Wednesday, May 27, 2015

May 27, 2015

today in west civ, we took our exam essay portion. this was fairly easy because Mr. Schick gave us the topics like 5 days before today. i think i did very well. my lass only had to do two topics as well

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

May 26, 2015

Today in west civ we took our last test on Rome. i thought it was really easy...as long as you studied. i think i should have studied the branches of government a a little more though. but overall i think i got at least a B.

Friday, May 22, 2015

May, 22 2015


Etruscans- metal workers and artist

Latins- came first

Greeks-had many colonies around the med. Sea

Romans borrowed a lot of things from the Greeks

Latins settled on the Tiber River

Remus and Romulus- story

Washington D.C was not built on a marshy swamp, it is an urban legend

Tarquin the proud- last king of Rome. Bad person, total tyrant

The kings are replaced by the rule of two consuls

What is a republic??

Aristocracy??

Patricians are always the aristocrats

First set of laws?? Twelve tables

Three branches in theirs and we do to

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Monday, May 18, 2015

May 18, 2015

today in west civ, we had some of our classmates present their ancient Rome projects. they were very good and look liked they spent s lot of time on them

Friday, May 15, 2015

May 5, 2015

Today in west civ, we went over who would be presenting on what days. we also go to work some more on our projects. Ariana and I are going first in Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

May 13, 2015

In west civ today we took a pop quiz! it was hard. I didn't do well at all. I hope I can bring my grade up with this project on Rome

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

May 12, 2015

Today in west civ, Mr. Schick let some of the students teach our class. it was pretty funny. they had to go through the power point and explain all about Rome.

Monday, May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015

today in west civ we finished watching the film on Rome. I really enjoyed this clip I think it helped explained what Mr. Schick taught us a little more clear

Friday, May 8, 2015

April 8, 2015

today in west civ mr. schick was not in class, so we had time to work with our groups on our ancient Rome projects. Ariana and I are doing a replica on the Pantheon. with that we decided to do a power point to explain our information.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

April 5, 2015

Today in west civ we took MORE notes!!!! we started talking more about the three branches of government. there are legislative, judicial, and executive.

Monday, May 4, 2015

May 4, 2015

Today in west civ we took more notes on Rome...... we talked more about Tarquin. Tarquin was a supposed called "hero". he had a son named Sextus.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

April 29, 2015

Today in west civ we got time to take some notes on our project that we are working on for ancient Rome.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

April 28, 2015

Today in west civ we talked about the Baltimore Riots. we all got to share our opinions about the riot if we wanted to, to an extent. I think we should be talking more about this in school, so we get a better understanding of what is going on in the world.

Monday, April 27, 2015

April 27, 2015

today in west civ we had the whole class to look up facts on the coliseum, aqueducts and more. we took five notes each. after we did that we discussed them as a class and went over what websites were useful and which ones were not.

Friday, April 24, 2015

April 24, 2015

today in class we had time to discuss our Rome projects with our partners. Mr. Schick posted some ideas on his blog so that we could choose. he is going to post a rubric so that we know what he expects.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

April 22, 2015

Roman Expansion
   Allies and Colonies
- Rome was a military culture and made improvements to old Greek tactics. This made their army more affective
- When Rome conquered a neibohing territory, the extended Roman rights and absorbed them in the Roman culture
- Non- Romans in Italy, anxious to become a Roman citizen
Conquered an Empire
- Conquered provinces were ruled
- Tarquin- was a leader, the people didn't want him to get too powerful. (he was a tyrant) people ostazied him so that he couldn't have too much power
- Latin- res publica means in English the peoples business
- the Latin's come first to the Tibrer River
 

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

April 20, 2015

today in western civilization we got back our ancient Greece papers and talked about the errors that occurred on several throughout each class. after that we started talking and taking notes on our new unit ROME. tomorrow I will probably be putting a study guide on for Rome and adding to it as we move on further.

April 21, 2015

Today in  western civ we talked some more on Rome, we took more notes as well.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

April 15, 2015

today in western civ we finished watching the little clip on allegory's. after  that we discussed about Socrates and the unexamined life. 

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

April 14, 2015

today in western civ we started to watch this video clip on I don't really know what. we didn't get very far but I think it has something to do with an allegory. but we are going to finish that for tomorrows class and then have a discussion on it.

Monday, April 13, 2015

April 13, 2015

Today in western civ we went over our ancient Greece tests. we did this so we could correct our answers so that when the final exam comes up in the next 6 weeks we will be prepared and know the material.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

April 1, 2015

today in western civ we took our ancient Greece test. I thought this test was really hard if you didn't studied. if you did study it was probably easer. I studied and still found it hard. overall all I don't think I got an A but I don't think I did bad either.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

March 31, 2015

today in western civ we finished our essay on Triremes and Hoplites. our essay is very good. the remainder of the class today I studied.

Monday, March 30, 2015

March 30, 2015

today in class we worked on our essays some more. my group is pretty much done. so tomorrow I will probably watch the video on ancient Greece that is posted. our test is Wednesday on ancient Greece right before we get out for spring break.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

March 28, 2015

Friday in class we worked on our essay as a group. we all pitched in and assigned each other to a paragraph per person so that we all get the equal amount of work.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

March, 25 2015

Fighting Spartans
- liked war and were very aggressive
- infantry: soldiers who fought on land
- Spartan boys started training at the age 7
Athens
- had a great infantry, too, but nothing compared with their navy
- their most effective weapon was the Trireme
Trireme
- technological marvel
- fastest ship and easy to maneuver
- used as a battering ram
- row up to 170 men
The Phalanx
- close-rank, dense grouping of warriors
- armed with long spears and shields
- soldiers would advance slowly toward the enemy, until they broke their ranks
Philispherlapalooza Socrates
- looked to science and logic (not mythological gods) for explanations of how the world worked
- the Socratic method fostered critical thinking
- charged with serious crimes
         disrespecting Gods
         corrupting youths of Athens
- he did not deny what he had done: had asked for free dinners in return
- found guilty by Athenian Jury and was sentenced to death
Plato
- student and follower of Socrates
- he wrote out Socrates' teachings, described in his trial the apology (one of the most influential books ever)
Aristotle
- student of Plato
- helped foster the idea of Athens as intellectual destination (school- lyceum focused on cooperative research)
- built knowledge all over the world
- wrote topics.... logic, biology, physics, poetry, and theatre
- tutored Alexander the Great

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

March, 24 2015

Isagoras and Cleisthenes were both aristocrats
- isagoras had support from some fellow aristocrats, plus from Sparta
- Cleisthenes had support of the majority of Athens
isagoras wins....
- he ostracizes Cleisthenes
igagoras was banished in 508 BCE
Cleisthenes and Democracy
- member of the elite
- very rich
- insulated from the "hoi polloi"
- a crafty politician
Gods and Goddesses
- Posedon (god of sea)
- Aphrodite (goddess of love)
Dionyness (god of wine)
Zeus was the ruler of heaven and earth; father of Athena
god of....
- sky weather thunder lighting law order and justice
- Zeus had a temper
Athena- goddess of wisdom, skill. warfare, intelligence, and battle strategy
- she was born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored
- city ATHENS was named after her

Monday, March 23, 2015


 

Great philosophers
Aristotle
  • Born in 384 BC
  • Died in 322 BC, 62 years old
  • Taught Alexander the Great 
  • Golden mean- meant balance of too much and too little in somebody's personality
  • Anther- meant air, wind, fire and water
Socrates
  • Born in 470 BC
  • Died in 399 BC, 71 years old
  • He was a Greek philosopher (western)
  • He is known for his writings
  • Cut stone for a living
  • Socratic method was based on answering questions
  • He served in the Peloponnesian War 
  • He was sentenced to death by drinking Hemlock a liquid substance
  • He owned up to his own crime and was found guilty by some people, others did not think so
Plato
  • Born in 427 BC
  • Died in 348 BC, 82 years old
  • Founded the Academy of Athens
  • Wrote the "apology"
  • He was put to death
 

Friday, March 20, 2015

Athens
- capital of Greece
- hot and dry summers
- men were considered citizens, women were not
- men did the shopping, had education, and made rules
- women were housewife's
- they cooked, cleaned
- women would wear make-up cause they were so pale
- boys had private tutors
- childhood was short for girl they were married at the age 13
- the largest building in Athens was the Parathion
Sparta
- was located on the Southern en don the point of Equator River
- really relied on agriculture just like Sparta
- dependent on farming
- used irony money, because it was harder to steal
- boys leave home at age 7 to start training for the professional army
- women in Sparta did receive education, and physical things like gymnastics for fun
- they were decedents
Pelopensaina war
- April 431 BC. 404
- war against Sparta and Athens. lasted 27 years
- ships brought people and that started the plague,  killed 2/3 of the population including Paraclies
- the plague spread very quickly and was deadly

Wednesday, March 18, 2015


Transformation of the government
  • During the centuries aristocrats ran the show most of Greeks influence in society, government than the middle class and poor people.
Aristocracy
  • Ruled by aristocrats
  • They attended symposiums, meetings where the elite men would enjoy wine, poetry performances by dancers and acrobats while discussing political parties  
  • Escorted  from a company of hetaeras
Very exclusive clubs
  • No women (except the "entertainment"
  • No middle class or slaves
  • Sometimes even certain aristocrats were excluded
Tyrants seize control
  • Sometimes aristocrats would form alliances with hoplites (solders) and set up alternative form of government called tyrany
Tyrant- is someone who rules outside the framework of the Polis
Modern meaning- an abusive or oppressive ruler
Greek meaning- someone who simply seized power (usually with solder help)
Clash of Tyrants
Hippias- tyrant who held power for 17 years
  • Brother was murdered, and his role became harsh
  • Eventually he was expelled from Athens (ostracized)
  • In revenge, he began working with the Persian kin Darius 1, helping them invade Marathon

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

notes

  • 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 (this is called being ostracized)
  • in revenge, he began working with the Persian king Darius I, helping them invade Marathon
  • there are no middle lass or slaves
  • a tyrant is someone who rules outside the framework

Monday, March 16, 2015

today in class we worked on our power points in class with our groups. our group is almost done. we have about 10 slides so far. and we present on Friday.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Today in western civ we took a pop quiz on Ancient Greece. it was only 10 questions and we had 10 seconds for each question we did. I did very well on the pop quiz. I think I only got one wrong and that was one of the rivers. overall I really enjoy learning about Greece. I think it is very interesting and am really excited to start this project with my classmates.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Ariana Conits
Kelsey Boyle
 Today in class we all picked groups for our project. we are doing warfare of the land, we will be doing that soon. we also went over Mr.shcicks review for human geo. most of all the results were positive.

Monday, March 9, 2015

ancient greece

olives are a huge part in Greek culture they eat them and they can be used for making oil, they use this as one of their demands. difficult to unite the ancient Greeks because of the terman they developed. shaped skilled sailors and ship builders we a part of shaping Greece' culture. there are over 1400 hundred islands some are Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean seas. 

Friday, March 6, 2015

cyber day 3/6

PLATO
428-347 B.C
Plato was one of the most important figures of the Ancient Greek world. he grew up from a wealthy Athenian family. he was very important because he laid out foundations of Western Cultures. he was educated as well. mainly in philosophy, poetry, and gymnastics. later on he taught students. Plato always would say to his students "there is no other road to happiness."

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Cyber Day Talk

Today in Western Civ we did not talk about ancient Greece. we talked about cyber day in general today. we talked about how teachers are supposed to give us no more than 45 minutes of classwork/homework and how it has to be posted by 10Am. we also talked about students plagiarizing their cyber work and how its a bad thing to do.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

more on ancient Greece

there are over 14 hundred islands surrounding Greece. the Mediterranean sea mean two things. one MEDI means middle and TERRA means of earth. when you put them together you get middle of the Earth. Athens and Sparta did not like each other even though they were very close to each other (location) Greece is mainly mountains that's why they sail boats to get places cause it is faster instead of climbing mountains to get places.

Monday, March 2, 2015

cyber day assignment: ancient Greece

located-on the Southern most point of the Balkan Peninsula and is near three large bodies of water
topography- land extends out into the Mediterranean sea. much of the  land in Greece is on mountain ranges, plains and valleys
the river that is south of Greece is called the Cyprus
Athens is located in the central plain of Attica or Attica Basin, Sparta is located on the Peloponnesian
the three bodies of water that are located around Greece are the...
 Aegean sea, lonian sea, Mediterranean sea
GREECE


Friday, February 27, 2015

Test Day

today we took our ancient Egypt test. overall I thought this test was adequate, if you studied you were fine. I do think a lot of what was in the power point did not cover most of the test, but that is my opinion. overall I liked learning about ancient Egypt and am excited to learn more about our next unit.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Cyber Day Assignment

5 questions on Ancient Egypt...
what do scribes do?
what protects a pyramid (outside)?
what do artisans do?
how long is the Nile River?
what is the Nile River used for?

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Monday, February 23, 2015

Videos

In the first video, it talks about pyramids and how they are made, and all the passages they have. like the queens. they don't know why there are so many passages. but there are many rooms being discovered. the great pyramid door still remains sealed. vertical passage is called the grado which is the least visited area of the pyramid,

In the second video, it talks about mummification, this process is when they take all the bones out and cover the body with salt for 40 days until the body was very moist. mummy was placed on a wooden door. a bird was placed on the stomach and the bird was being mummifies with the pharaoh as well. and still represents their body being with us today

In the third video, they talk about ancient Egypt. the pyramids are very important, the study of history call be re-called as many ways. we have been looking through the Nile river and it flooded the area every year at the same time. Egyptian communities all lined up against the Nile. base and irrigation was used by farmers for farming. they were buried with things that meant a lot to them, because they believed that they stilled lived after they had gone. pyramids were built by servants and slaves.  they were very illiterate. (old kingdom Egypt) they were also very rich. hidden gods tend to do well. middle kingdom conquered a lot of things. mosses was an Egyptian pharaoh. king tut had his grave robbed by British people that is why he is so special.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

cyber day assignment

Ancient Egyptians Inventions
Hieroglyifics- this invention made it easier for people to connect with other people that were farther away or if you wanted to solve a code/message. the Egyptian culture declined and disappeared nearly 2000 years ago.
Medicine- the Egyptians made sure that they could heal physical injuries and make sure they had most of the natural equipment. they used honey, willow, mint and pomegranate t=as medicines/herbs to help treat people.
Beds- this invention was very useful I say this because they used it for more than one purpose. they used it not only for sleeping, but for eating, and entertaining socially. they first consisted of stretching rope across and then finishing it off with a  wooden bedframe. now we have all sorts of different kind of beds.  
Astronomers And The Stars-this invention was very useful because they could tell from the sky when to start planting for spring. the great pyramid is aligned with cardinal points.
swimming pools- swimming was part of the education of Egyptians throughout elementary school for only boys. they did not become popular until the middle of the 19th century, the first heated swimming pool was developed by the Gaius Maecenas. he built it in Rome. this helped them either stay clean or have some fun

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

ancient egypt

soldiers used wooden weapons (bows, arrows, and spears) with bronze tips
pharaohs are political and religious leaders of the Egyptian people
Hatshepsut was a woman who served as pharaoh
CleopatraV11 also served as pharaoh much later (51-30 B.C)
there are over 2000 gods and goddesses

 

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

cyber day assignment

slaves and servants helped throughout the household
artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battle and scenes
money/barter system was used
merchants might except bags of grain for payment
scribes kept record, told stories, wrote poetry and described anatomy and medical treatments
they wrote in hieroglyphics
upper class was know as the "white kilt class" priests, physicians, and engineers

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Ancient Egypt- Day 1

           Geography
- Egyptian life is centered on the Nile River
- it flows South to North
- 3 branches of the Nile and converge into one called the Nile River
- over 4,000 miles long
- the water is for drinking, irrigation, bathing, and transportation
-first people to invent the sailboat
- every July the river floods
- every October it leaves behind rich soil called silt
- the delta is a broad, marshy triangular area
- managing the river requires technological breakthroughs in irrigation
          Pyramids
- The Great Sphinx of Giza, built in 2555-2532 B.C
- a recumbent lion with a humans head, protects the pyramid
- oldest monumental statue in the world
Daily Life...
pharaohs
government officials-nobles, priests
solders
scribes
merchants
artisans
farmers
slaves and servants

Monday, February 9, 2015

Test!!

Today in class we took our test on the video we watched in class about Jarod Diamond. The test overall was a little hard. But I wasn't here on Friday so it did make it a little difficult. I don't think I did great though. the test was all multiply choice which helped.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Guns Germs and Steel- Day 2

14 domestic animals
- goats
- cows
- pigs
- donkeys
- horses
- water buffalo
- bali cattle
- mithon
- Arabian camels
- bacttrian camels
- llamas
- yaks
- reindeer
- sheep

10,000 years of domestication
- south America- llamas
- middle east- cow, sheep, goats, pigs
china grows rice
there are over 2million known species on this planet
goats and sheep were the first domestic animals and they provide the tribes with wool and milk

Monday, February 2, 2015

Guns Germs and Steel- Day 1

Today in western civ class we started watching a video called Guns Germs and steel. Jarod Diamond goes to a isolated island called panigue. the people on this island hunt and gather all the time, they use tools that are hand-made. the woman gather the food from a tree that is called sego, this tree produces a food that is not very nutritious, but will keep them alive. they all have a specific job to do on the island.

Friday, January 30, 2015

Test Day

Today in Western Civ, we took our prehistory to civilization test, the test was adequate, we were able to use our blogs which made it that much easier. If you had good information in your blog, then that really helped you. overall I think I did very god on the test.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

last review for the test


Prehistory- a period of time before written records
Paleolithic Age- (Old Stone Age)
Neolithic Age- (New Stone Age) advanced tool making and agriculture
Agriculture Revolution- also known as Neolithic Revolution, more permanent settlements, beginning in Southwestern Asia.
Cuneiform- Sumerians invented the earliest form of writing known as cuneiform
Ziggurat- a Sumerian temple built on top of a mountain
Indo-Europeans- people from the grasslands of the Russian steepe who introduced the horse to the near east. (called hitties) they brought knowledge to give to others
 
200,000 years ago human species emerged in southwest Africa
advances in tool making and agriculture
the agriculture revolution is also known as the Neolithic revolution
they study more than god- polytheism
the moon cycle starts the calendar or creates
the first two new inventions are the wheel and plow
hierarchies are ahead of the hierarchs
why did the period know as prehistory end?      they started to try new things out about planting and shelter
Asian minor
hirearches appeared in the village life
epic of Gilgamesh is the title (flood)
people started to learn how to grown and settle in the same spot centered on agriculture
hierarches appeared in village life