The Greeks Crucible of Civilization

Today we watched the video about Greece. I learned that in 508 BC ordinary people turned on their rulers. These rulers, and all members of the ruling class were known as Aristocrats. Common Athenians lived under the rule of aristocrats. A man named Cleisthenes wanted regular people to govern their selves. I also learned that an acropolis is an out cropping of rock, and a town was built on and around it. The life expectancy was less then 15 years for Athenians. Greece was divided into city-states, each had its own culture and history. 

The people in different city-states often hated each other- did not get along, even though that had a lot in common (same gods). In Sparta, men's lives structured around discipline and war. When the men were away fighting women had a lot of responsibilities such as men's work. A Tyrant is somebody that ceases  control (old greek definition). Pisistratus,Cleisthenes brother in law , came with a into Greece with a girl that impersonated Athena; he did this so he could be in charge. 

Ancient Greece: Info

Today  we took notes and learned more about Greece. Peloponnesia, the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC. Mountains cover 3/4 of Greece, which is why the cities are seperated from each other. Theres 1,400 islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas. There were many skilled sailors, and it was a lot easier to travel by boats. Greece's location shaped its culture. Only about 20% of Greece is suitable for farming. Because of geography the Greek diet consists of grains, grapes, olives. Lack of resources most likely  led to Greek colonization and the temperature ranges from 48 in the winter to 80 in the summer. The Mycenaean's began around 2000 BC. Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge, is very well protected by a 20 ft. thick wall. Mycenaean kings dominated greece from 1600-1200 BC. They controlled trade in the region. In 1400 BC Mycenaean's invaded Crete and absorbed Minoan culture and language. Around 1200 BC sea people began to invade Mycenae and burnt palace after palace. The Dorian's moved into the war-torn region. The Dorian's were far less advanced. In Greece only stories were kept and passed on by word of mouth. Homer, a blind man, lived at the end of the "Greek Dark Ages", he recorded stories of the Trojan War in The Iliad and the Odssey.The Trojan war was probably one of the last conquests of the Mycenaean's. Some Greek Concepts are: Arête, which means virtue of excellence. Epics, which means narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds. Myths were created to explain creation. Zeus was the leader of the gods. Hera was Zeus' wife. Athena was the goddess of wisdom. 

THE END! 

Out Sick.

Today I was not in school because im sick. sadface.

Greece 3/10

Today in class we discussed more about Greece. We talked about gay marriage, and our opinions on what a marriage really is. Personally, I think that if two people are in love they should be able to do what makes them happy and get married. We also looked over the Greek Google docs power point. We talked about the Persian empire and the barbarians.It was a pretty fun class. I got to eat a snack! SCORE.

GREECE!

Today in class Mr. Schick (you) read as a story about ancient Greece. We also worked on a Google docs power point, and we were each assigned a slide to work on. I worked on Athens. I leaned that Athens was a very important city. No other city has contributed more to the civilization of mankind than Athens. It is the place where Socrates was born, Plato, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and many others. It is the place that humanism and democracy were born. I can't wait to learn more about Greece, I think it will be very interesting. 

Egypt Test today

HURRAY FOR EGYPTIANS!
Today we had our test on Egypt. It was pretty easy, I think I did well on it especially because we had time to review before we took the test.  We also listened to the Egypt national Anthem. It was so funny, it's definitely  Ipod material. Well, I think we're done learning about Egypt for the year, as far as I know. I really enjoyed it and I feel like i learned a lot.

Egypt: Now

Today in class we looked at Mr. Schick's Google presentation. I learned that only 3% of the land in Egypt is arable. They grow cotton, corn, rice, wheat, and fava beans. The economy makes a lot of money by tourism. The Aswan High Dam, controls the flooding of the Nile. Egypt has the biggest population of all the Middle Eastern nations, 79 million people. Their official language is Arabic. Around 90% of the people in Egypt are Muslim.1922, was the end of protectorate with United Kingdom. 1953, Egypt declared a Republic. Hosni Mubarak ruled from 1981 to 2011. He was accused of corruption, political persecution, and human rights violations. Egypt is now, currently ruled by military junta.


Test on Tuesday. YAY!