Test Day

So today we had our test and I didn't think it was too hard and I think I did pretty good. I hope I did well because I need to get my grade up. There were only 3 questions that I wasn't sure about. I didn't really get to study that much time to study last night so I did it all this morning but I pay attention in class and understand the stuff so I think I'll be okay.

2/26

So we have our test tomorrow and I'm going to study because I need to do good on this to bring my grade up. Anyways we finished the part of the PowerPoint that the test is on so here are my notes:

Cleisthenes:

• a member of the elite 
• rich
• saw the value of intelligence and talent in the middle class

Direct Democracy- citizens could participate in the government

                             - 1/5 of Athenians were citizens 

                             - majority vote wins

                             

Test Prep

So we have a test on Thursday so basically the whole class we went over what to study. It was basically all the stuff I assumed would be on it so I should be okay. Other than that, we continued with the Greece PowerPoint. Here are some of the notes I took:

Hippias-

• a tyrant who ruled from 527-510 BCE
• his brother was murdered and his rule became harsh
• was eventually ostracized from Athens
• revenge- he began working with the Persian King Darius l, helping him invade Marathon

With Hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes were battling to be next in charge

Isagoras- had the support of the aristocrats and Sparta

Cleisthenes- had the support of the common people (the majority of Athens)

Isagoras-

•  wins and becomes a tyrant
• ostracized Cleisthenes
• Cleisthenes' supporters revolted
• supporters trapped Isagoras for 2 days
• on the 3rd day, he escaped and was banished

pop quiz?

So today we had a pop quiz. And I know I asked Mr. Schick to give us one and I didn't think he actually would so I didn't really look over my notes at all this week. But it turns out I got pranked. I don't think I did bad on the quiz. I got like an 80 I think or something around that, so my grade basically stayed the same. Anyways after that, we started taking notes so here are some of them:

Democracy & Greece's Golden Age:

Golden Age of Athens= 477- 431BCE (50 years)
Pericles led Athens for 32 years (461- 429)

3 goals:

1. to strengthen Athenian democracy
2. to hold and strengthen the empire 
3. to glorify Athens 

Stronger Democracy:

• Pericles increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries
• Athens had more citizens engaged in self-government than any other city-state 

direct democracy- a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives.

 Athenian Empire:

• After the defeat of the Persians, Athens helped organize the Delian Leauge 
• Athens eventually took over and all the city-states included in it
• Pericles used money earned to support the navy

Glorifying Athens:

• Pericles used some money to beautify Athens 
• bought gold, ivory, and marble
• some money went to artists, architects, and workers who used the materials 

Art and Agriculture:

• The Parthenon
• a masterpiece in architectural design 
• 23,000 square feet
• built to honor Athena 
• Mostly sculpted by Phidias 
• Many sculptors tried to capture reak emotions 
• They wanted to portray the beauty not realism 

More ancient greece

Today we read more of the Greece PowerPoint. Today we talked about politics and the government. During the seventh and sixth centuries BCE, aristocrats ran the show in most of Greece.

• polis- a fundamental political unit 
• monarchy- ruled by a single person
• aristocracy- rule by a single group of noble, very rich, landowning families
• tyrant- a powerful individual who seized control by appealing to the common people for support

Aristocracy:

• members of the ruling class
• attended symposiums
• men would enjoy wine and poetry
• had "strippers"
• discussed politics 

Politics:

• no women accept "entertainment"
• no middle class or slaves
• some aristocrats weren't allowed
• these aristocrats would mesh with hoplites to set up tyrannies

The Greek idea of tyrant= people who achieved power (not always bad)

Rules, Creeds, and Laws:

• Draco-
• all Athenians are equal under the law
• death is the punishment for many crimes
• slavery debt is okay
• Solon's Reforms-
• outlaws slavery
• all Athenian citizens can speak at the assembly 
• any citizen can press charges against wrongdoers 
• More Reforms- 
• allowed all men to submit laws at assembly 
• created "Council of Five Hundred" to council the assembly 
• leading up to democracy
• only free adult males that own property and were born in Athens were considered citizens  

Ancient Greece PowerPoint

Today in class we continued with the Powerpoint. The Mycenean influence began in 2000 BCE. It was protected by a 20-foot border. In 1400 the Myceneans invaded Crede and mixed with Minoan culture. The Trojan War was fought around 1200 BCE. For a while, most historians believed that this war was fake and a part of a myth because it supposedly all started over gods and goddesses. After this war ended the Dorians moved into the land. This was the start of the decline of Greek civilization. The writing system was soon lost for about 400 years. We learned about Homer and the Homeric Question. The question is if he was real or not. People think his collections were pieced together by storytellers.

Allegory of the Cave Video

So today we watched a video about the Allegory of the Cave. We played "okay stop" so it took the whole class. I plan on taking notes on the video tomorrow so I can concentrate more and understand what the guy was talking about more. Mr. Shick would ask us questions similar to the Socratic Method and we discussed how we could incorporate that into our lessons more. I'm pretty sure we're going to have a quiz on this so I'm going to study this weekend.