Plebians and Patricians

     There were two main groups of people in ancient Rome.  These two groups were the patricians and the plebians.  The patricians were like the aristocracy of ancient Greece.  They were all very wealthy and could participate in politics because they were not neglecting a job that needed to be done in order to keep the money that they needed for their job.  They were also the landowners of ancient Rome.  Because they were wealthy and had the time and education to devote to politics.  This group of people made up a small portion of the population, but they held all of the power and therefore they could change the laws however they felt would best suit them. 
      On the other side of the spectrum were the plebians.   These were the poor farmers of ancient Rome.  They were similar to the working class of ancient Greece.  They were the working class.  They were the farmers, artisans, and merchants.  They were often angered by the rich aristocracy that ruled over them because the laws would change to oppose them, but eventually, they got some representation in the government by their tribunes.
     Their greek counterparts were the aristocracy and the common working class who could not attned governemnt meetings in the beggining.

Rome Definitions

Republic - a form of government in which the power rests in the hands of the people who can vote for their leaders
Patrician - wealthy landowners who held most of the power
Plebeian - the common farmers, merchants and artisans who made up the majority of the population
Tribune - Elected officials for the plebians who could speak at the assembly 
Consul - the two main roman officials
Senate - the aristocratic branch of Rome's government 
Dictator - a ruler who had absolute power and could make laws and control armies 
Legion - large military units of soldiers
Punic Wars - a long period of war and struggle between Rome and Carthage 
Hannibal - brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage's earlier defeat 

essay question and outline

My question for the essay will be: Which of the three philosophers that we discussed this year was the most influential.  For the first paragraph of my essay, I will go over who the three philosophers, along with mentioning who they are I will go over how they all are connected, and how they are all influential in different ways.  for the second paragraph, I will go over Socrates' life.  I will mention who and where he taught, and what his main ideas and achievements were.  then for my next paragraph, I will mention Plato's main ideas, achievements, who he taught, and where he taught. Then for my fourth paragraph, I will go over Aristotle's crowning achievements and ideas. THen to close out the essay I will show how socrates was the most influential Philosopher due to the fact that we still use many of his ideas in teaching and the sciences.

virtual assignment #13

1. Which Philosopher was sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock?
        a. Aristotle
        b. Socrates 
        c. Plato
        d. Clisthenes
2. Which greek politician was considered one of the greatest leaders of all time, he led the greeks through their plague and held popular support for 32 years. 
      a. Pericles
      b. Alexander the Great
      c. Cleisthenes
      d. Draco
3. Who was the king of Macedonia from  359bc-336bc, during his time he made great additions to Macedonian military, including the Macedonian phalan.
      a. Darius III
      b. Alexander the Great
      c. Philip II
      d. Philip III
4. During the Peloponnesian war the greeks experienced a great plague, what portion of the greek population were killed by this plague.
      a. 1/3
      b. 1/4
      c. 11/16
      d. 2/6
5. What were categories of Greek plays, select all that apply.
       a. comedies
      b. action
      c. romances
      d. tragedies 

1. Plato defined the forms as the ideal version of things that exist in our world.
2. The three groups that Plato designated to be in his ideal society were the military, the producers, and the rulers.
3. In some of his writings, Plato believed that women were just as capable of ruling as men were, but in other works of his, he compared them to women.  He also believed that the woman's womb was a live animal that could move around the woman's body and cause illness.
4. Plato's noble lie is that we are all born with a certain amount of gold, silver, brass, and iron in our souls.  Based on this percentage of metals in one's soul, their place in this three rank society would be able to find their place.

virtual assignemnt #12

The philosophers all believe they are
the one who knows the most of life and love
with man, they intellectually spar
why is death shown by black, or peace the dove
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
they will challenge you to think for yourself
use your own thoughts and observe, don't dawdle
at the Lyceum are books on the shelf
Socrates taught the youth, have your ideas
do not let how you have been raised interfere 
to all of the people he gave speeches
he taught people, spread ideas, mouth to ear
they are gone though their methods still exist
we all must see the light so we can assist

virtual assignment #11

This is a photo of the ancient Greek Agora.  It is a fine example of classic architecture.  It exhibits the large white columns that extend all of the ways up to the top of the triangular roof.  Inside of the triangle at the front of the roof, there is a carving depicting a scene.  At the top of the columns, there is another carving typically showing foliage and holding up the roof.



Another example of Classical architecture is the US capital.  It shows any of the same characteristics as the Agora.  One of these is the columns that go all of the ways from the ground to the roof to hold it up.  Then at the top of these columns, there are scrolls, and carvings.  there is also a long triangular. roof holding an inscription.  Another characteristic of this type of architecture is the long flights of stairs that lead up to the building that is raised up.

virtual assignment #10

1. In ancient Greece, there were two types of dramas.  These were tragedies and comedies.  The Tragedies were serious dramas, typically about the themes of love, hate, war, or betrayal.   They often featured one main person with extraordinary abilities.  Although they had these abilities, they often experienced a tragic flaw or something that made them come to a possible downfall.  The comedies were dramas filled with slapstick situations and crude humor.  These plays often made fun of politics, influential people, and ideas of the time. 

2.  One film that I have seen recently that is similar to the characteristics of a greek tragedy is the news Star Wars movie.  In this movie the Protagonist, Rey is one of the most powerful Jedi that there is, but like many characters in the Greek tragedies, she has a tragic flaw which is the fact that she is tempted by the dark side.   Although this is a simple comparison of the two share similarities in the plot, like so many other films because the greeks are a premise that many people base many things off of. 

3. Greek Theater
 

This is an image of a Greek amphitheater.  This shows how important the plays were to the Greek people.  This massive theater could obviously seat an insane amount of people.  This is because the plays were often a huge public event that everyone would go to.  also, this image shows the huge stage and backdrop which could have pieces and colors added to it to make it more expressive and exciting.