Movie on Greeks

Today in Mr. Schick’s West Civ class, we watched a movie about the Greeks. In the movies was a man named Socrates. We learned a lot about Socrates in last semester’s Human Geo class. He was an ugly man. In 508 BC, pandemonium erupted in Athens. There was a man named Cleisthenes, who was brought up to be a ruler. He saw that these people that he ruled over should have freedom and the chance to choose their leader. Cleisthenes was born in 570 BC. Also in the movie was a term called an aristocrat. An aristocrat is a rich landowner. In ancient Greece, reading and writing was a rare skill to have.  ¾ of Greece is mountainous which forced the Greeks to travel by water and limited their agriculture. It is impossible for a single ruler to rule all of Greece. This formed city-states. Spartan men were raised to be military men. These men spent most of their time in the barracks. The barracks are military housing. They wore red cloaks to blend in with blood. Death was nothing compared to the food they had to eat or so it has been said. Cleisthenes was inspired by ancient stories and myths.

Filling Out Study Guide

Today in Mr. Schick's West Civ class, we basically worked by ourselves on an assignment that Mr. Schick told us to do. The assignment was to start filling out the study guide for chapter 4 which was kind of weird because we have not even started chapter 4 but I guess it makes sense of you really think about it. Well that is basically all we did during class today because one person had to take the test that we took yesterday so we all just worked quietly.

Test Day

Today in Mr. Schick's West Civ class we took a test. The test was pretty easy but it took me a long time.

Going over Outline

Today in Mr. Schick's West Civ class, we continued to go over the outline. The outline consists on a majority of topics that are going to be on the test. The test is on Monday. Mr. Schick will not be here on Monday because he is going on the field trip with the to seniors to the Holocaust museum. The test is going to be open book so over the weekend we can take notes in our books and highlight important information that might be on the test.Then we sort of got off topic and talked about being in jail. Mr. Schick told us a story about how he visited the Cook County Jail in Russia when he was working on one of his films called "Fugitive." When he walked in, he the Ward was called Life or Death, meaning that the people that were in jail were either in for life or they were about to be executed.

Outline

Chapter 3 Outline

 

I. The European Barbarians (LO1)
        A. The Earliest Europeans
                    1. by 4000BC, farming and village life had spread throughout the                                    continent
                    2. by 3500BC, increased population and wealth led to complex religious                          structures
                               
        B. The Barbarian Way of Life
                    1. common way  of life as result of migrations of Indo-European nomads                         (c.2500BC onward) from the steppes that bordered Europe on the east
                    2. languages
                                a. ancestor languages of Greek and Latin
                    3. elites of warriors
                    4. farming and village life
                    5. In this way, Europe came to be inhabited by peoples who spoke mostly                       Indo-European languages; who were skilled in farming, metalworking, trade, and warfare; and who were fairly well organized on the local level, but had no cities, written records, or fixed structures of government
                    6. c.2000BC-1000AD these barbarians came into contact with civilization
                    7. the first such European barbarian people to make contact with                                      civilization were the Greeks - their civilization, the first to emerge in Europe, was the first to definitively be labeled “Western”

II. The Aegean Encounter (LO2)
        A. Minoan Civilization
                    1. c.2200BC a distinct civilization known as Minoan arose on the Aegean                        island of Crete
                    2. Minoans drew wealth from control of the seas and trade with eastern                       Mediterranean lands, especially Egypt
        B. The Arrival of the Greeks: Mycenaean Civilization
                    1. when the Greeks made their way to the Aegean, they seem to have been                      a European barbarian people much like any other
                    2. eventually they came under the influence of nearby Crete
                    3. by c.1600BC Greek chieftains had established settlements along the                            mainland’s southern shore and on some islands
                    4. Mycenaean Greeks
                    5. struggles between Mycenaeans and Minoans for control of the                                     commerce of the eastern Mediterranean lasted until c.1400BC, with the                                destruction of Minoan towns, perhaps as a result of Mycenaean conquest
                               
        C. The “Dark Ages”
                    1. Mycenaean civilization lasted until shortly after 1200BC due to the conquest of the Sea Peoples
                    2. c.1150 BC Myceneae was sacked and all settlements deserted - in addition, the population dropped, and writing fell out of use
                    3. this led to the eclipse of civilization for almost 400 years, known as the                        Dark Ages (1150 - 750 BC)
                    4. but the Greeks themselves survived and even expanded their territory
                               
              D. The Renewal of Greek Civilization
                    1. c.800 BC the Aegean region recovered
                    2. population expansion led to founding of colonies, c.800-600 BC
                    3. the Greeks joined the Phoenicians as the leading commercial and                                  seafaring nation of the Mediterranean
                    4. a common religion
                    5. new developments
                                a. use of iron tools and weapons
                                b. coined money
                                c. borrowing of Phoenician shipbuilding and warfare techniques
                                d. writing and the alphabet formed the Greek language

III. Citizens and Communities: The Greek City-States (LO3)
        A. City-States and Citizens
                    1. notion of citizenship seems to have originated partly in geography
                    2. hoplites: Greek infantrymen equipped with bronze helmets and armor,                                    round shields, long spears, and short swords
                    3. city-state, citizens, tradition, and myth

        B. Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, Democracy
                    1. in the earliest times, communities were ruled by kings
                    2. monarchy then gave way to new forms of government that distributed                         power more widely among male citizens
                        a. oligarchy:  a minority of citizens dominated the government, and the power of the majority was limited in various ways
                    3. but other city-states gave more power to the majority (particularly those           that developed into large commercial centers)
                                a. in these city-states the common people were too numerous and  active to ignore,                                 
                                b. in these cities, social conflicts sometimes led to the emergence of tyranny (rule by a dictator)
                                c. but tyranny was often only a passing phase on the way to                                         democracy (all government decisions were made by the majority                                      of male citizens)
                    4. although Greek city-states had many features in common, each was                             individual in character

        C. Sparta: The Military Ideal
                    1. Spartans were descendants of Greeks who had conquered part of the                           Southern mainland: Laconia (Pelopennesia)
                    2. by 800 BC they were a minority of landholders ruling over a majority of                       helots (noncitizens forced to work for landholders)
                    3. Messenian helots, however, frequently rebelled
                                a. this forced Spartans to accept a governmental system that put  them under almost total domination by a few among themselves
                    4. by 500BC, policy decisions had been taken over by a council of elders
                    5. thus the Spartan government was a leading example of oligarchy
                    6. Spartan male life was dedicated entirely to the service of the state
                    7. the relative freedom of Spartan women aroused both admiration and                           disapproval among other Greeks
                    8. to protect this way of life, Spartans tried to seal off their city-state from                              outside influences

        D. Athens: Freedom and Power
                    1. c.800BC many old-established communities in the Attica peninsula                              merged to form a single city-state that was known by the name of the most              important community: Athens
                    2. over the next 300 years, Athens grew to become the wealthiest and one                       of the most powerful city-states, largely as a result of overseas trade
                                a. produced and exported wine and oil
                                b. workshops produced weapons, pottery, and articles of silver, lead, and marble
                                c. these were trade overseas for metal, timber, and grain
                    3. with a rising population and greater wealth came social and political                             conflicts
                                a. usually between aristocrats and increasingly numerous dēmos
                                b. in conflicts with the aristocracy, the dēmos could generally find aristocrats to lead them whom they respected and who wanted their                                support
                    4. as a result, Athens passed through several stages of political growth,                            beginning with monarchy and including both oligarchy and tyranny
                                a. eventually political power was extended to all adult male                                          citizens, with aristocrats becoming leaders instead of rulers
                    5. The Persian Wars
                                a. in the sixth century BC, the Persians had conquered a realm that stretched from the border of India to the Nile and the Aegean
                                b. now the empire was within striking distance of the Greeks, and Persia conquered the Greek city-states in western Asia Minor
                                c. when Athens aided a rebellion by these city-states, Persian king                                Darius sought to extend his empire into mainland Greece, c.494BC
                                d. the Persians lost the decisive battle of Marathon in 490BC
                                e. then in 480BC, the Athenian navy crushed the Persians at                                         Salamis, and the Spartans faced the Persians on land at Thermopylae and            then at Platea
                    6. when final peace was made with Persia in 445 BC, Athens was the                              controlling power of the Aegean Sea
                    7. after Persia’s defeat, Athenian democracy entered a “Golden Age”
                    8. the workings of democracy
                                a. a Council of Five Hundred and roughly one thousand public                                     officials were chosen annually by lot
                                b. chief military officers, the Ten Generals, were chosen each year                                    by vote of the male citizens
                                   c. adult male citizens were a minority of the population of Athens
                                            i. the rest of the population was composed of adult female                                            citizens, adult noncitizens, and children
                                            ii. adult male citizens probably made up no more than one-                                            fifth of the total adult population
                                            iii. the remaining four-fifths had no say in government
                    9. men and women in  Athens
                                a. women were highly visible in religious affairs
                                b. not much is known of women’s life lower down the social scale                                    or outside the city
                    10. slaves
                                a. were a diverse group; not all of them lived lives of total                                             subjection and powerlessness
                                b. most slaves were non-Greeks, or the descendants of non-Greeks
                   

Today in Mr. Schick's West Civ class, it was kind of  boring. I wasn't there yesterday when everyone presented their group power points because I was sick. Basically all we did in class today was go over this outline that Mr. Schick made about Greece. We went over the outline and Mr. Schick explained what it meant, added additional notes, and went into further detail.

Sick Day

Today I was not in school because I was sick.

Test Back

Today in Mr. Schick’s Western Civilization class, we had short mods. The mods were shorter today because Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors all got out two hours early today. The Seniors had to stay and watch a movie in the auditorium about the Holocaust. Anyway, today in class we got out tests back that we took last week. I got a pretty good grade on it but I can’t really remember what I got on it. We went over the tests to get all the correct answers that way we had them for when we are going to have to study for the final exam. Going over the test took the entire class time. 

Additions to Power Points

Today in Mr. Schick's Western Civilization class, Mr. Schick was not there. I do not know where Mr. Schick was. We had a sub, Ms. Stahl, who is the German teacher. She is really really  nice. I have had her as a sub before and I like her. Anyway, Mr. Schick left us with a classwork assignment. The assignment was to read LO2 in the book and add additional notes to the power points that we have been working on this week. I am assuming since we did that present our power points today, that we will be presenting them tomorrow or something like that whenever Mr. Schick is back. I am assuming that he will be back by tomorrow but I don’t really know for sure. Well it is snowing like crazy outside tonight so I am hoping we at least have a delay tomorrow. That’d be pretty nice. 

Sick Day

On Monday I was absent from class because I was sick.

Working on PowerPoints

Today in Mr. Schick’s Western Civilization class, we continued to do the power points. I joined Holly’s group because I felt bad because everyone else abandoned her and I didn’t want Holly to be left alone. For the entire class we just worked on the power points by adding the last touches and finishing them up. I think we are going to present the power points tomorrow but I am not exactly sure. I was absent yesterday because I was sick so I only got to help the group so much. 

On To Greece Weekend Assignment

After the test we took on Friday, we have just finished our first chapter in Mr. Schick’s Western Civilization class. Our next unit is on The First European Civilization: the Greeks. The Greeks lifestyle was mainly based on farming and warfare, which was widespread in Western Europe. They began as Barbarian people. A Barbarian, as defined in our textbook, is  a term used to describe the distinctive way of life based on farming, warfare and tribal organization that became widespread around 2500 B.C.  There were people in Western Europe who were numerous and well organized enough to construct ceremonial monuments consisting of circles and rows of huge up right boulders. There were also massive earthen tombs and fortifications. These huge and very impressive megalithic structures are still here in the present day. Megaliths are massive rough cut stones that are used to construct monuments and tombs. The Greeks used these to build there structures. Tribes, in turn, formed loose alliances under warrior kings or queens of exceptionally powerful tribes, together with their battle comrades. A tribe is a social and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common interests, traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship. It is thought that the reason of migration of Indo European nomads from the steppes, or better known as grasslands is that the Europeans cannot have had any sense of a common identity, but in time most of them came to share a distinctive way of life. From about the time of 2500 B.C. and forward< Indo European peoples moved into Europe just as they did into Asia Minor and Persia, and under the influence of the newcomers, the settled people of the region began to form into new ethnic groups whose way of life was a mixture of their traditional patterns and Indo European influences.

Test Day

Today in Mr. Schick’s Western Civ class, we took our first test for the semester. I think the test was pretty easy. My hand got really tired though because we were sort of pressed for time with the two hour delay that morning. I think and I hope that I got a good grade and I’m excited to see what I got. On this test, there was an essays question; however, I think it was pretty easy. That is basically all we did the entire class because of the shortened mods so I do not really have anything else to say.

Test Day

Today in Mr. Schick’s Western Civ class, we took our first test for the semester. I think the test was pretty easy. My hand got really tired though because we were sort of pressed for time with the two hour delay that morning. I think and I hope that I got a good grade and I’m excited to see what I got. On this test, there was an essays question; however, I think it was pretty easy. That is basically all we did the entire class because of the shortened mods so I do not really have anything else to say.

Test Day

Today in Mr. Schick’s Western Civ class, we took our first test for the semester. I think the test was pretty easy. My hand got really tired though because we were sort of pressed for time with the two hour delay that morning. I think and I hope that I got a good grade and I’m excited to see what I got. On this test, there was an essays question; however, I think it was pretty easy. That is basically all we did the entire class because of the shortened mods so I do not really have anything else to say.

Prezi Continued

Today in class we continued to watch a Prezi created by Mr. Schick. We continued to talk about the Daily Life of an Egyptian. The Pharaohs were at the top of the social status. Pharaohs were religious and political leaders.  Following them were Government Officials (Nobles) then came Soldiers. Soldiers used wooded weapons with bronze tips and sometimes rode chariots. After them came Scribes. Scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry, described anatomy and medical treatments, and wrote in hieroglyphs and in hieratic. Then there were Merchants, then Artisans, then Farmers, and then lastly Slaves and Servants. Slaves and Servants helped the wealthy with the household and child raising duties.  

Pyramid Challenge Game

Today in class we worked together in pairs to complete this game. I worked with my cousin Drew and we won!!!!!