western civ day 19

Today we took a test.  I think I did well.  I feel like the test was easy.  I did not really study at all either.  I have a good memory I guess.

western civ day 18

Today we reviewed for the test on ancient Greece

• Pericles was a wise statesmen 
• he wanted to strengthen the athenian democracy
• to hold and strengthen the empire
• to glorify Athens
• he increased the salary of politicians 
• after Persian war Athens started Delian league
• Athens took leadership and dominated all city-states in the league 
• Pericles used money from league to strengthen navy 
• he burrowed money to glorify Athens 
• the parthenon was constructed
• it was built to glorify Athena 
• Greece invented drama as an art form
• tragedy and comedy
• Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides were famous play writers 
• spart declared war in 431 B.C.E
• sparta won in 404 B.C.E
• All of the worlds greatest civilizations are located near bodies of water
• India/Indus River 
• China/Huang He river
• Egypt/The Nile
• Mesopotamia/ Tigris+Euphrates 
• the bodies of water that surround Greece are... 
• Aegean Sea 
• Ionian Sea
• Adriatic Sea
• the large island south of Greece is Crete
• most cities controlled 50-500 square miles of land
• cities often had fewer than 10,000 people
• rulers and commoners did not get along
• tyrants were sometimes helpful, unlike today
• Draco took power in 621
• he developed a legal code
• code dealt with. criminals harshly
• upheld slavery 
• Solon came to power in 594
• stated that citizens should not own other citizens 
• shared concepts of pressing charges, voting, and that only high class officials can rule
• around 1200 B.C.E the Mycenaeans were conquered by the "Sea people"
• Dorians moved in around 1150 B.C.E
• they were less advanced 
• there was no writing for 400 years 
• Homer told stories around Greece
• the Iliad - about the trojan war
• the Odyssey - Poseidon tries to stop Odessius from returning home

western civ day 17

Today we took notes on a few leaders of ancient Greece

• Pericles was a wise statesmen 
• he wanted to strengthen the athenian democracy
• to hold and strengthen the empire
• to glorify Athens
• he increased the salary of politicians 
• after Persian war Athens started Delian league
• Athens took leadership and dominated all city-states in the league 
• Pericles used money from league to strengthen navy 
• he burrowed money to glorify Athens 
• the parthenon was constructed
• it was built to glorify Athena 
• Greece invented drama as an art form
• tragedy and comedy
• Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides were famous play writers 
• spart declared war in 431 B.C.E
• sparta won in 404 B.C.E

Western civ day 16

direct democracy- a form of government were citizens rule directly
classical art- art from long time ago
tragedy- a genre of plays in Ancient Greece
comedy- opposite of a tragedy
Peloponnesian war- a war between Sparta and Athens
philosophers- lovers of wisdom
socrates- a critic of sophists
plato- a student of socrates
Aristotle- a philosopher that questioned the world

• Pericles was a wise statesmen 
• he wanted to strengthen the athenian democracy
• to hold and strengthen the empire
• to glorify Athens
• he increased the salary of politicians 
• after Persian war Athens started Delian league
• Athens took leadership and dominated all city-states in the league 
• Pericles used money from league to strengthen navy 
• he burrowed money to glorify Athens 
• the parthenon was constructed
• it was built to glorify Athena 
• Greece invented drama as an art form
• tragedy and comedy
• Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides were famous play writers 
• spart declared war in 431 B.C.E
• sparta won in 404 B.C.E

Western civ day 15

• All of the worlds greatest civilizations are located near bodies of water
• India/Indus River 
• China/Huang He river
• Egypt/The Nile
• Mesopotamia/ Tigris+Euphrates 
• the bodies of water that surround Greece are... 
• Aegean Sea 
• Ionian Sea
• Adriatic Sea
• the large island south of Greece is Crete

• most cities controlled 50-500 square miles of land
• cities often had fewer than 10,000 people
• rulers and commoners did not get along
• tyrants were sometimes helpful, unlike today
• Draco took power in 621
• he developed a legal code
• code dealt with. criminals harshly
• upheld slavery 
• Solon came to power in 594
• stated that citizens should not own other citizens 
• shared concepts of pressing charges, voting, and that only high class officials can rule
• around 1200 B.C.E the Mycenaeans were conquered by the "Sea people"
• Dorians moved in around 1150 B.C.E
• they were less advanced 
• there was no writing for 400 years 
• Homer told stories around Greece
• the Iliad - about the trojan war
• the Odyssey - Poseidon tries to stop Odessius from returning home

Western Civ day 14

Today in class we went over the slideshow again and we learned a few new things.

• All of the worlds greatest civilizations are located near bodies of water
• India/Indus River 
• China/Huang He river
• Egypt/The Nile
• Mesopotamia/ Tigris+Euphrates 
• the bodies of water that surround Greece are... 
• Aegean Sea 
• Ionian Sea
• Adriatic Sea
• the large island south of Greece is Crete

• most cities controlled 50-500 square miles of land
• cities often had fewer than 10,000 people
• rulers and commoners did not get along
• tyrants were sometimes helpful, unlike today
• Draco took power in 621
• he developed a legal code
• code dealt with. criminals harshly
• upheld slavery 
• Solon came to power in 594
• stated that citizens should not own other citizens 
• shared concepts of pressing charges, voting, and that only high class officials can rule
• around 1200 B.C.E the Mycenaeans were conquered by the "Sea people"
• Dorians moved in around 1150 B.C.E
• they were less advanced 
• there was no writing for 400 years 
• Homer told stories around Greece
• the Iliad - about the trojan war
• the Odyssey - Poseidon tries to stop Odessius from returning home

Western Civ day 13

Today in class we took notes on the topography of Ancient Greece.  Much of the information I did not write down because it was a repeat of the textbook notes, but I wrote the topography related in formation.

• All of the worlds greatest civilizations are located near bodies of water
• India/Indus River 
• China/Huang He river
• Egypt/The Nile
• Mesopotamia/ Tigris+Euphrates 
• the bodies of water that surround Greece are... 
• Aegean Sea 
• Ionian Sea
• Adriatic Sea
• the large island south of Greece is Crete

• most cities controlled 50-500 square miles of land
• cities often had fewer than 10,000 people
• rulers and commoners did not get along
• tyrants were sometimes helpful, unlike today
• Draco took power in 621
• he developed a legal code
• code dealt with. criminals harshly
• upheld slavery 
• Solon came to power in 594
• stated that citizens should not own other citizens 
• shared concepts of pressing charges, voting, and that only high class officials can rule

Western civ day 12

Today in class the was a sub, and we took notes all class, kinda boring

Warring City-States

Main Idea- The growth of city-states in Greece led to the development of several political systems

Why it matters now- Many political systems today's world mirror the varied forms of governments that evolved in Greece 

polis- another name for city-state

acropolis- A fortified hilltop were citizens discussed government

monarchy- a government with one ruler

oligarchy- a government with a few powerful people ruling 

aristocracy- a government with a small group of noble families in rule

democracy- rule by the people

helot- peasants forced to stay on their land and work

phalanx- military formation used by spartans 

Persian wars- wars between Greece and Persia 

• most cities controlled 50-500 square miles of land
• cities often had fewer than 10,000 people
• rulers and commoners did not get along
• tyrants were sometimes helpful, unlike today
• Draco took power in 621
• he developed a legal code
• code dealt with. criminals harshly
• upheld slavery 
• Solon came to power in 594
• stated that citizens should not own other citizens 
• shared concepts of pressing charges, voting, and that only high class officials can rule

Western civ day 11

Mycenaean- people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.

Trojan War- A ten-year war against Troy. 

Dorian- People who settled in Greece after the Mycenaeans

Homer- Greatest greek writer

Epic- Short story about heroic deeds
Myth- traditional stories about god/s

1.  
1. The Mycenaeans were the first people to settle in the greek mainland.
2. The Trojan war was a 10-year war over a kidnapped woman
3. The Dorians were less advanced peoples that settled in Greece after the Mycenaeans 
4. Homer was a blind man that was considered Greece's greatest writer
5. Epics were short stories that shared heroic deeds
6. The Greeks told myths about all their gods

3. The Greeks became skilled sailors, they were able to trade with other nations, and the Greeks had a powerful navy

4. The Minoans showed the Mycenaeans the value of seaboard trade, the Mycenaeans adopted the Minoan writing system, politics, influenced culture, and influenced literature

5. they were the only way though which knowledge and stories of the past could be communicated.

Western civ day 10

Today in class, we took a test on ancient Egypt.  It was pretty easy, considering I didn't really study at all.


Geography shapes Greek life

• Greece included over 2,000 islands in the Ionian and Aegean Sea 

The Sea 

• In a sense, the Greeks lived around a sea, not on land
• Seas were important transportation for the Greeks
• The Sea linked Greece
• Greeks became skilled sailors
• Greece lacked natural resources, valuable metals, and farmland

The land

• mountains covered 75% of Greece
• Greeks developed small, independent governments 
• small parts of land were arable
• Greece could only support as a small population

Mycenaean- people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.

Trojan War- A ten-year war against Troy. 

Dorian- People who settled in Greece after the Mycenaeans

Homer- Greatest greek writer

Epic- Short story about heroic deeds

western civ day 9

Today in class Mr. Schick argued with Mateo and we took notes on a powerpoint.


Land of the Pharaohs

• Upper Egypt was a 500 mile long stretch of fertile land along the Nile River
• Lower Egypt was on the Nile delta 
• The Nile River flows south to north
• River was the major provider of life for the Egyptians 
• The Pharaoh was all powerful and was worshipped like a god
• pharaoh connected to Egyptian gods
• Egyptians relied on a harmony and balance of the universe 
• called "maat''
• Pharaohs had many wives, and routes to financial and social success through the palace 
• women could inherit money and land and they could divorce 
• the Egyptian writing was hieroglyphics 
• they were small pictures
• script was Witten on papyrus with ink
• astronomers made a 12 month 365 day calendar 

Western Civ day 8

Today in class some kids took the Mesopotamia quiz and we expanded our knowledge on Ancient Egypt.

Land of the Pharaohs

• Upper Egypt was a 500 mile long stretch of fertile land along the Nile River
• Lower Egypt was on the Nile delta 
• The Nile River flows south to north
• River was the major provider of life for the Egyptians 
• The Pharaoh was all powerful and was worshipped like a god
• pharaoh connected to Egyptian gods
• Egyptians relied on a harmony and balance of the universe 
• called "maat''
• Pharaohs had many wives, and routes to financial and social success through the palace 
• women could inherit money and land and they could divorce 

Western Civ day 7

The Geography of Egypt 

• To the west of the Fertile Crescent
• Nile River flows for 4,100 miles
• Settlements rose on this river
• river provided water and silt

The gift of the Nile

• river provided silt in same way as Mesopotamia
• crops were planted before sun dried the silt
• villagers used irrigation ditches to water crops
• Nile river was worshiped as a god

Environmental Changes

• Nile river flooding was like clockwork
• when floodwaters were lower, then crop count dropped dramatically
• when floodwaters were higher, then crop count rose dramatically
• the desert acted as natural barriers 
• desert also made it hard to get out of Egypt
• Invaders avoided Egypt

Upper and Lower Egypt

• river travel was common
• people lived in delta as well as inner Africa
• river is south Egypt is called upper Egypt
• river in north is lower Egypt