West Civ

today we did a worksheet  also... 1.)  For each term, write a sentence explaining its significance.           civil war: a  conflict between two political groups within the same country 3.) What factors contributed to the fall of the Roman Republic?     -   Empire was far too vast     - Catholic religion split --> causing conflict     - the constant  hammering of Germans and nomads     - losing money because of raids 4.) What were t he main reasons for the Romans' success in controlling such a large empire? Augustus was a very good ruler set up an efficient government with paid civil servants 5.) What measures did the government take to distract and control the masses of Rome? triumvirate: i n Ancient Rome, a group of three leaders sharing control of the  Julius Caesar: a m ilitary leader who joined forces with Crassus and Pompey; was  elected consul in 59 BC government ...

1. republic- power results in citizens who have the right vote for their leaders patrician- deathly landowners who held most of power plebeian- common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population tribune- plebeians formed assembly to elect representatives consul- like kings, commanded armies and directed the government senate- aristocratic branch of Romes gov dictator- a leader who has absolute power over laws and army legion- large military units punic wars- Rome and Carthage at war hannibal- brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge carthage's earlier defeat 3. consuls terms were only one year long and could not be elected again for another 10 years. Also could veto or out rule another 4. group of 10 officials wrote down Romes laws and carved on 12 tablets 5. Chose to sneak up on the Romans traveling from Spain, then France, through the alps.

main idea- power and authority- early romans established a republic which grew powerful and spread its influence Empire building- Rome touched three empires, brought peace to several countries. religious and ethical systems- monotheistic out of Judea, christianity, spread throughout Rome and beyond. 509- became republican 264- first punic war began218- second punic war, Hannibal invades 31- Octavian defeats forces of Anthony and cleopatra 284- Diocletian became emperor  of Rome 476- western roman empire falls.

Today in class Mr. Shcick told us about how he is going to leave for surgery for two weeks and all the  work he is leaving us to do. The work does not seem to bad and should be easy to finish before the end of class some days. I kinda wish he would have just posted the book and gave us off that mod but said you have to do X amount of work so we can choose to do it then or at night but whatever. I don't remember the rest of class so that sucks.

today was okay. We took a test that I failed so thats not good. Lets hope that it does not effect my grade that much but if it does i should be able to get it back up in time. I want straight As. But whatever, im just kinda one at this point. I want summer. But who doesn't? The rest of class i just sat there and online shopped. that was fun. Im redecorating my room

Today we went over chapter 4 and 5. I sat there the whole time very bored. All the things Mr. Shcick was reviewing I had in my nots so that was good. It was mainly about Alexander the great. about his father, mother, land conquered, and then he died. Three generals split up his land and then it collapsed. many of his ideas stayed around though. The Hellenistic culture was a blend of other cultures with Greeks, just what Alexander has wanted. Alexandria was the key town in which everything happened. It became famous internationally. i wonder what our Alexandria is in the world today. But anyways then Mr. Shcick stated talking about some side stories and i kinda zoned out. Actually he is telling one now. Yeah i have no clue what he's saying.

1) Philip II- King of Macedonia; wanted to take control of Greece, avenge Persian invasion, and battle Persia to gain it's great wealth. Macedonia- North of Greece, rough terrain, and a cold climate. Alexander the Great- Son of King Philip to immediately claimed the title as king of Macedonia, became king at 20 years old, worked to gain as much land as possible. Darius III- King of Persia, tried to withstand Alexander the Great but never could. 3) Philip II was able to conquer Greece by having a very organized phalanx and a fast calvary, raising is military to be very strong, and by always being relentless. Philip never stood down a battle and he was always willing to push through despite what the opposing army might have.  4) Alexander first decided to continue his fathers legacy and conquer Persia and he did this successfully. From here on, Alexander was truly only concerned about keeping his reign and he wanted to rule as much land as possible. He wou...

134-139 Direct Democracy- Allowed Athens to disperse power within the city-state so that citizens were happy with choices. Classical Art- Style of art that artisans in Greece followed; set the standard for later pieces of art. Tragedy- Style of theatrical performance to entertain Greeks; typically about love, hate, war or betrayal. Comedy- Style of theatrical performance to entertain; involved slapstick situations and crude humor. Peloponnesian War- 431-404BC, Athens was defeated by Sparta which gave Sparta a boost of confidence. Philosophers- Great thinkers that wanted to deepen their knowledge in the natural world; helped teach citizens and make them think harder about things they believe. Socrates- One of the first philosophers who would ask one questions on their questions to deepen understanding and make one think harder, brought great knowledge to Athens. Plato- One of Socrates students and he wrote about encounters with Socrates which allowed others to understand what went on. ...

Today in class we listened to Mr.Schick talk the whole time. It was boring. I’m tired of learning abt Greece. It’s soooooooooo boring. But i learned some new stuff so i guess it’s cool. Just wish we didn’t do book work the whole class. I hate bookworm. I would so much rather do a PowerPoint. Welp that’s abt it so yeah

Today in class we waited for Athen Elpris, and Dylans group to be ready for their presentation. It took a good amount of time which is good. Less work for us. They finally finished getting ready and we were able to watch. they did a rap and it was reallyyyy good. Also funny. Plus it actually made sense and looked like it took a lot of work. I thought it was going to be a lot worse. After we finished taking notes and some class work from the day prior.

Todays class was very boring. All we did was book work that takes forever cause I hate writing notes. Other then that at the beginning of class Elpris and Dylan were fighting over whether they should do there presentation without Athen or not. After many fights in and out of the room they decided not to. Even tho Elpris won rock paper scissors. But that was it and the rest of class was not really fun. questions: 1) Direct Democracy: Democracy when the people have a say at a ballet or vote Classical Art: values of harmony, order, and balance into art. Tragedy: Drama theater Comedy: slapstick and crude humor type of theater Peloponnesian War: Sparta and Athens go to war, Sparta won Philosopher: lovers of Wisdom Socrates:He believed in Absolute Standards, admired, punished some view points Plato: A student of Socrates, wrote "The republic", Perfect Government of three stages, Farmers, Artisans, and warriors Aristotle: Philosopher that questioned the nature of the worl...

today in class we finished presentations. Sydney Moore and Brysan brought in food for there presentation and it was pretty good. Alexas' group made pottery and it was really good and pretty. Thought it was cool and unique. Thats about al I really remember from class. Oh, also another presentation on the Olympics occurred so yeah that happened. Thats about it so i don't really know what else to say.