2/29 Blog

Notes on Alexander the Great:

-Most Macedonian nobles thought of themselves as Greeks.
-The Greek people looked down on the Macedonians.
-Philip II was the king of Macedonia
-Philip II was only 23 years old when he began his rule, but he proved to be a brilliant general and politician.
-Some city-states of Greece tried to fight Philip II's army.
-Philip II had plans to invade Persia.
-Philip II was stabbed to death at his daughters wedding by his former guardsman.
-Alexander was the son of Philip II.
-Alexander claimed himself as King after his fathers death.
-Alexander was 20 years old when he had become king.
-He was taught by Aristotle.
-He always kept a copy of the Illiad under his pillow.
-In 334 B.C. Alexander led 35,000 soldiers across Hellespont into Anatolia.
-Alexander destroyed the Persian defenses.
-Alexander was crowned pharaoh when he came to Egypt.
-Alexander had plans to organize an attack on Babylon.
-Alexander the Great died from illness and died at 32 years old.
-When Alexander died, his generals fought over rule as king.
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2/25 Blog

Notes from presentation:

Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo were Italians artists. They were often referred to as the Masters of the Renaissance. People also call them some of the greatest artists of all time. Their art was highly influenced by Greece and how they did their art. They were influenced by the Greeks because they wanted to bring back the great art from Greece. One of the most famous artworks which was made by Leonardo Da Vinci, is known commonly as the Mona Lisa.

Greeks mainly used bronze as their choice of metal, it was easy to manipulate and, in their time. The Greeks used metal to make things such as bowls, knifes, shields, armor and drinking cups. Many of these things were deeply decorated, because the Greeks were deeply devoted to their work.

Greek architecture is a very specific and influential type of design, which was based off of the post-and-lintel system. This system was made up of columns with a roof over top. The columns were often carved with scenes of battles and mythological creatures that the early Greeks believed of.

Another form of art that the Greek really mastered was the Mosaic art. These were complex patterns that were made out of small pieces of things such as pottery, glass and tiles. Thousands of these pieces were put together to form a picture of figure. The Greeks use Mosaic Art to decorate their buildings. It can be done on the floor, or on the walls, making it a it great option for Greek people to decorate their homes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/23 Blog

Notes from our presentation:

Even though Greek Potters were not really famous like other artists, they were really dedicated to their work.

Another form of art that the greek really mastered was the Mosaic art. These were complex patterns that were made out of small pieces of things such as pottery, glass and tiles. Thousands of these pieces were put together to form a picture of figure. The greeks use Mosaic Art to decorate their buildings. It can be done on the floor, or on the walls, making it a it great option for greek people to decorate their homes

Greek architecture is a very specific and influential type of design, which was based off of the post-and-lintel system. This system was made up of columns with a roof over top. The columns were often carved with scenes of battles and mythological creatures that the early greeks believed of.

 

 

 
 

2/18 Blog

Today in class we took our first test on the semester. The test had covered mainly Greece. It also covered other islands and surrounding seas and such. We learned things about Sparta and Athens, Macedonia, who were leaders of Greece and what they did to help Greece advance, and we also learned about their government progression from being first made up of all rich men, to then having all of the citizens play a role in the government voting and making laws, this called a democracy. We also use a democracy in America, it helps us come to a fair conclusion voted on by the citizens of the U.S. So Greece pretty much made a political idea that helped shape Americas political system by giving them the idea of democracy.

2/17 Blog

Today in class we went over the material for the test. We reviewed everything we had gone over regarding Greece. We talked about things like the geography of Greece, Sparta and Athens, and Macedonia. We went over most of the questions that will be on the test tomorrow, being that some are short answer matching or fill in the blank. This is the first test of the semester so it should be interesting.

2/10 Blog

1: "The Sacred Rock, the high city". All around the world, people know Athens as 'The Acropolis'.

2: The Acropolis was used as a dedication to Athena.

3: It was built in 447 BC and was dedicated to the goddess Athena.

4: It was ordered by Pericles.

5: It was constructed 447 BC.

6: It was made of marble.

7: A kind of building process with temples.

8: A statue of Athena.

9: It was damaged in the 1460's by Venetian bombardment.

2/8 Blog

3: An Aristocracy was a government ruled by a small group of people, while the Oligarchy was a government run by few powerful people.

4:  They both had made reforms that would give a lot more power to the people to make the government ruled by the people as a whole.

6: Spartan life was very harsh, especially at young age, which you were taken away from your family and made a soldier in the Spartan academy. Unlike Spartan life, Athens had much more peace and focused on schooling to be wise like Athena.

2/5 Blog

1. He introduced the concept of direct democracy, which allowed all citizens to rule directly and not through representatives.

2. The strategy of the Athenians was to stay away from land fights and take on Sparta in sea. Unlike Athens, Sparta avoided sea battles and tried to stay on land to fight.

3. Because he went against what they we taught and he also belittled the Greek gods which upset a lot of people. People were also disturbed by the fact that he was "corrupting the youth".

2/4 Blog

Today we talked about Hippias and Sparta and Athens.

Notes:

-Hippias was a tyrant who ruled from 527 to 510 BCE
-His brother was murdered and his rule became harsh
-He was eventually expelled (ostracized) from Athens
-He helped king Darius I invade Marathon
-With Hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes engaged in a power struggle.
-Isagoras had Sparta's support along with other aristocrats, while Cleisthenes had Athenians support.
-Isagoras won and become archon emponymous.
-Athenians rose against Isagoras in 506 BCE.
-Sparta had an amazing infantry, while Athens had an amazing navy.

2/3 Blog

Today in class we discussed Aritocrats and tyrants and how wealthy people had roles in Greece.

Notes I took:


-Aristocracy: Rule by a small group or noble, very rich landowning family.
-Oligarchy: Wealthy groups, dissatisfied with Aristocratic rule, who seized power often with military help.
-Tyrant: Powerful individual who seized control by appealing to the common people for support.
-During the seventh and sixth centuries BCE Aristocrats ran Greece.
-Aristocrats were members of the ruling class.
-Sometimes Aristocrats would form alliances with hoplites (well armed soldiers) and set up an alternative form of government called Tyrant.
-Draco and Solon made a lot of law reforms to help benefit the people in Greece.
-In around B.C Cleisthenes made a lot of reforms as well.

2/1 Blog

Today in class was a review from two weeks ago when we were last in school. Due to the snow we had missed school for an entire week. We are currently continuing in our study of the ancient Greeks and learned about people like the Dorians and Macedonians today.

Notes:
Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge on Peloponnesus, protected by a wall.
Mycenaean kings dominated Greece from 1600-1100 BCE.
1400 BCE Mycenaeans invaded Crete and absorbd Minoan culture.
Trojan War fought in 12th or 13th cent BCE.
Around 1200 BCE the mysterious "Sea People" began to invade Mycenae, and burnt palace after palace.
The Dorians moved into the war torn region, domination from 150-750 BCE.