3-31-15

today was boring. We just worked on our papers/watched the video.

We just worked on our papers today and some of the students watched the video me schick wanted us to watch.

3-26-15

Today we had a sub because Mr. Schick is gone because he went to visit his daughter. All we did today was work on our project. My group is almost done, we just have one more part to do. But today was just a really calm day today.

3-25-15

Today we finished the last of the presentations. Then at the end of class, Mr. Schick did one of his power point's that we need to study from. We learned that Socrates was charged with serious crimes. One was impiety, which means he disrespected the Gods and corrupting the youth of Athens. At the trial he described himself as a horse fly and Athens as a lazy horse. He did not deny what he did at all. Plato was one of his students who wrote out Socrates' teachings and described his trial in Apology. Aristotle, one of Plato's students, Helped foster the idea of Athens as a n intellectual destination. He also built a school called The Lyceum.

3-24-15

Today, My group and I presented our presentation. We also saw other Presentations. What I learned was that Pericles passed laws that allowed poor to attend plays and performances, and he also had costly strategies for seaborne attacks. During this time, the plague hit and wiped out some of the population. He died in 429 BCE and this ended the Golden Age, which was the time of culture, literature, art, and government. Some of the plays were written in 430 BCE and they were mainly tragedies and comedies.

3-19-15

Today, we just continued our notes from yesterday. While Hippias was ostracized Isogoras and Cleisthenes engaged into a power struggle. Isogoras had support from fellow aristocrats and Sparta, while Cleisthenes had support from the majority of Athens. In the end Cleisthenes ended up winning. he was a member of the elite, he was very rich insulator from the "hoi plloi" and was a very crafty politician.

3-18-15

During the 7th and 6th century BCE, Aristocrats ran the show in most of Greek. They held more influence in society and more governmental power. Aristocracy was ran by aristocrats and aristocrats attended symposiums, which were meetings where the elite men would enjoy talking with others talking about poetry, wine etc., and being entertained by women. This was mostly a club for men and no women, slaves or middle class were allowed to enter. certain aristocrats were excluded, and then they would form alliances with hoplites and set up an alternative form of government called a tyranny.

3-13-15

Today in western civ, all we did was continue on working on our projects that are due. I was all by myself today doing it because Zaire wasn't there, and Karson is still sick :(.

3-12-15

Today in Western Civ we just started our projects that are projects that are due next Friday, We also Got to facetime Mr. Schick's daughter because today was her birthday. I also asked Mr. Schick if I could get some food because I was starving I barely go to be on my off mods today.

3-11-15

Today we took this quiz that involved us answering 10 questions and each of them in 10 seconds. After that we were talking about upcoming dates and we have this PowerPoint due and we had to pick partners. My partners are Zaire, and Karson. I forgot what we were doing but it has something to do with warfare.

3-10-15

The Ionian Sea is south of the Adriatic Sea. Greece is a mountainous peninsula, and mountains covered 3/4 of Greece. Greece also had many good many skilled sailors and shipbuilders. Greece also had many fertile valley's. Even though they covers one quarter of the peninsula only 20% is suitable for farming. The Greek diet consist of grains, grapes, and olives. if there was a lack of resources it let to Greek colonization. The weather there was also beautiful. During the winter it was mid 40s and in the summer it was in the low 80s. There was also this story teller who lived during the "Greek Dark ages" . He composed stories and he would memorize them , even though he was blind, and would tell them to people. Some think that homer was a mythical creature.

Socrates

Socrates (469-399 B.C.E) was a philosopher who paved the way for Western Philosophy. He created the Socratic iron and the Socratic Method. He is recognized for inventing the teaching practice of pedagogy. he also had a great influence on western philosophy with his student who were Plato and Aristotle. Socrates was a strong believer that a person should focus on themselves more than material things. He also thought that everyone should love each other. Socrates was a very intelligent man who's virtues were very strong.

Greek agriculture

One terrific greek buildings are the theatres. they are some of the oldest theatres that go all the way back to the 6th century B.C.E. They were rectangular shapes and they were from Thorikos in Attica. This would mean that it was used during festivals where dramas were presented.

Another was the Stadium. The stadiums were often named after the foot races that they hosted. It was made of rows made out of stone and marble steps. And to drain out access rainfall the conduits ran around the track to drain it out.

Lastly we had Housing. They were constructed with mud brick and had earth floors. It was constructed for people to access water easily and socialize. The better houses in the 5th were built in stone, and had a plastered interior. And a regular house was usually one or two stories high.

March 4

Today in Western Civ. we just talked about blog options for the next 2 days. We also talked about shoveling snow, and Adam shared very interesting story. We also talked about plagiarism, and Dylan was just making me upset like always, saying the dumbest things -_-.

March 3rd

Today we checked our test that we took about a week ago. We also took notes on Ancient Greece. We also learned the different,important, rivers in different regions. Like Mesopotamia has the Tigris and Euphrates, Egypt has the Nile River, India has the Indus River, and China has the Huang He River. Greece is surrounded by water which makes it easier to trade and fishing for food. It is also surrounded by 1400 islands. Mediterranean, means middle of the earth. The Adriatic Sea is west of the Mediterranean, and Aegean Sea is east. The island of Crete is surrounded by 90%  of water, and connected to the mainland by one little strip.