Today in class we took notes from the power point about Ancient Rome and we also listened to a story about Taurquis the proud. This story was very messed up. It involved a lot of killing for power. His wife had killed his brother and his earlier wife also known as her sister and told Tarquin to take power and over rule her father. Tarquin sat on the throne that is meant for a king. Then he proclaimed to the present king and he said that he was king. Lastly he threw the king down the stairs and mangled him up in the streets and had his guards assassinate him. He had a son that was pretty awful also. he killed his relatives and he forced a girl to have sex with him and if not he would hurt her with giving in, and telling her family she later killed herself.
Socrates in class
Today in Human Geography class we identified important key terms and learned about Socrates, his life, and how he died. One of the key terms was agora. Agora is a public open space used for assemblies and markets. It was the center off athletic, artistic, spiritual, and political life in a city state. Another word was polis. A city state in Ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes is polis. It is also the origin of the words such as politics, poll, etc. We learned why the year 508 BC was so important. It is so important to the ancient greeks because in that year democracy was introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes. This was the first time in record history that people had revolted against their ruler. Then we learned about Socrates. He was in 470 BC in Athens. Socrates was philosopher, teacher, and the main source of the Western Thought. As a teacher he met with young students in workshops. He taught them by asking them what the thought or fel...
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