Andrew's Western Civ Blogs

Today, I am going to explain some of the differences between the Patricians and the Plebians of Rome. First, the Patricians were very wealthy people, mainly men, and owned lots of land. Their power all came from inheritance, so they believed that gave them the right to make most of the important decisions. On the other hand we have the Plebians, who were the common folk of Rome. They wanted more power in government, but only had the right to vote, and couldn't really run for office. In Greece, an equivalent of Patricians would be the Aristocrats, which was government that was ruled by the rich. For Plebians, that would just be the regular citizens, who didn't have too much role in government other than voting.

Today, we were assigned to write vocab definitions for our Rome unit. Republic- a form of government where citizens have power, and can vote for their own leaders. Patrician- A wealthy landowner who had most of the power in government Plebeian- Commonfolk such as farmers, merchants, or artisans, who made up the majority of the population in Rome Tribune- Representatives who protected citizens rights from  politicians Consul- These were two main leaders of Rome, who one had a one year term. They directed armies and ran the government Senate- An Aristocratic branch of Rome's government, which had 300 members Dictator- A leader with absolute power in a crisis, who only lead for 6 months Legion- Large military units in Rome's army, which each had about 5,000 foot soldiers per legion Punic Wars- The war between Rome and Carthage that lasted from 264-146 BC. This was made up of three smaller wars, but eventually Rome won.  Hannibal- A military strategist for Carthag

For my essay question about Greece, I am going to write all about the war between the Persians and the Greeks. My first paragraph will cover the reason for why Persia attacked the Greeks to begin with, which was to add on to their massive empire. My second paragraph will be about the differences of the Persian and the Greek armies, including the navy and their formations. The third will focus on some of the specific battles that took place over the span of the war, including the battle of 300. The next paragraph will focus on the way that the war brought the city states closer together, and how they used it to their advantage. The final paragraph will take all of that information, and explain how the Greeks were ultimately victorious over Persia.

1) Who was the son of the King Philip II of Macedon? Alexander the Great 2)______ was the philosopher who came up with the infamous Noble Lie. Plato 3) What was one of the most powerful formations for soldiers on foot in ancient greece? a) the trieme b) the phalanx c) the hoplites the phalanx 4) What was one of the main forms of entertainment in Ancient Greece?  Plays 5) The god named _______ was the god who sent Odysseus off course several times in the book "The Odyssey". Poseidon

1) Plato defined The Forms as perfect and unchanging, while we live on an unperfect Earth. They are also the perfect version of all the things that we see around us. Plato thought that people should try to find the perfect form of everything, to try and better our world.  2) The three groups in Plato's ideal society would be split into producers, soldiers, and finally the rulers. The way people would follow this is with the Noble Lie, and that would help determine your status in life.  3) Plato's thoughts on women varied over time, as he thought that women had just as much right to rule as men. It can sound a little contradictory because he also would compare women to children. He also thought that for some reason the womb was living, and could move around freely in the body.  4) The Noble Lie that Plato proposed said that everyone had gold, silver, brass, and iron, in our souls. The more of a certain metal would mean a higher status in life. This is said to also for

If there's two city-states that go head to head, what comes to mind are of course Athens and Sparta. When they fought they would fight to the last, when Athens had sails flying on the mast. With Athens with their navel ships, the Trieme had the quickest trips. Since no boats had any guns, ramming was the way they won. Sparta was also very fierce, with their men armed with spears that pierce. To keep the enemies overwhelmed, they used the Phalanx to keep them at helm. Mostly on the ground is when they win, trained from young boys to fight for their kings. These two city-states rarely came together, but the Persians were what kept them tethered. They tried their best, and with all their might, Greece won to see another night.

1) The first building to explain is said to be one of the most famous in the world, The Parthenon. This building stood as a symbol of Athens power and wealth, and is one of the most decorative buildings Greece had ever seen. The Parthenon was the treasury for Athens at the time of the Delian League, but was also used as a temple for Athena too. 2) The second is called the Temple of Zeus. This is similar to The Parthenon because it was another temple for a Greek god. This was built at the center of Athens, but the actual construction was split into two different parts, both very far apart from another. As you can see the main style of architecture back then was with columns, and they held up most of the giant buildings in Greece.

1) At the time in ancient Greece, there were two types of drama, tragedy and comedy. A tragedy was a more serious and somber play, with some more common themes of love, death, or hate. On the other hand, a comedy was a play with a more uplifting themes, and contained lots of crude humor and jokes. 2) a) When I was in middle school, I was in the play for all three years there. I wouldn't really consider the three comedies, even though they all had a few jokes throughout. They were definitely similar to ancient Greece, since we built sets for the stage, and we had costumes for the actors to wear. Of course girls were allowed to be in this rather than ancient Greece, where young boys played the women's roles. 3) This Theater was a semi-circle, and was elevated so everyone could see the stage. It was also open, which meant it was exposed to the elements outside. The actors would preform in the middle of the pit area, and the only way for people to hear them is to talk loudly, s