notes

Today in class there were some people that still needed to make up the test, and all the other people had to finish taking their notes from Friday. It was a relaxing day in class today, except I was getting a little hot a couple of times. Anyways, there were two people taking tests, and that took up the majority of the class, so the rest of us were taking notes the whole time. After the people finished, we got our tests back that we took on Friday. I think this was the quickest that Mr. Schick has ever graded anything for us!!! So, the test was out of 100 points, the usual, and I got a 95, getting 2 questions wrong. I was happy with my grade being one of the few people that actually got an A on it! Of course, I got one of the hardest questions wrong, so I was good with that! The following information is the notes that I took during class from the textbook.

  • History 
    • epic poems from Homer, but these stories are not accurate 
    • Herodotus was the author of books on the Persian Wars 
    • greatest historian was Thucydides 
  • Athens and Sparta 
    • instead of trying to avoid conflict they started it
    • Sparta declared war on Athens in 431 BC 
  • Peloponnesian War 
    • between 2 city states 
    • Athens had the stronger navy 
    • Sparta had the stronger army 
    • Spartans marched into Athenian territory and destroyed their food (they burned it) 
    • second year of the war a plague swept through Athens and killed 1/3 of the population 
    • in 421 they signed a truce 
      • this did not last very long 
      • Athens wanted to destroy Sparta 
      • In 404 BC the Athenians surrendered 
        • they lost their empire, power and wealth 
  • Socrates 
    • he encouraged Greeks to go farther ad question themselves and their moral character 
    • "the unexamined life is not worth living" 
    • he was brought to trial for: corruption in youth, and neglecting the cities gods 
    • he then later died from drinking poison 
  • Plato 
    • 427-347 BC 
    • born into a wealthy Athenian family 
    • was a wrestler, and a poet before he was a philosopher 
    • Plato left Greece when Socrates died 
    • Returned and founded a school called the Academy in 387 BC
      • this school lasted for approximately 900 years 
  • Aristotle 
    • 384-322 BC 
    • was the son of a physician 
    • one of the brightest students at Plato's school 
    • stayed until Plato's death 
    • 335 BC he opened his own school and called it Lyceum 
      • this school rivaled the Academy 
  • Greek Art and Architecture 
    • developed artistic standard that strongly influenced them 
    • the goal was to express true detail, balance and harmony 
    • major branch was sculptures 
      • did not make realistic works, they made statues that portrayed beauty 
        • art included poetry 
        • most important building was the temple 
  • Nike of Samothrace 
    • made to honor a sea battle 
    • it conveys a sense of action and triumph 
  • Red and Black Pottery 
    • known for its beauty and decoration 
    • Vessels 
      • relates to Greek mythology 
    • Plate 
      • demonstrates the importance of the sea and seafood in Greek culture 
  • Parthenon 
    • built between 447-432 BC 
    • it was built for Athena

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