western civ

Page 139- Questions 1, 2, 3, 5 1. direct democracy : a form of government in which citizens rule classical art : values of harmony, order, balance and proportion tragedy : serious drama about common theme such as love, hate, war, or betrayal comedy : contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor Peloponnesian war : Athens had stronger navy, Sparta had a stronger army philosophers : a thinker; a lover of wisdom Socrates : critic of sophists Plato : student of Socrates Aristotle : philosopher who questioned the nature of the world and human belief 2. Pericles' goal to strengthen the Athenian government is the one that I believe had the most impact on modern day society because we took ideas from how they ran their government and incorporated into how we run our government today. 3. Increased the amount of public officials who were paid salaries. 5. They didn't like that the Socrates believed the unexamined life is not worth living.

Today in class we took part 1 of the Ancient Greece Test. The test was kind of challenging, but I think I did pretty good on it. After we finished the test Mr. Shick let us work on homework and when everyone finished the test we got to go on our computers to complete the blog post. I felt very confident on where the oceans were located because I studied that a lot. I did not do very well on the pop quiz so I studied the questions that I struggled with the most. Here are some of the things that were on the test: - What civilization goes to what river - Greece is a mountainous peninsula - 2000 islands in Ionian and Aegean seas - Greece had many skilled sailors and shipbuilders - We need to know what a city-state is - 20% of Greece is arable - Arable: suitable for farming - Greek diet: consist of grains, grapes, olives, and fish - Mycenaeans: came first, ruled for 500 years - Dorians: ruled for 400 years - cultural diffusion: combine civilizations - Dorians moved into Mycenaea...

Today is class we reviewed for the test that is tomorrow. It is the part 1 test of Ancient Greece. We also took some additional notes to review. We went over the pop quiz questions and also went through the power point. We reviewed where the oceans are, the Aegean, Ionian, Adriatic, also we reviewed where all the islands and land masses are. The test will also be on the notes that we took from the book, not just the power point notes. Direct Democracy  - it's where the state (or in this case, the city-state) is ruled by its citizens - rule is based on citizenship - majority rule decides vote - in the agora, citizens argued, made speeches, then voted white stones (yes)/black stones (no) - it was first practiced in Athens under Cleisthenes by around 500 BCE

rewind to... clash of the tyrants - Hippias was a tyrant who ruled from 527 to 510 BCE - his brother was murdered, and his rule became harsh - eventually he was expelled from Athens - In revenge, he began working with the Persian King Daruis I, helping them invade Marathon next in line... - With Hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes engaged in a power struggle - Isagoras had support from fellow aristocrats, plus from Sparta - Cleisthenes had support of the majority of Athenians ~Isagoras becomes archon eponymous ~He ostracizes Cleisthenes ~Cleisthenes' supporters- and the ordinary Athenian citizens- revolt against Isagoras tyranny ~They trap Isagoras on the acropolis for 2 days- on the 3rd day he fled and was banished THIS ALL HAPPENED IN 508 BC Cleisthenes - definitely a member of the elite         - very rich         - insulated from the "hoi polloi"         - but... a crafty politician     ...

Democracy and Greece's Golden Age Pericles' Plan for Athens - Pericles led Athens during much of its Golden Age. He had 3 goals;  1. to strengthen Athenian democracy  2. to hold and strengthen the empire  3. to glorify Athens direct democracy : a form of government in which citizens rule classical art : values of harmony, order, balance and proportion tragedy : serious drama about common theme such as love, hate, war, or betrayal comedy : contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor Peloponnesian war : Athens had stronger navy, Sparta had a stronger army philosophers : a thinker; a lover of wisdom socrates : critic of sophists Plato : student of Socrates Aristotle : philosopher who questioned the nature of the world and human belief Penicles led Athens through the Golden Age. He also increased the amount of public officials for a stronger democracy and after the defeat of the Persians, Athens helped organize the Delian League....

Warring City-States - Polis : fundamental political unit, made up of a city and the surrounding country side                                         - Politics (affairs of the cities), policy, political, etc. - Monarchy : rule by a single person (a King, in Greece) - Aristocracy : rule by a small group of nobles, very rich, landowning families - Oligarchy : wealthy groups, dissatisfied with aristocratic rule, who seized power (often with military help) - Tyrant : powerful individual who seized control by appealing to common people for support During the seventh and sixth centuries BCE aristocrats ran the show in most of Greece - Aristocrats : members of the ruling class                ~they attended symposiums, meeting where the elite men would enjoy wine and poetry, performances by dancers and acrobats, and the company of hetaeras (cour...

The Trojan War (fact or fiction?) - Greeks have fought in many wars over time - Trojan War; fought around 1200 BCE - Part of Greek Mythology until the 19th century most historians thought was fictional because gods and goddesses got involved - the goddesses Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera were given the "apple of discord" - Paris judged Aphrodite as "the fairest" meanwhile, "sea people" and Dorians - around 1200 BCE the mysterious "sea people" began to invade Mycenae, and burnt palace after palace - so, the Dorians moved into this war-torn region, dominating from 1150-750 BCE - Dorians were far less advanced - the trade-based economy collapsed - writing disappeared for 400 years ~Greek oral tradition-stories passed on by word of mouth ~Homer lived at the end of these "Greek Dark Ages" ~He composed stories (epics) of the Trojan War c. 750-700 BCE The lliad possibly one of the last conquests of the Mycenae's (the trojan w...