Human geography

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...