Thursday, March 27, 2014
Today in West Civ class we had kinda of a chill day because we were the only class the met with Mr.Schick today. But we learned about someone new named played Plato. He was a student of Socrates(Mr.Schicks favorite phliosphere) He explained somehting about people being hung to the wall and all the could see their shadows. I kinda dose off after that because i was tired.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Today in West Civ class we took the test. I think i did well on it besides 2 or 3 i was confused on them a littile so i just guessed. I believe i will atleast get a B on it. I studied a little but i did fine i thought it was pretty easy and i only looked at my blog for a few of them. I really hope i did well on this test.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Today in West Civ class we watched the video we watched when Mr.Schick was not here. He explained to us the important parts of the video we already watched. We talked about the Golden Age where Phidepidies ran to warn the others about the persians coming. Then we talked about Darius who is known as the "great king" Persians 0 Athenians 1. Athenians Rule. They invented the trieme where they would have a narrow top and ram into you and sink your ship. it had 3 rows. Xerxes was Darius's son. He wanted to burn down Greece. Salamis a tiny island off of the west coast of Athens. Xerxes burned all of Athens down and they could see it from Salamis. The greeks tricked the persians and they actually beat them with very little poeple compared to their massive army.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Today in West Civ class we talked about whats gonna be on our test. We talked about Aspasia who was very smart but she slept with all the men. Periclies divorced his wife for her but they never got married. She kinda had rights because she wrote some of Periclies speaches. She helped him out alot The parthenon was basically periclies baby. Then we talked about Isagoris, he is the last of the dictators to run Greece before democracry kicked him out. His son raped a women and got away with it. Then we talked about Cleisthenes who was a hero/warrior. Then we talked about ostracize which means to be cast out or sent away from Athens. They actually ostracized cleisthenes. Then we talked about Xerxes and Darius. They would've been happry if they took over greece because it was annoying them. Darius said lets sail acroos to the greek mainland called marathon they invaded it and thought they could take the Mediterrain. Then we talked abut Pheidippides who was sent to get help and he ran 26 miles to get help. Persians are held off by the Greeks. Xerxes is the son of Darius and he was king and he wanted to come at Greece with a million men instead of 100,000. The greeks bailed out of athens to an island. The persians just burned everything in site. Then we talked about Periclies, in charge for 30 years, He formed the Delian League, there purpose is to defend greece at all cost. Hubris- your so full of yourself that you think you can't go wrong. Periclies decided to attack sparta. The Greeks surrounded Sparta and put a wall around Athens. Sparta took down the wall and surrounded athens. Then the plague kicked in and started to kill a lot of people. Then the orcale of delphie. This was people who can give good advice.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Today in west civ class we had a chill day. Mr.Schick explained to us that some of our project grades but my group's grade worked in Powerschool. So Zack and i watched some of the March Madness games. Then we watched videos of people almost getting hit buy cars and trains. Today was a great day in west civ
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
1.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Greece?
a.
peninsula b. many
islands c.
mountainous
d. mostly fertile land
2.
Approximately ___________ of Greece is covered by mountains.
a.
2/3
b. 3/4
c.
1/2
d. 1/4
3.
Define the term barbarian as it was originally
used in the ancient world.
a. The Greeks first
used this term to describe those foreigners that they could not understand, but
seemed to be saying "bar bar" when speaking.
b. A group of people
that is able to quickly adapt to the new environment in which they arrive
despite speaking a foreign tongue.
c. A group of people
migrating into a territory where they do not speak the native tongue.
d. A life based upon
farming, warfare, and tribal organization.
e. The word came from the Greek "barbaros," which
originally meant "Non-Greek."
4. What defines a
megalithic structure?
a. Homes that were
constructed for people during the Neolithic period
b. Fortifications
constructed for people during the Neolithic period
c. Massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and
tombs
d. Giant dinosaurs
whose fossil remains were visible to ancient peoples
e. Evidence of
advanced technological tools
5. What does the term tribe refer
to?
a. A social and political unit consisting of a group of
communities held together by common interests, traditions, and real or mythical
ties of kinship
b. A family-based
group governed by a hereditary chieftain
c. A clan-based group
prior to the advent of city-states in the Greek world
d. A group of
warriors, related by blood, who are governed by a king or queen
e. All of these
6.
Tribes were governed by
a.
Warrior kings or
queens
d. all of these
b.
Chieftains
e. none of these
c.
Tribal leaders chosen by warriors
7.
Who were the first European barbarians to make contact with
civilization?
a.
Greeks
d. Phoenicians
b.
Hittites
e. people of Asian Minor
c.
Celts
8.
Which of the following modern-day countries would NOT be
considered a member of “Western civilization”?
a.
Greece
d. Italy
b.
England
e. United States
c.
China
9.
What is the name of the sea located just west of
the Greek mainland?
a.
Mediterranean
Sea
d. Ionian Sea
b.
Aegean
Sea
e. Chesapeake Bay
c.
Atlantic Ocean
10.
What is the name of the sea located just east of
the Greek mainland?
a.
Mediterranean
Sea
d. Ionian Sea
b.
Aegean Sea
e. Chesapeake Bay
c.
Atlantic Ocean
11.
What were the major crops the Aegean people lived on?
a.
Rice, vines, and olives
b.
Potatoes, vines, and olives
c.
Grain, vines, and olives
d.
Onions, wheat, and beer
e.
Corn, wheat, and rice
12.
Which civilization arose on the island of Crete?
a.
Mycenaean
d. Persian
b.
Minoan
e. Phoenician
c.
Spartan
13.
Which civilization established settlements along the Greek
mainland’s southern shore and on some islands?
a.
Mycenaean
d. Persian
b.
Minoan
e. Phoenician
c.
Spartan
14.
Which civilization built massive walls to protect themselves
from attack?
a.
Mycenaean
d. Persian
b.
Minoan
e. Phoenician
c.
Spartan
15.
A period of Greek history in which the population dropped, ships
no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use, is called the
a.
First Persian
War
d. Dark Ages
b.
Megalithic
Destruction
e. none of these
c.
Collapse of Crete
16.
Following this time period, the Greeks joined which group as the
leading commercial and seafaring nation of the Mediterranean?
a.
Etruscans
d. Persians
b.
Egyptians
e. Phoenicians
c.
Hittites
17.
In historical writing, the letter “c” might appear before a
date, as in “c. 1500 BC.” What does this “c” mean?
a.
around
d. all of these
b.
about
e. none of these
c.
circa
18.
By 600 BC, Greek city-states dotted the coastlines around the
Mediterranean Sea. These were called
a.
colonies
d. hoplites
b.
demos
e. megaliths
c.
Starbucks
19.
Although they varied in size, ancient Greek city-states most
closely resembled what modern-day geographical feature?
a.
cities
d. nations
b.
counties
e. continents
c.
states
20.
This is a form of government in which a small group of
citizens dominated, and the power of the majority was limited in various ways.
a.
democracy
c. oligarchy
b.
monarchy
d. tyranny
21.
This is a form of government in which decisions were made by the
majority of adult male citizens.
a.
democracy
c. oligarchy
b.
monarchy
d. tyranny
22.
This is a form of government in which a self-proclaimed dictator
held power.
a.
democracy
c. oligarchy
b.
monarchy
d. tyranny
23.
This is a form of government in which power is held by a single
ruler, and is often passed along from father to son.
a.
democracy
c. oligarchy
b.
monarchy
d. tyranny
24.
Spartans used this government system.
a.
democracy
c. oligarchy
b.
monarchy
d. tyranny
25.
At what age did Spartan males begin their military training?
a.
seven
d. eighteen
b.
twelve
e. twenty-one
c.
fifteen
26.
What was the wealthiest city-state in the ancient Greek world?
a.
Athens
d. Sparta
b.
Thebes
e. Argos
c.
Corinth
27.
This was the high fortified citadel and religious center of an
ancient Greek town.
a.
Parthenon
d. helos
b.
Pantheon
e. polites
c.
acropolis
28.
This was the name of the southern peninsula where Sparta was
located.
a.
Anatolia
d. Stonehenge
b.
Mt.
Olympus
e. Peloponnesus
c.
Crete
29.
These were massive fighting ships with three banks of oars, used
to ram or board enemy ships.
a.
phalanxes
d. biremes
b.
hoplites
e. triremes
c.
tyrants
30.
This was a heavily armed and armored citizen-soldier of ancient
Greece.
a.
phalanx
d. bireme
b.
hoplite
e. trireme
c.
tyrant
Short answer.
1.
You recall the time period when the Greek population dropped,
ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use. What years did this
period begin and end? -1200 b.c. Lasted for about 400 years
2.
During the time period when writing fell out of use, the poet
Homer is said to have told stories of the Trojan War, and of a war hero
attempting to return to his home. What are the titles of these two
stories? The illiad and the Odyssey
3.
The word “Mediterranean” originally meant center of the earth,
greeks believed the sea was the center of the earth because they survived off
of it _____________________ .
4.
What were prominent and long-established Athenian land-owners
called? Aristocrats
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