Human geography

So the corona virus has been going on for a  while. You let school two weeks earlier then everyone else. You have been sheltered inside (You currently love hiding in your room all day so that's normal). We are limited on the amount of food we can buy from the government and do not normally have as many per- made lasting meals made. You decided this is the time to learn to cook and start all meal prepping. It went amazing you can use the oven, oven top, food processor, etc. You made beer batter bread and it was AWESOME!!!!!!!!! you also have more time to make workouts and well workout. This has been so fun and you have some monumental Gaines in exercise and relating to muscles. You went to the emergency room twice because of an allergic reaction maybe oral we do not know yet. You also had a very mild allergic reaction to cross contaminated food that you just stayed home for. You went to the emergency room again bc. your jaw hurt sooooooo bad!!!!!!!!!!! I got and x-ray and an ultraso...

After math of murder  Julius Caesar’s grandnephew /adopted son Octavian takes over at the age of 18 with triumvirate Mark Antony is an experienced general Lepidus is a powerful politician Octavian forces the weak Lepidus to retire He and Mark Antony become rivals Mark Antony partners up with Cleopatra of Egypt: Militarily, Personally, Politically, Economically Octavian defeats them at the Battle of Actium Octavian alone unchallenged ruler of Rome He was given the honorific “Augustus” - “Exalted one” title “imperator” Supreme military commander Now Rome is an empire, not a republic 40 years of ruling as emperor (27 BC to AD 14) He began a stable era of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana (Roman peace) Pax Romana was 207 years long- 27 BC to AD 180 Expanded the Roman Empire further into Africa set up civil service run the gov./empire Build a network of roads Collect taxes Establish  postal service Administer grain supply Build public facilities Buildings, aqueducts Set ...

i will be taking the Rome test from 1:25-2:15 pm on Tue Jun 2. Poor Plebs two things: bread and circuses- bread (free grain from the state) and entertainment (Circus Maximus, Colosseum), partly to keep them alive, and partly to keep them quiet, distracted, and docile Change in rule  Tiberius Gracchus recognized advantages of befriending plebeians but unsuccessful  military generals recognized too- lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share in the spoils- soldiers’ loyalty was to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic Julius Cesar was a general who befriended plebs well  100 - 44 BCE successful general conquered territory of Gaul made common folks happy made friends in high places Pompey -a general who conquered Syria and Palestine Crassus - richest man in Rome, one of the richest men in history these three men formed the First Triumvirate -rule of three men crossing the Rubicon- pt. of no return  C...

  Analyze the factors that contributed to the fall of the Roman Republic.

The Republic Collapses  Economic Turmoil growing discontent among the lower classes of society and a breakdown in military order.  Large gap in lower and upper class w/ wealth-  By 100 B.C., enslaved persons formed perhaps one-third of Rome’s population. Small farmers found it difficult to compete with the large estates run by the labor of enslaved people.- sold farm to upper class - homeless/jobless, migrant laborers, moved to other pt.'s of Rome for work Two brothers, Tiberius and Gaius (GUY•us) Gracchus (GRAK•us), attempted to help Rome’s poor.  As tribunes, they proposed such reforms as limiting the size of estates and giving land to the poor. The brothers made enemies of numerous senators, who felt threatened by their ideas. violent deaths-  —Tiberius in 133 B.C. and Gaius in 121 B.C. A period of civil war, or conflict between groups within the same country, followed their deaths. Military Upheaval - a breakdown of the once-loyal milit...

The Punic wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264-146 bce. Their was a navel battle in Sicily for control of it because of its strategic location won by Rome. The second war Carthage is lead by a  29-year-old general named Hannibal who almost captures Rome. He almost does this by attacking Rome from the north after going through Iberia and the Alps. He causes chaos to that area for 15 years but can never reach his goal of overtaking Rome. Roe got sick and tired of  Carthage so they finally decided to have Scipio, Tiberius Gracchus, etc. mercilessly lay siege to Carthage. Carthage was burned for many days and the walls and buildings were destroyed. The remaining  50,000 citizens sold into slavery, and the rest of Carthage’s territories added onto Rome by being made into Roman province of Africa. The main cause of the Punic wars was Rome's want to expand its territory into Sicily, which was control by Carthage already, and to gain acc...

Tarquin's family and motives were all messed up. Tarquin’s grandfather dies, and for some reason his widow thought it was a good idea to his names Servius Tullias king, since she liked him more than her own sons. His daughters marry two brothers (Tarquin). Tullia (one of the daughter)  kills her husband and sister leaving her to marry Tarquin. Tullia persuades Tarquin to seize the throne from her father.  Tullia's father objects and Tarquin throws him into the street and then has him assassinated. Tarquin sends Tullia home for safety but if this whole situation was not bad enough she decides to , seizes the reins, when she sees her father in the street and drives her chariot over his corpse. Tarquin does not bury the body and assassinates senators who object. Tarquin’s son Sextus and his friends are drinking when Sextus rapes a matron, Lucretia with blackmail saying he will say he found her in the arms of a slave and kill her. She confesses the ordeal to her family, and commit...

Etruscans came from north-central part of the peninsula metalworkers, artists, architects two foundation myths:  Virgil’s Aeneid -where Aeneas escapes from Troy  the story of Remus and Romulus Greeks they had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea Romans borrowed ideas from them, such as: religious beliefs, alphabet, much of their art, military techniques and weaponry Latins descendants of Indo-Europeans settled on the banks of the Tiber situated so trading ships (not war fleets) navigate as far as Rome only commercial port, not susceptible to attack built on seven hills (esp. Palatine) many streams flowed into the Tiber there was a marshy area (Forum)  between Palatine and Capitoline Hills Tarquin the Proud’s grandfather built the Cloaca Maxima - largest ancient drain- channeled water into Tiber Lucius Tarquinias Superbus 7/ final king of Rome known as Tarquin the Proud (Arrogant) tyrant-old and modern sense 

Today we listen to a educational parody about Rome. It was really funny and not what i had expected. I had just woken up when i listened to it and i did not know my volume was up so the song defiantly gave me a wake up call. I started laughing and ended up spitting out my water. I am not certain you were on the recording but it sounded like you on a lot of parts. I can completely imagine this playing in class like the Euphrates/Egypt song.

The twelve tables were essentially just written tablets or tables of law. The wood later turned into bronze to make sure it lasted. The were written law that the Plebeians demanded from the Patricians because the Patrician officials had bullied them out of some of their rights. The patrician officials just decided to interpret the laws in a way that suited them best. in 451 BC. ten officials started to write down the laws and once they were carved they were placed in the forum for all to see. In order to get those laws the Plebeians first had to protest Rom by leaving the city and refusing to take up arms as enemy armies approached. This is what sparked the tribune of of the Plebeians made up of only Plebeian magistrates who could propose legislation, intervene in legal matters,  and veto other actions of magistrates. This is what allowed them to command the writing down of laws officially. The 12 tables were of customary laws that reflected rural (upper class) aspects of people in...

This is the Aqueduct of Segovia built somewhere around 50 AD, and It is located on the Iberian peninsula. It was built to control the flow of drinking water from the River Frio to the city of Segovia. in the end it was a massive 16km-long structure built using only about 24,000 giant blocks of granite. The Roman engineers did not have any mortar to hold the blocks together and with 165 arches over 30 feet in height, this structure remains an architectural phenomenon. It  has been a symbol of Segovia for centuries. and continues to stand well preserved to this day.  

the main differences between plebeians and patricians is that Patricians were the upper class so were wealthy ad most likely more educated specifically in reading and writing. Plebeians were the middle class or commoners so they did not have nearly as much wealth and were most likely not educated in reading and writing but more in their specific craft. Also the Plebeians make up the majority of the population while the Patricians much lesser of the population. The Patricians held most of the power and governmental positions in Rome oppressing the Plebeians. The patricians inherited their money and power while the plebeians were the ancestors on commoners. The Greek versions of the Patricians would be the Philosophers and royalty of Greece bc. they were more educated and most were wealthier then the average Greek citizen. Aslo the royalty inherited most of their positions, and they make up few of the population.  The Greek versions of the Plebeians did not have any special nam...

Republic- a form of gov. where power rest w/ citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders Patrician - wealthy landowners who held most of the power in Rome's gov. Plebeian - common farmers, merchants, and artisans who made up the majority of the pop. Tribune - elected Plebeian representative that protects Plebeian rights from unfair Patrician acts Consul -2 officials that commanded the army and directed the gov. and served a 1yr. term Senate -aristocratic branch of Rome's gov. that had 300 upper class members that controlled domestic and foreign policy. Dictator-   a leader who had absolute power to command the army and make laws Legion-  large military units w/ 5000 heavily armed foot soldiers (infantry) Punic Wars-  three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC Hannibal-  29yr. old Carthaginian general and brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage's earlier defeat 

What were Aristotle's, Plato's, and Socrates's best and worst ideas and what effects do they have on modern society? 1st Paragraph- Introduce Plato, Socrates and Aristotle. Talk about Socrates main subject of asking questions to provoke thinking, and his arrogance.  Plato as a great political theorist and his flawed view of the ideal society. Finally Aristotle's connections with science, and his ideas of the souls. 2nd paragraph- Plato, his good ideas of  importance of reason, the allegory of the cave, How the forms  pushed people to be the best of themselves, and his thought that women were equal able to rule in his perfect society, how he was a founder of political science and a great political theorist.  For his bad ideas you would say how he thought a women's womb was a living thing, women were less important then children, His three sections of the perfect society and the noble lie told to get everyone to believe in their sections and how the world was compo...

The __ Greeks _______ had the advantage when fighting the Persians of fighting to preserve __ democracy _____                  2. Socrates looked to _____ logic_ ______and __ science _______ for explanations of how the world worked.                   3. Why did Athenian democracy fall apart?          A. Pericles died and with a strong leader Athens fell into mod rule.          B. The Persians Concurred Greece and democracy was lost.           C. Socrates invented the idea of democracy, but when he died democracy died with him.         D.  Zeus hurled a thunderbolt at the person who brought it up and it was never brought up again.           4. What was Bucephalus afraid of that made him wild?            A. Ki...

Plato defined The forms as ideal versions of the things and concepts we see around us. They were to serve as instruction manuals to our world.  The three groups in Plato's ideal society were: producers, Military, and rulers. Plato's ideas on women very fickle. One tie he said they equally able to rule in his ideal noble city, but other times he has said that they were like children and their wombs were live animals that would wounder around in their bodies causing illnesses. Sadly this was a big part in European medicine for many of years.  Plato proposed a noble lie that we are all born with gold, silver, or a mixture of brass and iron in our souls that determine our roles in life. 

Draconian: by: Elizabeth Paul They knew it would come. For it always does. The dry fridge gusts of wind pulled at them The normally dewy grass was drying out to its core turning it brown and with every agonizing gust of wing more and more were swept away It would come soon It was only a matter of time it had come many times before leaving a trail of rotting orchids as a reminder no one was safe it had come swiftly and patiently waiting bit by bit it spread through the land devastating all it touched before long it had unwillingly, and forcefully ingrained itself into the law of the land no man women or child was safe or ignorant of this being and what came with it but it was not alone those that it felt had grand potential were allowed to become it's slaves They were promised freedom eventually, but once they agreed their souls just like everything else It touched, rotted from the inside out once you joined it their was no going back it's presence had becom...

This is the temple of Hera the Greek goddess of marriage and queen of the gods in Olympia . It was built in 590 and is believed to have been built with wood and replaced with stone later. The temple has 16 columns and  was destroyed by an earthquake in the fourth century.  This is a sculpture of Athene in the Parthenon. You can tell it is her by her shield with a snake on it and an owl at her side. She is the patron Goddess of Athens and the Parthenon was partially built to honor her. It was mainly built to establish Athenians and Greeks s great architects and built them a reputation for that  during the beautification of Athens.

The two kinds of Dramas were a tragedy and a comedy. A tragedy was a serious play about with themes like love, hate, war, or betrayal. They had featured a main character, or tragic hero who was an important person and often gifted with extraordinary abilities, but also a weakness. Their weakness was a tragic flaw and it normally caused the hero’s downfall. Most of the tie the flaw was hubris, or excessive pride. The other type of drama was a comedy, and a comedy is a play with scenes filled with clumsy, or embarrassing situations and crude humor. Playwrights made fun of politics, important people, and popular ideas or subjects during the present time.  I was in a play during middle school and like Greek plays we had colorful costumes, masks, and sets made by students, teachers, and adult volunteers. Wealthy citizens took on the cost of producing the plays, but in my play our non extremely wealthy drama teacher produced they play. Unlike in Greece we had the same teacher put on t...

Due to the corona virus outbreak everyone has to stay home as much as possible and just recently their has been a shelter in place order from the governor of Maryland. We have to participate in online learning that involves a lot of writing and reading from both the teachers and students. The people who do not like, or are not good at reading or writing are struggling the most, but this is also a chance for them to improve their capabilities and maybe find a subject or topic they actually like reading or writing about. for those people who like reading and writing (like me) may be finding school easier then it used to be sense it centers around one of their academic strengths. Because of the reading and writing focus the over all workload for both the teachers and students has increased. Sense we cannot tell our teachers the answers or physically show it to them we have to write it out, o find a way to send a copy digitally. Those people who are not good with technology or are having i...