Thursday, April 30, 2020

Day 41- Plebs vs Patricians

The plebs are commoners or free citizens. The patricians were a small group of ruling class people. The plebs are not people who rule like the patricians but they did elect the patricians. The plebeians also are not as wealthy as the patricians with the patricians almost being like millionaires today. in ancient Greece the plebeians would most likely be the metrics while the patricians would most likely be the aristocrats

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Day 40- Definitions

  • Republic- a government that is run by officials elected by the people 
  • Patrician- The ruling class of ancient Rome 
  • Plebeian- the middle/regular class of the free roman citizens 
  • Tribune-elected officials that made decisions on behalf of the people 
  • Consul- one of the two chiefs of the roman republic
  • Senate- an advisory and governing body of ancient Rome
  • Dictator- someone who rules with full power of government
  • Legion- largest military unit of the roman army
  • Punic Wars- a series of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome
  • Hannibal-Carthaginian general during the 2nd Punic wars who commanded the majority of the Carthaginian army

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Day 39- Essay

 Oh my I said I would do Why were the Greeks so good at treating and see travel. For the essay it would consist of their naval superiority and their ability to sale around because of the geographical location. The first paragraph I will talk abou why were the Greeks so good at treating and see travel. For the essay it would consist of their naval superiority and their ability to sail around because of the geographical location.  In the first body paragraph I would talk about why other geographic location set them up to be a more of treating people instead of foremost that stay in one location. The next paragraph would talk about there naval superiority because of treatment you are that hope they’re treating it with him further. It would also include why they call a nice areas. The third Body paragraph which consist of how they are colonization and geography cause them to be a great civilization that is remembered and studied in today’s time

Monday, April 20, 2020

Day 38- Test questions

What is the noble lie?
a Every one not the decedents of philosophers are inferior and unfit to rule
b*There is a mixture of iron,gold,silver and brass that determine roles in life
c No one is fit to be in power except for descendants of previous leaders
d Greeks are the best people and need to be the dominate Europe and Asia

What was Alexander the great's favorite animal he owned
a*horse
b dog
c cat
d bull

Which plays were done the most at Athenian plays (select all that apply)
a* Comedy
b*Tragedy
c Epic
d Romance

Which leader was taught by Aristotle
a Genghis khan
b *Alexander The Great
c Charlemagne
d Constituent

True or False, Where pillars a main feature in Greek architecture

Friday, April 17, 2020

Day 37- Plato Bad Ideas






how does Plato define the forms
The ideal version and concept of things around us they serve as an instruction manual for us.

what are the three groups of Plato's ideal society
rulers, producers, warriors.

what are Plato thoughts on women
they were equally able to rule but he compared them to children along with him thinking that the womb moves around the body.

what was the noble lie Plato proposed
That people are born with a mixture of gold, silver, brass and iron that determine roles in life.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Day 36- Greek Architecture

Doric order - Wikipedia
This building is a very good summary of what Greek construction was. They used Many collums as in the picture for stability and also for design. The design shows that it is stable enough to survive thousands of years.

History: Greek Architecture
This is another example of using stone . The stone was used because of how readily available it was and also for its strength. This also shows the columns from before which was a key component of Greek design. The Greek columns are still used in buildings today because of how durable they are with their ability to look good in the process.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Day 35- Greek Theater

1) The plays that were tragedies showed focused on love, hate, war or betrayal and were designed to be on serious topics. The comedies were based on fun topics with jokes and other things.


2)The tragedies of ancient Greece were almost all based on mythological gods while today some movies still have gods in them from history. The main difference of the plays back then is that they were based on the focuses listed above and it is still used in today movies and plays because it they are the most tragic.

3)Greek Theatre Photograph by Granger
The main stage of the theater was in the center with the stands around it. Before they had the steps and seats to sit on they most likely sat in the grass  or on a hill. The seats were arranged in a circular pattern so everyone could see the play. Some of them had orchestra pits for people to play music and sounds during plays.