Ethan Blog Western Civ

Dear, Future me  I am writing this two you the day before the last day of your freshman year. I hope you are still doing good things and are staying healthy. I hope the family is still doing good as ever and Aidan is doing great in college. I don’t know what I will be like when I am reading this again in the future but I hope you are still grinding really hard for baseball and doing everything you can to achieve the very high goal I have and the vision I have for myself in the future. That still means making good decisions, having good grades, and being as respectful as possible to everyone on and off the field. I hope when I read this again I am still providing for my family and am not giving them a hard time when I am told to do something. I hope that my dad's restaurant is doing amazing and is living up to the expectation we had of it. I hope when I read this again I am an honor roll student and doing really good things in the classroom and is studying really hard for every a...

Mark Antony is an experienced general Lepidus is a powerful politician Octavian forces the weak Lepidus to retire He and Mark Antony become rivals Mark Antony partners u p with Cleopatra of Egypt Militarily Personally Politically Economically Octavian defeats them at the Battle of Actium He is now the unchallenged ruler of Rome He was given the honorific “Augustus” “Exalted one” He was also given the title “imperator” Supreme military commander Expanded the Roman Empire further into Africa He set up civil service to run the government/empire Building a network of roads Collecting taxes Establishing a postal service Administering the grain supply Building awesome public facilities Buildings, aqueducts Setting up a police department Running a fire-fighting organization Finally died of natural causes

I will be taking my test on June 2nd at 8:55-9:45. the poet Juvenal said Rome “anxiously hopes for two things: bread and circuses ” bread (free grain from the state) and entertainment (Circus Maximus, Colosseum), partly to keep them alive, and partly to keep them quiet, distracted, and docile military generals worked that angle - lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share in the spoils soldiers’ loyalty was to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic Serves as consul (one year) Appoints himself governor of Gaul Pompey is jealous, becomes his rival Caesar’s armies clash with Pompey’s in Greece, Asia, Spain, and Egypt (Caesar - winning!) In 44BC he is named dictator - first for six months, then for life

C. Describe how the creation of the Roman Empire transformed Roman government, society, economy and culture.

farmers found it hard with the labor  many farmers were former soliders  as the republic became more unstable general began seizing greater power  caesar governed as an absolute ruler  he granted roman citizenship to many people in provinces  after caesars death civil war broke out again  rome was at the peak of its power in the begginning of August's rule  after he dies the government that he established maintained stability  Rome emphasized the values of discipline, strength, and loyalty  The roman's were practical people  Most people lived on the countryside They believed in powerful forces and spirits  Wealth and land was a big difference in how people live  Barely anyone had stuff they needed to live  government provided free games, races, mock battles, and gladiator contests 

The Punic War was fought by the Romans and Carthage. Carthage attacked Rome from the north after crossing Iberia. Rome burned Carthage's walls for 17 days and then took the remaining 50,000 people and turned them into slaves. They used boats in naval battles that Rome won. They were fighting for land and valuable goods.

Their government was cruel because it was a tryannt and tryannts were a very cruel type of government and had very serious consequences for very little crimes that they may have done. And the Roman government had Patricians and they were in charge of making laws, dealing justice, and commanding the army. This is simular to our U.S. government because our leader is a president and they are in charge of making laws, dealing justice, and commanding the army. So they are pretty much the same because they have the same duties of each other.

Greeks they had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea Romans borrowed ideas from them, such as: religious beliefs alphabet much of their art military techniques and weaponry Latins descendants of Indo-Europeans settled on the banks of the Tiber situated so trading ships - but not war fleets - could navigate as far as Rome, but no further a commercial port, but not susceptible to attack Etruscans  came from north-central part of the peninsula metalworkers, artists, architects many streams flowed into the Tiber there was a marshy area called the Forum,  between Palatine and Capitoline Hills Lucius Tarquinias Superbus the seventh and final king of Rome known as Tarquin the Proud (sometimes referred to as Tarquin the Arrogant) a true tyrant, in the old and modern sense of the word

I actually really liked the song and liked how you were teaching something through the lyrics in the song. I probably would have liked it more if it was in person but this is what we had to work with. Overall I liked the song and it taught me something too.

They were the twelve laws that Rome had at the time. They really set the standard in Rome and helped the society. They were the laws that helped make sure that everyone was equal and pretty much had the same rights as everyone else had. They also, kept crime down because of the punishments that would be given to them if they were to do them. They really helped them grow and it was good for them to have rules to follow.

This is a Roman town that looks like it is pretty big with a lot of people in it. There is horses that people are riding on and it and shows that people have animals.

The Roman Patricians were members of the elite class and were very big in their society. Plebians were apart of the low class and had very little say or rights in anything. In Greek they were the same way for patricians because they were at the top class and had say in Government authority in certain laws that were made. Greek Plebians are apart of the regular citizens and had some say in laws that were made but were still pretty low in the society.

Republic- is a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders Patrician- the wealthy landowners who held most of the power Plebeian- the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population Tribune- Protected the rights of the Plebeian's from unfair acts of patrician officials Consul- they commanded the army and directed the government Senate- the aristocratic branch of Rome's government Dictator- a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army Legion- Roman soldiers were organized into large military units Punic Wars- The beginning of the long struggle Hannibal- A brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage's earlier defeat

My question would be what did plato think about woman, what were the three groups in his ideal society, and what was the noble lie Plato created? The first paragraph will be your introduction paragraph. The next paragraph will describe what Plato thought about women and what he thought their role would be in his ideal society. The next paragraph would be about his three groups in his ideal society. And the paragraph after that would be about the Noble lie Plato created. It would be about what it was and why you think it was created. And the last paragraph would be all of that wrapped up in a conclusion paragraph.

1. What was Alexander The Greats Horse name? A. Harold B. Bucephalas (right answer)   C. Arron D. Herculise 2.  When was the plague of Athens? A. 430 B.C. (right answer)  B 500 B.C. C.245 B.C. D. 445 B.C. 3. Who was Zues? A. Greek God (right answer)  B. Greek goddess C. Mentor D. Human 4. Who was Plato? A. Classic Greek Philosopher (Right Answer)   B. Preacher C. Merchant D. Villager 5. What types of plays did ancient Greeks show? (two right answers)  A. Drama(right answer)  B. Comedy(right answer)  C. Macbeth D. Musical

Are the ideal versions and concepts we see around us today. And act as an instruction manual.  Producers, the military, and the rulers. He thought women were equally right to rule.  Were all born with gold, silver, or brass in their souls. 

Zeus was the Gods of all Gods He was the leader and told the other gods what to do He had lightning bolts that he would throw down on his people And would use them to defeat the god of the underground He had a few kids and was a great father He even had a kid out of his forehead One of his kids were human which meant he couldn't live with him This made Zeus upset and he brought he storm and threw a ton of lightning strikes His son then became human and could live with the gods again

In this there is a building with large stone looking pillars surrounding the entire thing. It looks like there is a ton of art on the building that may mean something to them. It also looks like a place they would pray and worship their gods at.   This looks like a place that people would go out and walk around at. Another thing is that it is very clean and built nice which shows they care about what they build a lot. Also it looks like a place people could go and buy things at as well. 

The Ancient Greeks had theater productions just like we do today. They had two types tragedy and comedy. Tragedy was about love, hate, war, and betrayal. This type had a main character that would save the day and be great or have a serious downfall that they have the overcome. Comedy contained slapstick situations or really crude humor. They would be about politics or important people at the time and would make fun of them. Plays or productions today are very similar. There are musicals that surround a certain situation but contain a ton of music. But there are also dramas that surround a situation with a main character and try to figure out why something happened or who did it.  Here there is a theater that is producing a play. There is a ton of people watching showing that this play was a really good one and that dramas in ancient times were really important to the greek people.