Corona Virus discussion

Today in class we had a discussion on coronavirus. My teacher Mr.Schick went through many different topics about this and told us all the facts he knew and tried to inform us. He told us about some things he does and we can do to try to prevent germs spreading. He showed us the proper way to wash hands because a guy on the news showed all of America how to do it and he did it wrong. He then told us about things we can do like put hand sanitizers on when we leave and enter a classroom. We can also leave a little bottle in our car to. He also tried to show us that this virus is pretty bad and it might not seem bad to us because it's a new strand so we haven't seen exactly what it can do. It is also bad because if a bunch of kids are sick with this virus and go to the hospitals there is less room for the elderly who have it worse. So this is why shutting down schools is better.

Finishing episode one of Ancient Greece: Crucible of Civilizations

Today in class we finished the first episode of three on Ancient Greece: Crucible of Civilizations. We took more notes. Here they are:

• they traded wine and fish for silver and gold from Egypt
• created vases out of pottery and covered them with designs
• potters were the lowest class, the poorest of all people
• Pisistratus died 527
• his son Hippias came to power and reigned with tyranny
• 514 his brother was murdered, behavior worsened, killed many people
• Cleisthenes vs. Hippias for who would come to power
• Olympics were open to all people rich and poor 776
• boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, and running
• the winner received the crown of olive branches and admiration of all others
• games were more for males
• people came from all over Greece to see games
• when Cleisthenes gained power he found people turning against him
• Pythagoras knew he had to do whatever it takes to become ruler, went to places outside of Greece for help
• Athens rose up in revolution against him
• was trapped atop an acropolis for two days, surrendered on the third
• Cleisthenes was put into exile and was told to come back and he created a democracy
• used black and white pebbles to vote on issues, everyone could vote
• a new threat came from Persians
• had a troop of 30,000 men to attack Greece

Video

Today in class we watched a video on Greece. He said it was so we got a break from listening to him speak and so we could have something different. There are three episodes and they are about 54 minutes long. We started the first episode and watched about half. It's about Greece and a lot of what we already know just expanded and with visuals. It is called Ancient Greeks: Crucible of Civilizations, Episode I: Revolution. Here some notes I have so far.

• This starts at 508 B.C.
• 570 B.C. Cleisthenes was born, into one of the richest families in Greece.
• Herodotus - first Greek historian
• aristocrat - a member of the ruling class
• acropolis - an outcropping of rock in the center of Athens
• life expectancy at birth was 15 years in Athens
• Hellots - slave class in Sparta
• Heroic Ideal - promote individualism, be the best at whatever you decide to do.
• Pisistratus - became a leader because he made people think he found and knew the real Athena and brought her to a city and said that she thinks he should be the leader and they believed him.
• reduce taxes, provide free loans
• used olives for oil, food, soap, lubricants, and good for trading.

Last of the Notes on Greece

Today we have no seniors in the school and lots of teachers out, so it shouldn't be too hard or busy of a day. We had a pop quiz I got 8/10 correct and it was 20 points total. I'm at 90% so hopefully, it doesn't bring my grade down. I will have to do well again on the next test so I finish the quarter with all A's. We took notes on the last two slides of the PowerPoint. Aristotle: student of Plato. Helped foster the idea of Athens as an intellectual destination. His school- the Lyceum - focused on cooperative research building on knowledge gathered from all over the world. He did dream of having the sum of mankind's knowledge easily accessed in one location. Wrote extensively on topics such as logic, physic, biology, ethics, politics, rhetoric, motion, theatre, poetry, metaphysics, psychology, and dreams. He tutored his son Alexander the Great. After these notes, we worked on our blog and did whatever else we needed to do for the rest of the class. We will probably have a test soon maybe next week.

Textbook and slideshow notes

Today in class we took notes from the textbook on three philosophers. Socrates believed standards did exist for truth and justice. Encouraged Greeks to go farther and .question themselves and moral character. At 70 years old he was brought to a trial for "corrupting Athens youth and neglecting the city gods. Socrates' apprentice Plato wrote down the conversations of Socrates. He wrote The Republic. His ideal society would fall naturally into three groups: farmers and artisans, warriors, ruling class. The person in the ruling class with the greatest insight and intellect would-be philosopher-king. His writings dominated for 1,500 years. Platos apprentice questioned the nature of the world and human belief, thought, and knowledge. He invented a method for arguing according to the rule of logic. Basis of the scientific method. He used the method in fields of psychology, physics, and biology.

More notes on Greece

Today in class we took more notes on Greece. Fighting the Spartans: Greeks were certainly a warlike people - especially the Spartans. Spartans are known for toughness, ruthless infantry: soldiers who fought on land. Spartan boys trained from the time they were seven. Athens Naval Power: Athens had a great infantry, too, nothing could compare their navy. Most effective weapons were trireme. It was the fastest ship in the world at the time, rows up tot 170 men on 3 levels, could be used as a battering ram, agile, fast, technological marvel. Phalanx: close rank, a dense grouping of warriors. Armed with long spears and interlocking shields. Soldiers would advance slowly toward the enemy until they broke through rentals. Persian War: Greek Army: iron weapons meant ordinary citizens could arm themselves. Foot soldiers (hoplites) trained from an early age. Armed with spears, swords, shields.

Tests back and Gods/Goddesses

Today in class we got our tests back and I did so much better than I thought and it moved my grade to an A. I got a 95 out 100. I'm so happy with my grade and now I have an A in all my classes. Then we took notes on Greek gods/goddesses. Poseidon (god of the sea) interfered with Odysseus trying to return home. Aphrodite(goddess of love) had lovers of both god and men. Dionysus (god of wine) son of Zeus and of Semele (human princess). Zeus is the ruler of heaven and earth; father of Athena; god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice. He has a temper and known to hurl thunderbolts. Athena (goddess of wisdom), skill, warfare (and peace), intelligence, battle strategy, and handicraft. Born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored. Special patron of heroes - such as Odysseus. Patron of Athens (a city named after her)