Matthew Bishop 4/30/20 The Roman Patricians were the wealthy, powerful rulers of Ancient Rome. They were the elite class of Rome. You had to be born a patrician, as everyone else was considered a plebeian. Plebeians were the average working class of Ancient Rome. They were the farmers, bakers, craftsmen. They worked hard to support them, their family, and to pay taxes. They were excluded from the senate and all other public offices. The Greeks version of Patricians were the Aristocrats.They were the noble class of Ancient Greece.They participated in government and were the privileged class. The Greeks version of Plebeians were the Freedman. They aren't exactly the same but the Freeman didn't have many rights like Plebeians and the Freedman were former slaves who were freed.
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Matthew Bishop 4/28/20 Republic- Form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders. Patrician- The wealthy landowners who held most of the power. Plebeian- The common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population. Tribune- Assemblies and elected representatives. Consuls- Two officials that commanded the army and directed the government. Senate- Aristocratic branch of Rome's government. Dictator- Leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army. Legion- Large military units that Roman soldiers organized into. Punic Wars- Three wars that Rome and Carthage went to between 264 and 146 B.C. Hannibal- The mastermind behind the war. He was a Carthaginian general.
Matthew Bishop 4/21/20 Essay Question: Describe Alexander the Great's Relationship With His Horse First Paragraph: Describe how Alexander got the horse- Saw him in Macedonia at a play and approached him and mounted him. Second Paragraph- Describe what battles they went through together- Alexander rid him in every battle, from the conquest of the Greek-city states, to Battle of Gaugamela and India. Third Paragraph- What did Alexander do when Bucephalus got kidnapped- He promised to fell every tree, lay the countryside to waste, and slaughter every inhabitant to waste until he got him back. Fourth Paragraph- How did Bucepahlus die- It isn't exactly known but people claim he died from battle wounds or from old age. Fifth Paragraph- How did Alexander react to his horse's death- He founded a city in the horse's memory called Bucephala.
Matthew Bishop 4/20/19 1. Who was Alexander the Great's horse? What was their bond like? His horse was Bucephalus. They had an inseparable bond as only Alexander could ride him and when Bucephalus was kidnapped, Alexander promised to fell every tree, lay the countryside to waste, and slaughter every inhabitant to waste until he got his horse back. 2. Explain what a tragedy is. A tragedy was a serious drama that had common themes like love, hatred, betrayal and war. 3. Who was the god of music, arts and knowledge? A. Zeus B. Poseidon C. Apollo (correct answer) D. Demeter 4. What did symptoms of the Plague of Athens consist of? Some symptoms included fever, sore throat, vomiting, coughing, redness and inflammation of the eyes, diarrhea, and insomnia. 5. Explain a comedy. A drama that contained slapstick situations and crude humor.
Matthew Bishop 4/16/20 1. Reason alone provides us with potential to contemplate the Forms. Plato argued that philosophers should strive to contemplate and understand the perfect Forms. 2. Producers, the military and rulers. 3. Plato reasoned that women could rule his model city. But he also correlated them with children, and believed that a woman's womb was a live animal. 4. The noble lie was that we are all born with gold, silver, or a mixture of brass and iron in our souls and these determine our roles in life.
Matthew Bishop 4/15/20 Poem of the Greek Gods The gods and goddesses of Greece, rulers of water, heaven and earth. Or love, or agriculture, or god of the weather. Ultimate power, they ruled the world. One god was the father of another, one goddess was the daughter of a god. Zeus, or Poseidon, or Athena, or Apollo, just to name a few, they rules the world of Greece, and still kind of do.
Matthew Bishop 4/2/20 This is the very famous Colosseum. This was built to provide entertainment to the Greeks. It carried an average of 65,000 people per performance. This is the very famous Parthenon. It was former temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. At the time, it was the most sacred of monuments and was popular in antiquity as a Greek architectual masterpiece.
Matthew Bishop 4/1/20 1. The Greek performed two main types of dramas. A tragedy or a comedy. A tragedy was a serious drama that had common themes like war, hate, love, or betrayal. A tragedy usually had a main character/ hero that had super hero abilities. A comedy was a drama that contained slapstick situations and crude humor. 2A. These type of plays resemble the Greeks plays in many ways. Most of the time they are a tragedy, with an issue of the main character going after another character who might be captured by the antagonist or something else. The protagonist has to fight his way through, whether it's with super hero powers or not, to get to the other character and defeat the villain, which also ends the play. 3. This is where dramas were performed, in front of huge crowds. This is definitely different from today, as plays aren't performed in such huge crowds like they were in Ancient Greece.