more chapter 4 info

 

 

Important Dates:

 

 

1600-1100 B.C. -

 

 

1200 B.C. -

 

 

1150-750 B.C. - This time period was known as the Dark Ages, because Greek Culture died down and writing fell out of use.

 

 

776 B.C. –

 

 

750-700 B.C. –

 

 

621 B.C. –

 

 

600-371 B.C. –

 

 

594 B.C. –

 

 

508 B.C. –

 

 

490-371 B.C. –

 

 

490 B.C. –

 

 

480 B.C. –

 

 

480-430 B.C. –

 

 

461-429 B.C. –

 

 

447-432 B.C. –

 

 

431-404 B.C. –

 

 

339 B.C. –

 

 

336 B.C. –

 

 

Important People/Immortals:

 

 

Homer: He was a Greek poet who wrote the Odyssey and the Allied.

 

 

Odysseus: A Greek hero who fought in the Trojan War and got lost on his way home, according to the Odyssey, and fought/encountered various monsters.

 

 

Zeus: the King of the gods, he is the son of Kronos, Titan lord of time. He is the god of the sky and lightning.

 

 

Athena: She is said to have been born straight from Zeus’s brain. She is goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, as well as the patron goddess of Athens.

 

 

Draco:

 

 

Solon:

 

 

Pisistratus: He was a tyrant who ceased power by telling the people that he was accompanied by the goddess Athena. He also got the support of common folks by making them more important than they ever were. This triggered democracy and made Athens a rich and powerful city-state.

 

 

Cleisthenes: Another politician that ruled during the Aristocracy, hover instead of continuing the tradition of the Aristocrats, he invented democracy and gave the common people a voice in government and let the people rule themselves.

 

 

Darius (the Great):

 

 

Xerxes:

 

 

Pheidippides:

 

 

Themistocles:

 

 

Pericles: A famous Greek politician

 

 

Aristophanes:

 

 

Socrates: A Greek philosopher, accused of corrupting the youth of Athens. He invented the Socratic Method, and was killed by being forced to drink holly.

 

 

Plato:

 

Aristotle:

 

 

Alexander the Great: A great general in the Greek army. He conquered many territories and even conquered the great Persian Empire.

 

 

Places: be able to map the following

 

 

Athens, Sparta, the Ionian and Aegean Seas, Peloponnesus, Persian Empire, and Ionia

 

 

Government:

 

 

Monarchy- ruled by a single ruler, most often a king or queen

 

 

 Democracy- all adult citizens get to have a say in politics. In Greece this applied only to males

 

 

 Oligarchy- Minority rules over the majority. One example of this is Sparta.

 

 

 Aristocracy- A society in which the rich landowners, called aristocrats, dominate over the majority of common folk. The commoners were forced to do all of the manual labor and nobody could do anything that would have caused them to move up the social hierarchy.

 

 

Pericles’s three goals for Athens:

 

 

1.        

2.        

3.        

 

Greek Art:

 

 

Sculpture:

 

 

Architecture: Parthenon- most famous, grandest temple to the goddess Athena

 

 

Drama:

Comedy: A play that has a humorous aspect to it.

Tragedy: A play in which one of the characters dies.  

Ch. 4 study guide

Important Dates:

1600-1100 B.C. -

1200 B.C. -

1150-750 B.C. - This time period was known as the Dark Ages, because Greek Culture died down and writing fell out of use.

776 B.C. –

750-700 B.C. –

621 B.C. –

600-371 B.C. –

594 B.C. –

508 B.C. –

490-371 B.C. –

490 B.C. –

480 B.C. –

480-430 B.C. –

461-429 B.C. –

447-432 B.C. –

431-404 B.C. –

339 B.C. –

336 B.C. –

Important People/Immortals:

Homer: He was a Greek poet who wrote the Odyssey and the Allied.

Odysseus: A Greek hero who fought in the Trojan War and got lost on his way home, according to the Odyssey, and fought/encountered various monsters.

Zeus: the King of the gods, he is the son of Kronos, Titan lord of time. He is the god of the sky and lightning.

Athena: She is said to have been born straight from Zeus’s brain. She is goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, as well as the patron goddess of Athens.

Draco:

Solon:

Pisistratus:

Cleisthenes:

Darius (the Great):

Xerxes:

Pheidippides:

Themistocles:

Pericles:

Aristophanes:

Socrates: A Greek philosopher, accused of corrupting the youth of Athens. He invented the Socratic Method, and was killed by being forced to drink holly.

Plato:

Aristotle:

Alexander the Great: A great general in the Greek army. He conquered many territories and even conquered the great Persian Empire.

Places: be able to map the following

Athens, Sparta, the Ionian and Aegean Seas, Peloponnesus, Persian Empire, and Ionia

Government:

Monarchy- ruled by a single ruler, most often a king or queen

 Democracy- all adult citizens get to have a say in politics. In Greece this applied only to males

 Oligarchy- Minority rules over the majority. One example of this is Sparta.

 Aristocracy- ruled by a group of aristocrats

Pericles’s three goals for Athens:

1.        

2.        

3.        

Greek Art:

Sculpture:

Architecture: Parthenon- most famous, grandest temple to the goddess Athena

Drama:

 

-          Comedy-

-          Tradgedy-

 

 

Ch. 2 test

Today, we were scheduled to take our Chapter 2 test in class, which we did. Mr. Schick decided to take a different approach for this test. He decided to allow us to use our books, and ONLY our books. This meant that we were not allowed to use our BLOG’s, notes, or our Google presentations. The test was formatted exactly like our Chapter 1 test only it was longer. There were 30 multiple choice, 4 short answers, and one essay (we got to choose our essay again). Surprisingly, I actually got done the test when the bell rang and I was not even rushedJ! In fact, I was actually able to write four paragraphs for my answer to the essay. I would have gotten to a fifth paragraph, however, the idea that I had for it kept escaping me immediately after I remembered it. Though, it probably would not have mattered anyway, since I was short on time after finishing my fourth paragraph.    

Ancient Greek Discussion

Today we had a bit different experience in Western Civilization class. This new experience was a discussion. However, this was not a normal discussion. We debated about whether or not to allow the international students to use a translator, only if we wanted to say something, we had to step up onto the “agora” before Mr. Schick allowed us to speak. There was a good number of credible arguments made, like mine for example, was that we Americans, are familiar with the English language, where as they are not, thus, it would not count as an unfair advantage because they were never equal to us in the first place. Another good point that was brought up is that the translator provides a definition for the word. Those that were in favor countered that by saying that we would have the definitions for words in the textbook, which is an available resource for us, so that part does not matter. Once everyone had they’re say, we took a vote and the number of those in favor, largely overwhelmed those against. 

THIS IS SPARTAAAAA!!!!!

Today’s Western Civilization class included government, Greek technological breakthroughs, and SPARTAAAA!!! Did you know that Greece was the FIRST civilization to be able to say that regular folks…I mean regular MALE folks could have an opinion about politics and the nation’s decisions? However this was really only in Athens and other city-states besides Sparta. You can blame the Spartans hard-core military life for this. Ever dream of joining the military? Well, if you are a Spartan male, then you can fulfill your dream at the age of 7!!! Though one unconventional part of Spartan life is that the women actually had more freedom then the men. This is because the men were always away living in barracks to train for the military. This does not mean that the women held roles of power, but rather they could run businesses and control household activities. All because the men weren’t around. Also, Sparta was an oligarchy, meaning that it was ruled by a minority of citizens.

Greek notes continued

Today we continued taking notes on Chapter three in West Civ. However, we just took notes from his outline since the presentation idea went extremely well in two of his classes (we weren’t one of them). Today we learned that the Minoans and Mycenaeans were defeated by “the Sea People.” This group was referred to as “the Sea People” because no one at the time knew who they were and they did not leave any written record of themselves. It is almost as if they are a type of historical “ghost.” We were also informed that the Greeks were the 1^st group of people to emerge as a civilization in Europe. The Greeks were also descended from the Barbarians. Also, the languages that were spoken by the Barbarians evolved into Greek and Latin. I think that it is sort of interesting that the Greatest European nations at that time evolved from the barbarian tribes.  

make up Greece assignment

In Greece, the acropolis was the highest point in all of Athens. On the acropolis, the Greeks built what is called the Parthenon. The Parthenon is the most important temple to Athena, the Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy in Ancient Greek mythology. What made this temple of Athena so special was the beautiful architecture used to build it as well as there was a very tall statue of the goddess inside as well. Greek’s geography is comprised of mountainous terrain, about 1,400 islands, and poor natural resources. Due to the many islands controlled by the Greeks, this resulted in many people becoming skilled sailors, especially military and merchants. Rewinding to before the Greeks came around, there were war-like tribes called barbarians. Back then, this term referred to people who were non-Greek. However, today, the term has come to mean someone who is inferior or less humane than a particular standard. These barbarian were nomadic tribes that often centered on combat. In fact, the barbarian tribes would go around pillaging other villages by burning them to the ground. However, they did not do this just to destroy stuff, they did this in order to gather loot from their victims. Another fact about these barbaric tribes is that they really did not really have an actual system of government. Instead, the tribes were led by warriors, warlords, or a little later, chieftains. The last important detail of the barbarians is that they built awesome stone structures known as megaliths. The most famous example of one of these megaliths is Stonehenge. One thing that you may not have known is that the Greeks are actually the first barbarians to live in the Aegean area. If you look closely, the Greeks do display many of the traits of the barbaric tribes. For example, one of the Greeks’ favorite hobbies were to conquer other lands. Also, due to the mountainous terrain, they often lived in small, independent communities, which can be thought of as “tribes.”