March 31

Today in class we finished the paper. My plan did not work out. Instead I finished the paper and corrected the errors. I was not able to watch the video, but I will tonight. That will be my way of studying for the test. I think the test will be hard, but hopefully my 100% will continue. I am sure he had fun visiting his daughter, but I am glad Mr.Schick will be back in class.

March 27

Today in class I worked on my paper. I got about half way with my section of the paper in class and will work on it tonight after practice. Alyssa got her section done, but Jess is still working on Aristotle. She says she will get it done this weekend and so will I. So Tuesday we will watch the video in class in preparation for our test the next day. I think I have three test on Wednesday, so the review in class will really help.

March 26

Today in class we started our 1.000 word paper. We have not gotten that far.  We will all work on it this weekend and hopefully get it done. So we have time during class to watch the video. We have a plan on how the paper will look and  divided the work. I am writing the paragraph on Plato. Jess is writing about Aristotle and Alyssa has Socrates. Together we will write the introduction and the conclusion paragraph.  Hope Mr. Schick is having fun in Europe with his daughter while we are in class writing a paper.

March 25

Today in class we finished presenting here are my final notes:

Gods and goddesses

• polytheism- belief in more than one god 
• gods resembled human forms and had similar human characteristics
• Pantheon- the hall of fame of gods

Zeus- god of sky and thunder, king of gods overthrew his father
Poseidon- god of sea, second patron god of Athens
Athena- guardian of Athens, goddesses of reason and wisdom, daughter of Zeus
Aphrodite- goddess of love and beauty
Hera- goddess of marriage and queen of Olympus, wife/ sister of Zeus
Demeter- goddess of agriculture, in charge of seasons
Apollo- god of sun,  skilled at bow and arrow, twin of Artemis, son of Leo and Zeus
Artemis- twin of Apollo, goddess of the hunt, protector of childbirth and labor
Ares- god of war- the bad side, was hated by parents, considered a coward
Hermes- god of trade and sports
Hephaestus- god of fire, only ugly god, mainly worshiped in Athens
Dionysus- god of fertility and wine, patron of the arts, either really nice or really mean
Hades- god of wealth, ruler of the underworld, one of the three major gods


Government

      Aristocracy

• aristocracy: form of government in which power is in the hands of a small privileged, ruling class
• titles: duke, duchess, baron, baroness
• children inherited wealth and power 
• did not like under class people 
• Solon stopped this government 
• overall is looked as a problem for Athens 
• used power only for their benefit 

     Tyranny

• tyranny: government ruled by one ruler 
• did not care about people 
• middle class and military tried to make changes
• made changes to laws once in power
• ruled for short periods of time
• not always evil

     Democracy

• started in 508 BCE
• ekklesia- Executive branch - 5,000 men would meet 40 times a year, any men were allowed to attend, chosen by lotteries not elections 
• ended 406 BC  Pericles 
• turned into aristocracy

March 24

Today in class, more groups presented, but not all of them have. My group went and I think we did pretty well. Here are some notes that I took:

Athens, Sparta, and the Peloponnesian War

• Capital of Greece: Athens
• Top class: aristocrats, Middle: farmers, Lowest: slaves 
• 2 meals a day
• education for males started at age 5 to 14 
• women did house work and husbands were chosen for them
• Sparta Top class: women, Middle: farmers, Lowest: helots - slaves
• had to be in the military for 40 or 60 years
• Sparta males would "borrow" wives
• fought in a phalanx position 
• Peloponnesian War- April 4th 431 BCE ended April 25th 404 BCE 
• Divided into three wars: Archidamian War, Sicilian War, and Decelean War 
• Athenians hid behind a huge wall which isn't a bad idea until a plague came and killed tons of solders

Homer

• born 800 BC in Smyrna, Turkey 
• told stories about the Trojan War
• brought Greeks out of the "Dark Age"
• brought Greeks back into writing 
• his existence is a mystery because not many details on his life was written down
• Iliad and Odyssey 
• iliad is about the Trojan War - ended when Zeus and Hector made a peace treaty
• Odyssey is about Odysseus and how Poseidon got in his way (storms/ cyclopes) 
• Homer's death is unknown but he died in Ios, Greece

Pericles 

• comes from wealthy family 
• born in 495 BC 
• brought democracy to Athens 
• passed laws that allowed the poor to attend plays
• cared about his solders healthy and safety 
• died in 429 BC from the plague 
• was a military leader in Athens

Golden Age

• the Parthenon was built 
• tragedies and comedies plays 
• ended when the Peloponnesian War started 

War

• hoplite: most common type of heavily armed foot- solder 
• 1/2 of men in ancient Greece are thought to have fought 
• received military training 
• all men over the age of 60 were called to fight 
• two common weapons:  doru- long wooden spear and xiphos- short sword 
•  Phalanx formation- eight people in a row and then numerous rows thick 
• triremes- a large boat used for war
•  tri- because it has three rows of oars
• Thucydides, an Athenian General, was into science not gods 
• the crew could carry these triremes onto land even though it was a large ship 
• it was really fast because it was made from pine and fur
• used in the Persian War

Architecture

• Doric: simplest, formal; used in mainland Greece and Italy 
• Ionic:  more decorative and slender (looks like a scroll at the top)
• Corinthian: most decorative; flower design (Most modern people like it); used for really fancy and important buildings 
• the different orders could be mixed together 
• sculptures were made form bronze and marble 
• they were inspired by Egyptians 
• Classical period - skill went up and became more realistic 
• Hellenistic period- more emotion and details; best skill period in sculpting

March 20

 Today we started presenting our powerpoints. Each group was supposed to be given five minutes today to present, but the first group to go had so much info that it took up half of class. So only two groups went. For the groups that didn't go, Mr. Schick is going to look at the info on the slides and give us a grade off of that. Then on Tuesday we will present and depending on how well we present our grade will go up or down. Hope fully my group will do well presenting and have points added. I forgot my book in school, but I did take some notes on the projects.

March 19

Cleisthenes and Isagoras (508 BCE)

• when Hippias left, Isagoras and Cleisthenes (both aristocrats) engaged in a power struggle 
• Isagoras had support from aristocrats and Sparta 
• Cleisthenes had support from most of Athens 
• Isagoras became tyrant 
• he ostracizes Cleisthenes 
• Cleisthenes's supporters and Athenian citizens revolted against Isagoras's tyranny
• they trapped Isagoras on the acropolis for two days- on the third day he fled and was banished 

Cleisthenes and Democracy 

• Cleisthenes was a member of the elite 
• very rich
• insulated from the "hoi polloi"
• a crafty politician 

And we started to watch the video that we will watch when Mr. Schick is away.