miércoles
January 31st
Today in Western Civ. we had an awful pop quiz where I got a 70%. I hate the pop quizzes in class and they don't help me learn, or help my grade, whatsoever. We also took some notes today but they weren't really important because they're already things we've learned.
lunes
January 29th
Rules, codes, and laws
Draco (621 BC)
Draco (621 BC)
- All Athenians are equal under the law
- death is the punishment for many crimes
- debt slavery is okay (work as a slave to repay debts)
Solon (594 BC)
- Outlaws debt slavery
- all Athenian citizens can speak at the assembly
- any citizen can press charges against wrongdoers.
viernes
January 25th
Today in Western Civ. we took some more notes and talked about Tyranny, Democracy, Aristocracy, and etc.
Tyranny is when there is a person who rises to power but that definition has changed over the years.
New Def. is when the tyrant is like Kim Jong Un, a cruel leader. The Old Def is when someone simply seizes power.
I enjoyed West Civ. today.
Tyranny is when there is a person who rises to power but that definition has changed over the years.
New Def. is when the tyrant is like Kim Jong Un, a cruel leader. The Old Def is when someone simply seizes power.
I enjoyed West Civ. today.
jueves
Jan 24th
Today in West. Civ we took some more notes and then we listened to an AudioBook on Odyssey which was written by Homer, a Greek epic writer. We also learned about terrain and other parts of Greek's features. I likes West Civ today
martes
January 23rd
Notes
Fertile valleys cover 1/4 of the peninsula and only about 20% is arable, or able to be used for crops, farming, etc...
The Greek diet was mainly grain, olives, grapes, and fish. Meat wasn't a big food there because each animal had to be sacrificed.
The lack of basic farming resources made colonization.
The temperature in Greece ranged from 40º in the winter to 80º in the summer.
Mycenaeans
Their influence began around 2,000 BC
Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge on Peloponnesus protected by a 20-foot thick wall.
The kings dominated Greece from 1600-1100 BC
1400 BC - the Mycenaeans invaded Crete and absorbed the Minoan culture and way of life
The goddesses Athena, Aphrodite, and Here were given the "apple of discord"
Paris judged Aphrodite as the "fairest"
Aphrodite made Helen fall in love with Paris who took her back to Troy. Helen's current husband (a king) declared war on Troy because of this.
Around 1200 BC the sea people began to invade Mycenae. They(Dorians) burnt the palaces.
The Dorians were not an advanced society and between 1150-750 BC there was the Greek Dark Age
Fertile valleys cover 1/4 of the peninsula and only about 20% is arable, or able to be used for crops, farming, etc...
The Greek diet was mainly grain, olives, grapes, and fish. Meat wasn't a big food there because each animal had to be sacrificed.
The lack of basic farming resources made colonization.
The temperature in Greece ranged from 40º in the winter to 80º in the summer.
Mycenaeans
Their influence began around 2,000 BC
Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge on Peloponnesus protected by a 20-foot thick wall.
The kings dominated Greece from 1600-1100 BC
1400 BC - the Mycenaeans invaded Crete and absorbed the Minoan culture and way of life
The goddesses Athena, Aphrodite, and Here were given the "apple of discord"
Paris judged Aphrodite as the "fairest"
Aphrodite made Helen fall in love with Paris who took her back to Troy. Helen's current husband (a king) declared war on Troy because of this.
Around 1200 BC the sea people began to invade Mycenae. They(Dorians) burnt the palaces.
The Dorians were not an advanced society and between 1150-750 BC there was the Greek Dark Age
lunes
January 22nd
Notes for Western Civilization
The Trojan War
During the 1200s B.C., the Mycenaeans fought a 10-year war against Troy (a trading city) in Anatolia. They destroyed this place because a Trojan prince kidnapped the wife of the current Greek king, Helen. This was was thought to be completely fictional until archaeologists went to Turkey, in the 1800s, and found evidence of a possible war.
The Sea
The Greeks didn't really live on land, but around a sea. The Aegean, Ionian, and Black seas were important transportation routes. The Greeks natural resources were very little, so they had those imported as well.
The Land
The land in Greece is 3/4 rugged mountains and terrain and divided political life to a decent extent.
The Trojan War
During the 1200s B.C., the Mycenaeans fought a 10-year war against Troy (a trading city) in Anatolia. They destroyed this place because a Trojan prince kidnapped the wife of the current Greek king, Helen. This was was thought to be completely fictional until archaeologists went to Turkey, in the 1800s, and found evidence of a possible war.
The Sea
The Greeks didn't really live on land, but around a sea. The Aegean, Ionian, and Black seas were important transportation routes. The Greeks natural resources were very little, so they had those imported as well.
The Land
The land in Greece is 3/4 rugged mountains and terrain and divided political life to a decent extent.
domingo
January 17th
Today in Western Civ. everyone else finished up their note taking. I was already done so I did some other homework while I waited. We then took notes from a PowerPoint.
martes
January 16th
Today in Western Civ. we had an introduction to the class and then looked at our new textbooks and wrote down some of these notes:
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
- Mycenaeans - people who settled in the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.
- Trojan War - a ten year war fought against Troy.
- Dorians - A group of people that moved into the war-torn countryside
- Homer - Blind storyteller
- Epics - narrative poems of Homer's personal life.
- Myths - traditional stories about Greek gods.
jueves
January 11th
Today in Human Geography we kept going over leaders of countries. Kim Jong-un's story was horrible, how he killed off family members and etc. But, you never know, maybe Kim just lied to make himself seem more powerful. We really don't know, but I'm glad he is trying to mend his relationships with South Korea.
January 10th
Today in Human Geography be just kept reviewing the leaders of countries and their interesting stories. I thought Mexico's leader had the most interesting story. I enjoyed Human Geography and hope Western Civ. will be fun also.
viernes
January 5th
Today in Human geo we reviewed our homework and took notes on the leaders of the country project we had to do (which was our hw). Human Geo was fun today
miércoles
January 3rd
today in human geography we went over some slides, a video, and a future project. Human geo was fun today.
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