JC Human Geography

During class today, all we did was take the test. I thought the test would take me a lot longer, but it was honestly kind of easy, although there were, of course, some questions that I was really hesitant about. I think I did really well on the map portion and most of the multiple choice, but I should've looked more at the actual geography of Greece. I think I did well on the geo part of it, but I'm still not completely sure.

I didn't go to class today because I had to go down to chorus and warm-up before the Ash Wednesday Prayer Service

During class today, we continued to take notes on the Greek powerpoint. We focused on a couple of Greek tyrants. Hippias was a tyrant from 527-510 BCE. When his brother was murdered, his rule became harsh. He was eventually expelled or ostracized  from Athens. He then began to work with a Persian King (Darius I) and helped him invade Marathon. Next in line was Isagoras  and Cleisthenes , aristocrats in a power struggle. Isagoras had support from some fellow aristocrats as well as Sparta. Meanwhile, Cleisthenes had support from the majority of the common Athenians. Eventually, Isagoras became a tyrant in Athens. He ostracizes Cleisthenes. Since Cleisthenes had the support of many of the common Athenians, they revolted against the government. They trapped Isagoras on the acropolis for two days, but on the third, he fled, and was banished from Athens.

During class today, we took a pop quiz. Some people got 100%, but I certainly didn't. After the pop quiz, we took notes in our books on Ancient Greece. Pericle's Plan for Athens - A states man named Pericles led Athens during the Golden Age - He was popular for 32 years (461-429 BC) Three Goals Strengthen Athens' Democracy Hold + Strengthen the empire Glorify Athens Stronger Democracy - To strengthen Athens' democracy, Pericles increased the number of paid public officials      - most positions in public office = unpaid           - wealthy Athenian citizens afford to hold public office      - Now poorer citizens can run for office - Athens engaged in self government that any other state - Most democratic government Athenian Empire - Athens helped organize Delian League - League Treasury to pay for a stronger army - Some states in Pelopponesus resist Athens and form other alliances Glorifying ...

During class we continued to take notes on Ancient Greece. VOCABULARY Polis- fundamental political unit made up of a city and surrounding country side Monarchy- rule by a single person Aristocracy- rule by small group of noble very rich landowning families      Aristocrats-members of ruling class Oligarchy- wealthy groups, dissatisfied with the aristocratic rule who seized power Tyrant- Powerful individual who seized control by appealing to common people for support      Modern-abusive/oppressive ruler      Greek-someone who seized power (Abusive OR Just) Symposiums- meetings where elite men enjoy wine, poetry, performances, and/or courtesans while discussing politics POLITICS Did not allow: women middle class slaves aristocrats W/O CONNECTIONS or fell out of favor TYRANTS Sometimes aristocrats form alliances w? hoplites (well armed soldiers) and set alternative form of gov. (tyranny) RULES LAWS AND CODES *Citizens...

During class, we started off by looking at a painting of a pipe. On the bottom it said in French, "This is not a pipe." We discussed what it meant for a little while. We concluded that the it meant that this is not a pipe, but it is a picture of a pipe. We went into it a little further and said that it was a projection of a painting of a pipe. This led to a discussion of how it is related to the allegory in the cave. We are the students (the people in the cave) looking at a projection of a painting of a pipe (the shadows.) For many years, the schooling system has stayed relatively the same. Although there were many changes over the years, mainly regarding the amount of freedom the students have, the concept stayed the same as it has thousands of years ago. We are students in our rows looking at something, trying to find a perfect, concrete answer to do well on our next test without delving too far into a deeper meaning of how it is going to affect our lives. After this discus...

During class we took notes on the slide presentation on Ancient Greece *The world's great civilizations are all located ON WATER Ex. - Mesopotamia/Tigris and Euphrates -Egypt/Nile -India/Indus -China/Huang He Culture of the Mountains and the Sea Greece Geo KNOW THESE LOCATIONS! -Aegean Sea -Ionian Sea -Adriatic Sea -Peloponnesus -Athens -Sparta -Crete -Asia Minor -Macedonia Geo Significance -Mountains make up 3/4 of Greece -Peninsua -Ionian + Aegean Seas      -2000 islands           - Must know where islands are or you crash THESE SHAPED GREEK CULTURE -Sailors + shipbuilders -Farmers -Metalworkers -Weavers -Potters -limited natural resources. They traded -difficult to unite ancient Greece because of mountainous terrain      -developed small independent communities to combat this      -these are called city states      -peop...

In Plato's allegory in the cave, there were people stuck in a cave. One person breaks free from this cave and steps out into the light. Since they are not used to the light their eyes burn and they go back into the cave and they have to readjust to the darkness. Every step of the way is very painful for this person. After hearing my classmate's discussing it, I believe that it is about change. To me and many other people, change is one of the scariest things in life, and it happens everyday. For example, I have grown up in an Asian household, and most of my family got really pushy about me becoming a doctor, a nurse, a lawyer, or an engineer. However, I wanted to break out of that and become an artist. All my life I have and will always aspire to become a great artist. I want to create my own stories and animate something of my own. It really is what I want to do. When my family found out about this, it was definitely hard to adjust for them because I know that they really want...

Since some people were absent when we took the Egypt quiz, they took it today. The rest of us took notes on our new unit (Greece) and answered the following questions. Definitions Mycenaean- An Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC Trojan War- A war fought in which an army led by Mycenaean kings attacked independent trading city of Troy in Anatolia. (1200 BC) Dorian-Greek speaking people that according to tradition, migrated into mainland Greece after destruction of Mycenaean civilization Homer- A blind man that composed epics. Considered one of the greatest storytellers in Ancient Greece. Epic-Long narrative poem celebrating deeds legendary or traditional heroes Myth-A traditional story about gods. ancestors, or heroes told to explain the natural world or customs and beliefs of society Being near the sea had a great, positive impact on Greece. Nearby bodies of water such as the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Black Sea were great trans...

For class today, it was kind of like a study hall for all the kids who missed their school work due to sickness. I just finished taking notes on pages 35-43 and did some work for my other subjects. Here are some of the notes I took: Vocab Delta-marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the moth of a river Narmer- A king that ruled upper and lower Egypt Pharaoh-A king of Ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader Theocracy- A gov. where a ruler is viewed as a divine figure Pyramid-A massive structure w/ rectangular base + four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs Mummification- The process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying Hieroglyphics- an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures are used to represent ideas and sounds Papyrus-A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by Ancient Egyptians to make a paper-like material for writing on....