Alexander and Bucephulus

Today, we took notes on the relationship between Alexander and Bucephulus.

• only Alexander was allowed to ride him
• Alexander rode Bucephulus into every battle from the conquest of Greek city-states to India.
• synchronized the hour of their deaths 
• Alexander could manage the horse better than other people
• Alexander realized that Bucephulus was scared of his own shadow
• when the horse had died, Alexander named the city, Bucephala after him
• when Bucephulus was wounded, he wouldn't allow Alexander to mount any other horse during the battle
• developed a deep bond of love and compassion
• Bought Bucephulus for 13 talents (huge amount fo money)
• Bucephelus was considered too wild and unmanageable for anyone to buy, until Alexander camel along

Week 1 last day

Today is the last day of week one with cyber days. This week has been an adjusting week as we have moved school from waking up at 630 everyday to sleeping in, and getting work done faster. Cyber days have not caused much stress, but I'm not sure how this will play out as decisions are made about school for the rest of the year. I have had to take two quizzes which weren't too bad and hopefully I won't have to take many more. Today I have the most work to do and I want to finish fast so I have the rest of the day to myself. I still need to bring a few grades up which i have been doing well for the last week and so hopefully my hard work will pay off in the end. Overall, cyberdays are not bad but I would rather be in school, seeing my friends and teacher, and finishing out my freshman year in a classroom.

Cyber day #3

Today we watched a video and answered a question.
Explain why you think Socrates, and Sophists like Protagoras, would start questioning traditional beliefs at this particular point in history.

Socrates, and sophists like Protagoras, would start questioning traditional beliefs because the economy of Athens is only getting worse. With the plague, people were dying everyday and nothing could really be done to stop the plague. It had to run its course throughout Athens before anything could be done. Then, when Pericles died, people didn't know how to act since many people wanted to be the main person of power. People began to question their moral beliefs and whether what they were believing in was right and correct. After these events, people probably thought that the way they were living was not right and began to question their lives. 

Cyber day #2

Watch the section from 17:14 - 24:46. Then write a detailed paragraph analyzing how Athens’ plan unfolded. Post this paragraph to your blog by 11:59 pm tonight.

Today, we watched a video and explained how Athens' plan unfolded. The plan of Athens' unfolded when cargo was brought overseas which also brought over the plague. The plague killed and diseased many people. Not much could be done. The city relied on potions in attempt to kill the disease. Then, Pericles sadly died in 429 B.C. He planned to make Athens' the greatest but he miscalculated his plan. It was found that Pericles was one of the main protectors of safety and many things had changed dramatically since he had died.

1st Day of Cyber School

Today we read from the book and answered a few questions...

1.
Pericles was a wise statesman who ran Athens during most of its golden age. Pericles was a skillful politician that dominated Athens in 461-429 B.C. His goals were to strengthen Athenian government, hold and strengthen the empire, and to glorify Athens.

2.
A direct democracy is run by the citizens, without the representatives. Male citizens established all the important government policies that affected the polis.

3.
The delian league was a league of all the different parts of Athens. Pericles used the money from it to make the navy in Athens stronger than any other. The delian league was like an alliance formed by the many people.

Part 2

Today in class, Mr. Shick was not in class again so we watched thee second part of thee ancient Greece video.
Some facts are:

• A trireme was a very narrow, fast, sleek weapon/ship that was used as a battering ram
• Persians set out for Greece
• Greeks would come to the stream to discover their futures
• Themistocles was ostracized for his boats
• Pericles changed Athens forever
• Pericles was leader of Athens at its highest point

We didn't finish the video entirely but we got through most of it since no one had a charged MacBook Pro.

Sub Work

Today in class, Mr. Schick was not there. We had a sub and had to watch a video on Ancient Greece. It didn't go too well since no one had a MacBook Pro to hook it up to the board. Instead we tried starting the video at the same exact time which worked for the most part and we took individual notes on the video. Most of it was about Cleisthenes and how he came about being one of the most powerful people in Ancient Greece. The video was almost an hour long so it took up most of the class and no one really finished.

POP QUIZ

Today in class, we took a surprise pop quiz. At the start of class we had David go over all the notes that we took and all the things on the Gods and Goddesses. Then, Mr. Schick gave us a pop quiz and we had questions on it like who was the goddess of strategy and war and who said "The unexamined life is not worth living," which was the quote of socrates. I think I made a 90 but I'm not entirely sure. I didn't think it was too hard but it still gave me anxiety because I cannot do bad on any other assignments we have and by taking this my grade could either plummet even more than it is or go up maybe a little.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

Today in class, we took more notes on Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Socrates was a very influential person who came up with the socratic method which is asking many questions. He was put to death for impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. He was sentenced to death and was forced to drink hemlock even though many people were against putting him to death. Plato was a student of socrates and Aristotle was a student of Plato at the academy. He helped foster the idea of Athens as an intellectual destination.

ZEUS

Today in class, we took more notes on the greek gods and goddesses. Some interesting facts I found were that kids started training at the age of 7 for war. This helped to warriors to have a ruthless infantry. Another fact is that thee Athens had a trireme which was a ship that had about 180 people on three levels rowing the boat. This was one of the fastest ships in this time and it was also used as a battering ram. Also, a phalanx was a dense grouping of warriors in war. This was a good strategy for war because it helped them be efficient in war and killing the opposing team.

Gods and Goddesses

Today in class, we took notes and took time to look at the remainder of the powerpoint which is going to be on the part two test. This part is all about the greek gods and goddesses. We are learning about gods like; Zeus, Poseidon, and Aphrodite. I remember learning this in fourth grade and did a project on Poseidon, the god of water. I also remember watching Percy Jackson which were books and movies all about mythology and a story of the Gods and Goddesses and their sons and daughters. I am excited for this unit because I think ill enjoy learning about these people and where and how they came about.