April 14, 2011

Today in class we talked about and watched the movie Alexander. Alexander's dad was Philip II of Macedonia but his mom tried to tell Alexander that his real dad was Achilles. By the age of 20 Alexander was the king of Macedonia.

1. Alexander gets a horse named Bucephalus who is strong & stubborn
2. Alexander's mom Olympias didn't get along with her husband Philip
3. Philip had many mistresses which made Olympias mad
4. At The Battle of Guagamela Alexander wanted revenge 
5. 40,000 vs. 250,000
6. Alexander wants to kill Darius at the battle
7. Alexander used the Phalanx formation
8. Alexander couldn't get Philip at the battle because he had to stay with his army

April 13, 2011

Today in class Katie presented on Greek Philosophers. Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates were very famous. Socrates lived in the Golden Age. Socrates wanted people to always improve themselves. Plato was a student of Socrates and Aristotle was a student of Plato.

Katie: A

1. What period of time did Socrates live in?
2.  What was Plato's cave theory?
3. Who was the greatest Greek scientist and what did he study?

Monday April 11, 2011

Emma did the Olympics and there were events such as boxing, equestrian events, pankration, pentathlon, running, and wrestling. Jeffy went next and he did Ancient Greek Architecture. The Acropolis and the Parthenon were structures. Greek houses were made out of mud bricks or mud and straw. The Cole brought in cake and he did The Peloponessian War.



Emma: B

1. Could women compete?
2. What did the pentathlon consist of?
3. When did the Olympics start?

Jeffy: A

1. What were the house made out of?
2. What were some famous Ancient Greek Structures?
3. What did columns do for buildings?

Cole: A

1. What was the main cause of the war?
2. Who did Athens end their alliance with?
3. What part was the Archidamian War?

April 8, 2011

Taylor presented today and she did her project on Homer. She didn't do a PowerPoint, she found a shortened version of one of Homer's stories, The Odyssey. Odysseus even blinded a cyclops, and then he had an affair with a witch goddess who put a spell on him, his wifes name was Penelope. They had a son together named Telemachus. Then Billy presented and he did the Hellenic Age. Alexander mixed Greek and non-Greeks together to make babies. The Hellenistic Age started when Alexander died and lasted for 200 years. Then Sara went and she did The Parthenon. The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess, Athena. It is located in Athens and is still there today. It was built on the Acropolis, the highest hill in the city. Some of the Parthenon is destroyed because of an explosion that occurred when they were fighting the Venetians. Pericles was the one who decided to build the Parthenon. Then Clark went and he did Advances in Math and Science. Euclid and Pythagoras made breakthroughs in math by coming up with basic rules and theorems. Archimedes discovered facts about volume, and levers and pullies. Plato taught people about the world being constructed with geometric simplicity. Plato also taught people about the stars and the planets. Catherine did hers on pottery. Pottery was made fro everyday use, and they were made out of clay and then placed it in a fire. When people went different places they introduced new pottery. During the Dark Age pottery was not made very often because economic times were so bad. Gracie did hers on poetry and she explained how it was used to explain historical events and rules. People sometimes played the Lyre which is close to a guitar. One type of poem was an epic and that is a longer piece of literature like The Odyssey. Then Cristy went and she did The Trial of Socrates. The trial took place in Athens in 399 BC. The people turned to Socrates for help because he was very critical. He was arrested because he refused to acknowledge the gods and he introduced new divinities. He was later executed and found guilty.

Taylor: B+

1. Did Odysseus's wife remain truthful to him? (not cheat on him)
2. What mountain was Odysseus stuck on?
3. Who found Odysseus sailing home?

Billy: B or C

1. When did the Hellenistic Age start?
2. How long did it last and when did it end?
3. What did Alexander do that was a big deal?

Sara: B+

1. Who was The Parthenon dedicated to?
2. Who built The Parthenon?
3. Where is it located?

Clark: A

1. What did Euclid and Pythagoras make breakthroughs in?
2. What did Plato teach?
3. What did Archimedes discover?

Catherine: A 

1. What did they make their pots out of?
2. After molding it where did it go?
3. What was the time called when the economy crashed?

Gracie: A

1. Why was poetry used?
2. What did people play during poetry?
3. What is an example of an epic?

Cristy: A

1. Why was Socrates arrested?
2. What made the people turn towards Socrates?
3. Was Socrates guilty? If so, did he die?

April 7, 2011

Alyssa did her project on Ancient Greek Army, she explained how they wore alot of heavy and expensive armor. They also fought in a special formation, the soldiers were called Hoplites.  Most of the people fought with 8 foot long spears or swords. They walked in a Phalanx formation which was in a square formation that worked out really well instead of chaos. The Battle of Issus was between Macedonia and the Persian Empire and it took place in 333 B.C. and Alexander won the battle and from there took Egypt. I give Alyssa an A, I give Kamau a B, and I give Fiona an A. Caitlin had Ancient Greek Drama which included alot of dancing, singing, and acting. They had the prolouge, a speech, and the final acts. Only men were allowed to participate in plays and Thespis was the first poet to ever use actors. I also give Caitlin an A.

Alyssa:

1. What formation did they fight in?
2. What was their armor made out of?
3. How many wives did Alexander have?

Caitlin:

1. What were the 3 parts of the play?
2. Could women participate in the plays?
3. Who was the first poet to use actors?

April 6, 2011

Today in class Kamau and Fiona presented their projects. Kamau did his on Sparta and he explained how important their army was to them, without a strong army their city state would have been nothing. At the age of 7 boys were taken away from their families against their will and sent to go train to be in the army. They were very strict and had to work out alot so they could become physically and mentally strong. Also, the woman in Sparta were treated very well compared to the women in Athens. They had alot more freedom and privledges. Fiona did her project on The Peloponessian War. She talked about the battles and it was between Athens and Sparta. At the end of her powerpoint she played a video on YouTube of a guy that made a song on The Peloponessian War which was actually pretty good.

Kamau:

1. Did the spartan girls have rough lives when they were younger like the boys did?
2. What did they eat?
3. Did they ever kill them during training?

Fiona:

1. Where did the Peloponessian War start?
2. How many battles were there?
3. What leaders fought in the first Battle of the Peloponessian War?

April 4, 2011

Today I was not in class because I had to leave early for a lacrosse game. We ended up winning 12- 1 against Maryvale. I finished my project on the first day of spring break and now I don't even have this class until Wednesday!