Caesar vs Augustus

Who do you think was a more important leader, Caesar or Augustus? Explain your answer using details and relevant facts to support your opinion.

I think that Caesar was a more important leader because he was a military leader and helped his men for a place to life, he gave them shelter, food and land for plating crops. Even if he killed a bunch of people for not obeying him he still did a bunch of things for Rome. Augustus later on just became the leader and helped out with a few problems but still worshiped his father Caesar and build a temple for him. Caesar did do bad things but was know to be a great leader for the ones who supported him, on the other hand the others hated him and wanted him gone from Rome and never to come back or kill him and never hear his name again. 

Imagine you are a Roman citizen, would you be for or against Caesar's rise to power and his reforms? Why/why not?

I would never be for Caesar. He became an enemy and stated a civil war. He treated everyone with cruelty and punished those who wanted to uphold the traditions and laws if the republic. He also made jobs or the poor to get money. He  killed people for not obeying him, People though he was trying to take advantage of the people. I'm just saying i don't like him. He was very mean and bossy in my opinion and i would never want to be one of his people.....

Explain in detail how the geography and climate of the Italian peninsula affected the development of ancient Rome

The geography of ancient Rome was normally by relatively steep hills on the left bank of the river Tiber. Some historians say that that the rivers made culture harder for the development in Ancient Rome. The rivers split cultures and Rome into different places. Hills where also said to have done this. The climate made it even worse. Rivers of course got higher with the rain and sometimes overflowed into the villages. When there was no rain the crops wouldn't be able to grow and animals would dye because they would have no water. These things really affected Rome in some ways, but also helped in other ways.

Describe the two legends of the founding of Rome

One of the legends of when the founding of Rome began was a traditional story of 2 twin brothers who where abandoned as babies near the Tiber River. The where rescued by a wolf and and raised by a shepherd. However some historians believe that Latins lived in the area of Rome so they could have been the ones who founded Rome. Archaeologists have found evidence of villages on the Platine Hill. The most believed legend is the on of the twin brothers. It was said that one of them killed their brother and named the city after them self.

Biography on Alexander the Great

Alexander the great was the king of  Macedonia. By the age of 30 he had created one of the largest empires in ancient history. He was undefeated in battles and is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time. Alexander the great was born in Pella. I think that he does deserve the name the Great, because he did lots of great things as he ruled over his country. 

A day in the life of......

Theseus, was a brave 16 year old teenager. He told stories to his friends of how he had killed a monster called the Minotaur. Every one loved his stories but no one believed it. He tried, and tried over and over again to get them to believe him, but it didn't work, till one day he said he was going to come face to face with another evil monster and kill it and bring it back home. Before he left he was very nervous for this day, he was scared he was going to die and no one would remember him, so he asked 3 of his friends to go with him on this unforgettable adventure. Hercules, Jason and Argonauts had said yes.

The day finally came. They where in the kingdom waiting for the right time, till the people got bored and just kicked them out, since they couldn't wait any longer. The journey began. As the walked through the forests and mountains and along the rivers and lakes, the came upon things they would have never thought to find on there way. They killed and captured these things and almost died facing these things. They found a place to build a hut, make their food and so on. They went hunting for food to cook and eat, and tried finding big shells where they could carry water and drink out of. They continued like this for about 5 years.

The night had finally come where Theseus felt the earth moving, he heard foot steps, not normal but huge. He said to be quiet and walked out of the hut. Him and his friends had found foot steps, not normal but huge, and followed them. They played quietly for this to be the night where they would actually find this monster every one feared. No one even dared to say its name. The Poloplanymos actually existed. As their eyes opened wide to see the monster, Theseus was blinded because he had looked straight into the eye of the monster. His 3 friend where fighting the monster trying to kill it, but it was hopeless. Theseus stood up and said, don't bother he said, i will kill it. He stood up grabbing something from the ground and through it at the monster. The monster cried in pain, and fell down to the floor dead. It was a stick, a stick that killed that thing hos friends say. You are a true hero they said in delight, a true hero and everyone well remember you.

When they got back home after 5 years, everyone said to Theseus, you almost died to show us you where not lying, that is what a great hero does. They celebrated that day even though Theseus couldn't see. After a few years he was healed, and was happy to be a hero who everyone loved. 

The Spartan Way

SUMMARY:


Sparta's desire for a strong army had a great deal to do with its relationship with neighboring Messenia. Sparta conquered Messenia which gave them control over a large area of fertile control. The Spartans demanded that any food grown by the people living in Messenia had to to give have of their food to the Spartan's. For more than 200 years Sparta was the most powerful city-state in ancient Greece. The Power of Sparta came from the professional army. Brutal training and discipline made Sparta's army one of the most-feared fighting forces ever.

Athens was the birthplace of democracy, where all citizens could vote on city matters. Sparta was a a secretive place and was run by the wealthy/rich families. Spartan's kep few writen records and left few ruins for historians to study.


QUOTE: "The boys also steal whatever provisions they can, thereby learning how to pounce skillfully upon who are asleep or keeping guard carelessly" wrote pone historian who lived in ancient times.


CITATION:  Price, Sean. "The Ancient Olympics." The Ancient World. Print. 

The Ancient Olympics

Summary:


Very early Greeks where the start of the ancient olympics. A lot of Greek legends describe most of the olymmpic competitions/events. The most popular one tells the story of a famous chariot race held near Olympus bewtween a king named Enamaus. According to legend he had a beautiful daughter named Hippodamia. he promised her marriage to the first man who could find her, and escape in a chariot with her father in pursuit. 13 young men failed to the task. And Enamaus put each one to death. then came Pelops's turn. When he had found the princes and had the king, the king mysteriously broke his neck and died. Pelops's married Hippodamia and declared himself king. 


Athletes who competed in the Olympics where not just average citizens. they had to be wealthy enough to trouble to a game and from a game and to pay their living expenses while they trained. In the early day of the games the only reward was a wreath. For many centuries, woman were barred not only as competitors, but also also as spectators. The penalty for braking this rule was death. By the time of the 128th Olympics, woman were aloud to compete, and as well watch the games. In that year according to the ancient written records the winner of a chariot race was a woman named Belisiche, from the country of Macedonia. After a c time they also included footraces, chariot races, wrestling, boxing, and a brutal sport called pancratium. Men where often permanently injured or killed in this event. 


Quote: "The Discus Thrower" represents the Greek ideals of athletic and physical perfection. 




Citation: Knight, Theodore. "The Ancient Olympics." The Ancient World. Print. 

blog post #2

  

 a) What values were most important to early Greeks and why were they considered important?


Justice was on of the most important ones. The others where pretty much the same, but i might have just understood wrong. I think that these where important because for someone to be a hero or royalty or a god they should be in one of these categories. Each one must have one of theses values or more.


   b) In what ways are early Greeks values found in modern society?


In the modern society Greek values are as important as they use to be. Each human has a value. The Greek values are more for hero's and royal people and gods, but now in modern time it can describe any people but maybe not with the exact word. 

Describe Minoans and Mycenaean civilization

The Minoans and Mycenaean where civilizations from Greece. They both made jewelry out of metal, pottery to store olive oil and grains and had similar writings. The Mycenaean had weapons of bronze and gold as for the Minoans used it to make jewelry. Both had a usage of water. The Mycenaean had bath tubs made out of clay and where attached to the walls they didn't have any toilets that where able to flush.

 The Minoans had bath tubs made out of clay to but their bath tubs where able to be moves from a room to another and they had toilets that flushed. They worshiped similar goods too. Both gods had to do something with the world. If i would have to be in one of these civilizations it would probably be the Minoans because the had more modern stuff like things we have now, a lot of jewelry flushing toilets and so on.

tajmahal

elevation map, climate map, 3Db map

 

Unit reflection

This unit about Egypt was very new for me because i have never learned of it. it was very interesting learning about the Nile, how they made boats, the animals and all those different things. during this unit i think i was open minded and caring in some ways. I also think i was very organized. We have used allot of things that the Egyptians made up and used long time ago. We used allot of things to hunt for food, get shelter and much more. 

Isis drawing

In this drawing, i drew about Isis being served by one of her servants. She is sitting outside near the pyramids. The big round circle on her head is representing that she is a god. 

Mumification

 Immortality- perpetual life after death
 Mummification- embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy


1. In what parts of the world have mummies been found?

Xinjiang China, Egypt, Arica

2.  In what types of places (physical geography & climate) have mummies been found?

Xinjiang China

3.  How did ancient Egypt preserve their dead?

They buried their dead in a curled up position in the hot sand in the desert, and the sand preserved the bodies.


4. Why do you think ancient Egyptians took such care to embalm their dead if the desert could do the job for them?

Maybe because they knew they would come back to like.

5.  What features of the natural environment can cause bodies to be mummified unintentionally?

The weather

6. According to current scientific beliefs, what are some reasons people were intentionally mummified?

Maybe because of punishment, or because their gods have told them too.

FIrst empires

Unit Reflection, Mesopotamia the fertile crescent

 The domestication of plants and animals.


The people of hitties domesticated animals in many ways. They some times killed them for shelter, cloth, and more.


 The transition from hunter-gatherer communities to the first civilizations.


most of them where hunters. they hunted for food, animals for domestication and so on.


  Early religion and beliefs.



The hittes believed in more than one god. I think they had more than 100,000 gods.

If someone would tell me that the Sumerian aren't important, i would say that they are. The Sumerian had build and continued our language and religion. They have improved our knowledge, and our tools. Our houses have become bigger and stronger. They have thought us to believe in gods or a good, so i think they are important. 

How have people today changed their environment?

GOOD


Fire was one way that early humans changed their environment. Fire was a good way to drive animals into places where they could be killed for food and skins. Humans now use fertilizer for plants so there plants could grow better. Humans have had the ability to change the environment for thousands of years. This is because there are more people on earth than there use to be.


BAD


The fire also caused a lot of damage. Many or some people dye because of fire. fire is not good if its around a farming place, it will just kill all your crops. Fire has destroyed a lot of homes and lives.   

Catal Huyuk

Why is Catal Hoyuk an important archaeological find?

Catal Hoyuk was discovered in the 1950s, and excavated by James Mellaart. The excavation has a long time. As we know they have still not excavated everything yet. As the researchers and excavators searched more for lost objects, they found paintings, of people dancing, and hunting. Most of them are painted in red. 

The excavators found out that the dead people where buried right underneath the houses. There are still theories about if it smelled bad or not. There is a statue, which was named the Calal Huyuk statue. 

Many things where made out of clay, stone and some where pottery too.