Patricians vs. Plebeians

What were the main differences between Roman patricians and plebeians? What were the Greek versions of patricians and plebeians?

The main differences of the plebeians and the patricians was that the plebeians were the farmers, craftsmen, laborers and soldiers of Rome. They didn't have many rights while the patricians were the people who made the laws and owned the land. Overall, plebeians had some rights and the patricians had many rights. The greek versions of patricians were the aristocrats who worked most of their time, and the greek version of the plebeians was the middle-class who could vote and had more freedom. In all, the plebeians were on the poorer side of the social classes and they lacked a lot of what the patricians had. The patricians were the ones who were privileged and had lots of luxuries.

Defining terms

• Republic- a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders
• Patrician- Wealthy landowners who owned most of the power
• Plebeian- the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population
• Tribune- representatives that protected the rights of the Plebeians from unfair facts of patrician officials
• Consul- officials who commanded the army and directed the government
• Senate- the aristocratic branch of Romes government
• Dictator- a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army
• Legion- groups of roman soldiers
• Punic Wars- three wars between Rome and Carthage between 264 B.C. and 146 B.C.
• Hannibal- brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage's earlier defeat

Essay

My essay question would be this: What effects did the plague have on society?

Paragraph 1: Explain what the plague is and how it came to be. Explain what the plague did and how it effected people

Paragraph 2: Explain two issues that the plague gave and what the greeks did to solve it

Paragraph 3: Explain two more issues that the plague gave and what the greeks did to solve it.

Paragraph 4: Explain the ending result of the plague and how society from then evolved and reassured it wouldn't happen again.

Edit:
How did the plague effect Athenian society?

P1: Give background of the plague. Give the symptoms, people it affected, and how it came to be.

P2: Name specific ways the plague affected society.

P3: Pericles

P4: Give the ending result of the plague and how much it impacted greek society.

P5: Tie all of the ideas together

Test questions

Here are the 5 questions for the test.

How many people can fit in a Greek Theatre?
10,000

What are the three groups in Plato's ideal society?
These groups were producers, military, and the rulers.

What were the kinds of dramas performed in Greek Theatre?
Comedy and Tragedy

What was Alexander the Great's horses name?
Bacephalus

What disease broke out?
The Plague

Plato and his ideas

Today you will watch a video called “Plato’s Best (and Worst) Ideas,” and answer these questions in your blog: 

1)     How did Plato define The Forms?

The ideal versions of things and concepts we see around us.

2)     Who are the three groups in Plato’s ideal society?

These groups were producers, military, and the rulers.

3)     What were Plato’s thoughts on women?

He said women were equally able to rule in this model city but he was inconsistent. He believed that a womens womb was a live animal. 

4)     What was the Noble Lie that Plato proposed?

We are all born with gold, silver, or a mixture of brass and iron.

Greek Poem

Greek Theatre

Theatron

10,000 people

Tragedy and Comedy

A greek treat

Theatre unlike any other

Greek Theatre

Greek Architecture

Today in class we researched greek architecture.

The picture below is a greek temple. These were buildings that were surrounded with a row of columns. Above the columns was a decorative panel of sculpture called the frieze and above the frieze was a triangle shaped part with sculptures called the pediment. Inside these temples housed the God or Goddess of the temple.

The picture below is an odeon. this is a building meant for theatrical performances such as singing and such. The theatre has 33 rows of seats that can hold approximately 6,000 people. They were built in a round shape with a MainStage in the front of the seats.

Greek Drama

Today in class, we re read the paragraph about drama.
1. They types of dramas in Greek were comedies and tradgedies. These were plays that either lifted peoples spirits or they pulled people’s spirits down. These were both very popular in the Greek world of drama.
2. My main hobby is theatre. Greeks also had theatre in their era and there is many similarities and differences between now and then. The greeks did comedies and tragedies just like I have done. We have many many more categories of the plays. Also, the greeks did not do musicals which is a very popular type of theatre. The greeks did more serious plays than we do now. Their plays were stories that examined justice and pride. Some plays that we do don't have a true meaning, but they are more for entertainment.
3. This is a Greek theatre. Most of the theatres are outside and they contain seating all the way up the theatre. These are amphitheater’s and these are still used in the world today.