Human Geography

Mason Freburger 2/28/20 Page 139 Questions 1,2,3,5 1. Direct Democracy-  is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies.    Classical Art -  is commonly  defined  as  art  from western antiquity. This covers a wide variety of styles and mediums ranging from painting to sculpture to architecture and literature. Tragedy - is  an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. Comedy-  is professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. Peloponnesian War -  was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.   Philosopher- is  a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as...

Mason Freburger 2/26/20 Test Day        I think the Greece test was pretty fair. It was fair because he went over the information two days with us. He basically told us all of the questions that were going to be on it and what to expect. He even mentioned what slides and what pages in the text book to study for a successful grade. So I studied the slide presentations which helped a lot and my notes that I take in class everyday. The easiest thing on the test that I thought was labeling the key rivers and labeling Ancient Greece. The hardest thing was answering the multiple choices questions on aristocracy, oligarchy, and monarchy because I didn't study that part that much. I studied a good hour and I think it wasn't that hard. I think my grade is going to be a low B only because I really didn't study much of the vocab words. Thanks for not stressing me out Mr. Schick. 

Mason Freburger  2/26/20 Test Tomorrow  Test is on slides 1-32 pg 123-133 Five questions on Key rivers:  Mesopotamia / Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Egypt / Nile River India / Indus River China / Huang He River Nine questions on Ancient Greece : Aegean Sea Ionian Sea Adriatic Sea (it’s just north of the Ionian Sea) Peloponnesus Athens Sparta Crete Asia Minor Macedonia Five questions on Slide: Geography/ its Significance 2000 islands on the Ionian and Aegean Seas Greece is a mountainous peninsula Saliors and Shipbuilders Two Questions on slide: even more Geography Although fertile valleys cover one quarter of the peninsula only about 20% is arable Arable is horrible and rocky terrain Greek diet consist of grains, grapes, olives, and fish Mycenaeans came first Dorians ruled for 400 years Homeric question is Did homer actually exist? Illiad- about the trojan war Odyssey - about after the war ...

Mason Freburger  2/24/20 Clash of The Tryants Hippias was a tryant who ruled from 527 to 510 BCE. Hippias was scared that he was going to get murdered like his brother did so he made some harsh rules because he ruled and didn't want to get killed. Eventually he was expelled from Athens which is called being ostracized.  He began to work with the Persian king Darius I and is helping them invade Marathon for revenge. Draconian means very harsh or strict.  508 BC started Democracy. When Hippias was gone Isagoras and Cleisthenes both were aristocrats. Isagoras had support from other aristocrats and from Sparta. Cleisthenes had support from the majority of Athens. Isagoras ostracized Cleisthenes. Isagoras was trapped on the acropolis for two days and on the third day he left and was not allowed back. Isagoras becomes archon eponymous which was a tyrant . Cleisthenes was a member of the elite who were very rich. Ostraciz...

Mason Freburger 2/21/20 Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Chapter 1 By 3000 B.C. the Minoans lived on the large Greek island of Crete. It included about 2000 islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas.  Lands on the eastern edge of the Aegean were also part of Ancient Greece. Greeks rarely had to travel more than 85 miles. The seaways linked to most parts of Greece. The Trojan war was during the 1200s B.C. The Mycenaeans fought a ten year war against Troy. Chapter 2 Greek city states had many different forms of government. Most city states controlled between 50 and 500 square miles of territory. Battle at Marathon the Persian Wars, between Greece and the Persian Empire and also began in Ionia on the cost of Anatolia.  Greeks settled around 546 B.C. In 490 B.C. a Persian fleet carried 25000 men across the Aegean Sea and landed northeast of Athens on a plain called Marathon. The Phalanx became the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world. 

Mason Freburger 2/20/20 Warring City- States polis - fundamental political unit that is made up of a city and the surrounding countryside. monarchy- rule by a single person like a king in Greece. aristocracy - rule by a small group of noble, very rich, landowning families. oligarchy- wealthy groups, dissatisfied with aristocratic rule, who seized power, often comes with military help. tyrant - powerful individual who seized control by appealing to the common people for support. During the seventh and sixth centuries BCE the Aristocrats ran the show in most of Greece. Politics - an exclusive club No women except for the entertainment. Hoplites were armed soldiers Tyrant- Greek meaning of tyrant is someone who simply seized power. The modern meaning of a tyrant is an abusive or oppressive ruler. Draco - Death is the punishments for many crimes If you owed debt to someone they could make you their slave. Solon- Solon outlaws debt sl...

Mason Freburger 2/18/20 Mycenaeans  Fertile valleys cover one quarter of the Peninsula. There was a Greek diet that was also known as the Mediterranean diet the food that is in it is grains, grapes, olives, and fish.  Lack of resources led to Greek colonization. Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge on Peloponnesus, protected by a 20 foot thick wall. Mycenaean king dominated Greece from 1600-1100 BCE. 1400 BCE- Mycenaeans invaded Crete and adapted to the Minoan culture which was their  writing system, language, art, politics, literature, and religion. Dorians : Dorians were far less advanced. The trade-based economy collapsed. Writing disappeared for 400 years.  Dorians were good fighters but that was it.  Odyssey: The Odyssey - Odysseus attempts to return home after the Trojan War, being thwarted by the angry god of the sea. Homer: Homer was author of the Iliad and the Odyssey two poems that are the center of Ancient Gre...