word came from the Greek "barbaros," which originally meant "Non-Greek."

4.     What defines a megalithic structure?

c.      Massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs

5.     What does the term tribe refer to?

a.      A social and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common interests, traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship

b.      A family-based group governed by a hereditary chieftain

c.       A clan-based group prior to the advent of city-states in the Greek world

d.      A group of warriors, related by blood, who are governed by a king or queen

e.      All of these(I chose e)

6. Tribes were governed by
1. Warrior kings or queens                                        d.  all of these(i chose d)Chieftains                                                                  e.  none of these
2. Tribal leaders chosen by warriors

7. Who were the first European barbarians to make contact with civilization?

 

1. Celts

8. Which of the following modern-day countries would NOT be considered a member of “Western civilization”?

 

1. China

9. What is the name of the sea located just west of the Greek mainland?
1. Mediterranean Sea                                                

10. What is the name of the sea located just east of the Greek mainland?

                                               

1. Aegean Sea                                                               

 

11. What were the major crops the Aegean people lived on?

 

1. Grain, vines, and olives

 

12. Which civilization arose on the island of Crete?

                                                             

1. Minoan                                                                     

 

13. Which civilization established settlements along the Greek mainland’s southern shore and on some islands?

 

1. Spartan 

14. Which civilization built massive walls to protect themselves from attack?
1. Mycenaean                                                          

 

15. A period of Greek history in which the population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use, is called the
1. First Persian War                                                    d.  Dark Ages
2. Megalithic Destruction                                          e.  none of these(I chose e)
3. Collapse of Crete

16. Following this time period, the Greeks joined which group as the leading commercial and seafaring nation of the Mediterranean?
1. Etruscans                                                     

 

17. In historical writing, the letter “c” might appear before a date, as in “c. 1500 BC.”  What does this “c” mean?

                                                                

1. circa

18. By 600 BC, Greek city-states dotted the coastlines around the Mediterranean Sea.  These were called
1. colonies                                                     

 

19. Although they varied in size, ancient Greek city-states most closely resembled what modern-day geographical feature?

                                                               

1. counties                                                                    

20.  This is a form of government in which a small group of citizens dominated, and the power of the majority was limited in various ways.

                                                          c.  oligarchy

 

21. This is a form of government in which decisions were made by the majority of adult male citizens.
1. democracy                                                               

 

22. This is a form of government in which a self-proclaimed dictator held power.

 

                                              d.  tyranny

23. This is a form of government in which power is held by a single ruler, and is often passed along from father to son.

 

1. monarchy                                                        

24. Spartans used this government system.

                                           c.  oligarchy

 

25. At what age did Spartan males begin their military training?
1. seven                                                                

 

26. What was the wealthiest city-state in the ancient Greek world?
1. Athens                                           

 

27. This was the high fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient Greek town.
1. Parthenon                                                        

 

28. This was the name of the southern peninsula where Sparta was located.

 

                                                  e.  Peloponnesus

 

29. These were massive fighting ships with three banks of oars, used to ram or board enemy ships.

 

                                                                     e.  triremes

 

30. This was a heavily armed and armored citizen-soldier of ancient Greece.

 

1. hoplite                                                                      

  

Short answer.    

1. You recall the time period when the Greek population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use.  What years did this period begin and end?
2. 1100–800 BC

2. During the time period when writing fell out of use, the poet Homer is said to have told stories of the Trojan War, and of a war hero attempting to return to his home.  What are the titles of these two stories?

The illiad and the oddysey

3. The word “Mediterranean” originally meant _____________________ .

it meant center of the world

4. What were prominent and long-established Athenian land-owners called?

nobility

 

Wednesday

We watched some more interesting stuff in Western Civ today. I'm going to be honest, my favorite subject is probably history. I like to take my interest beyond the text book and study all these nations, especially the war side of them mainly. So I really know a lot about them.
I know about the hoplites and their formations, I also know about the pikemen who used sarrisa's and held back the enemy. I also know about Macedon's Companion calvary and shield bearers.
If I had to talk about everything I knew, the list would probably go on for a long time (not trying to brag)
But yeah, I really like civilizations so really do like this class.
Hopefully ,although doubtfully, we'll get into really interesting times like Roman, the Crusades, ww1 or ww2.

Monday/Tuesday

On Monday we didn't have school so I have to write about what we did at our house. I can't make the video myself as my partner Eric is making it, but I'm helping him by finding sound, and video clips and also finding pictures. I asked him if theres anything else I need to find and he said he'll let me know. We're currently working on the commercial and we're doing Sparta. Eric is a good drawer so he's finishing the panels pretty well.


Tuesday:
On Tuesday we had a half day so class was considerably shorter. In fact, every class that day was pretty short in all honesty. But, it's better than another cyber day. And I would also gladly have a two hour delay more than any cyber day, so it works out for the best.  We tried to begin watching a video but it didn't exactly last long.

Monday

Today in class we, weren't in class.
Today we stayed home to work on our project which is a commercial sponsoring either Athens or Sparta. I like this assignment because I truly and honestly have a love for history. I just like learning about civilizations and usually go beyond studying from the text book. I like to learn about these different nations and periods in time by doing some of my own research, or playing games relating to the time period. Anyways, I hope to see everyone in school Tuesday.