Today in class we went over our paper and finalized it. The only thing we have to do is print it out.  Hope you're having fun Mr. Schick!!

Class on Friday was great, because we were able to finish the paper. No one was talking and everyone could concentrate. I am now working on finalizing the paper. Hopefully on Monday we will finish the paper and then can start studying for our test. Hope Mr. Schick is having fun visiting his daughter!!

Today in class we had time to work on our 1,000 word paper, watch the video, or study for our test thats on April 1st. I chose to work on the paper. Today in class I made an outline, wrote the introduction and first body paragraph. I think that my group needs to work a little harder so we aren't rushed to write this paper early next week. Hopefully tomorrow we will complete more of the paper!!

Today in class we went over the powerpoint once again
below are my notes ...

Gods & Goddesses

• What is unique about the Greeks' relationship with their gods is the interactions with humans 
• Poseidon (god of sea) interfered with Odysseus trying to return home
• Aphrodite (god of love) had lovers of both Gods & men 
• Dionysus (god of wine) son of Zeus (a god) & of semele (a human princess) 

Who's who in the Pantheon

• Zeus - ruler of heaven and earth; father of Athena; god of sky, weather, thunder, lighting, law, order, justice 
• Had a temper, was known to hurl thunderbolts 

Athena

• Athena - goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare (and peace), intelligence, battle, strategy, and handicrafts 
• She was born from Zeus' head fully formed & armed 
• Special patron of heroes - such as odysseus 
• She was patron of Athens 
• city named after her

Apollo 

• god of music, arts, knowledge, healing
• Zeus was his father, Artemis was his twin sister 
• he associated the sun, his sister with the moon

Poseidon

• god of sea, rivers, flood, earthquakes 
• brother os Zeus, king of seas & water 

Aphrodite

• god of love, beauty, desire, sexuality 
• had many lovers - Ares (god of war), Adonis (demi - god of desire), and Arichises (mortal - fathered a baby) 

Demeter

• god of grain, harvest, agriculture 
• Zeus's sister 

The fighting Sparta

• Greeks were certainly warlike people - especially the Spartans 
• Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry: soldiers who fought on land 
• Spartan boys trained from the time thy were seven 
• Real Spartans were much more fearsome than those oily gym rats in the movie 300 (MHO) 

A Naval power 

• Athens had a great infantry too, but nothing could compare with their navy 
• their most effective weapon was the trirme: 
• a technological marvel 
• fastest ship in the world at the time 
• rowed by up too 170 men on three levels 
• could be used as a battering ram 
• agile, fast 

The Phalanx

• close - rank, dense grouping of warriors
• armed with long spears and interlocking shields 
• soldiers would advance slowly toward the enemy, until they broke through their ranks 

Philosopherlapalooza - Socrates 

• looked to science and logic (not the mythological gods) for explanations of how the world worked 
• the Socratic Method fostered critical thinking 
• "the unexamined life is not worth living" 
• Socrates was charged with crimes 
• impiety (disrespecting gods)
• corrupting the youth
• At his trial, he described himself as a stinging gadfly, Athens as a lazy old horse 
• didn't deny what he did, he asked for free dinners 
•  found guilty by jury, sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock 
• could've gotten out of jail - but he followed the rules and stayed

Today in class we went over Mr. Schick's example essay for us.  The essay went over the directions for our Ancient Greece essay.  I think this essay will be easy because I don't mind writing papers and if everyone works together it will be done in no time. Our essay is based on Art and Architecture which will be easy, because we did a great job on our powerpoint which will be used as an outline.

Class on Friday was very informational. We all had about 5 minutes to go over our Power points that were on different topics. I feel like my group did a good job presenting, but we don't know exactly until Mr. Schick puts our grades in. Im hoping we did a great job, so it will improve my grade !!

Today we took more notes on the powerpoint.
Below are my notes ...

Next in line

• with hippias gone, Isagoras & Cleisthenes (both are aristocrats) 
• Isagoras had support from fellow aristocrats, plus from sparta 
• Cleisthenes had support of the majority of Athenians

Isagros Wins

• he ostracize Cleisthenes 
• Cleisthenes' supporters & the ordinary Athenian Citizens - revolt against Isagros tyranny 
• They trap Isagoras on the acropolis for two days - on the third day - he fled & was banished 
• 508 BCE 

Cleisthenes & Democracy 

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