4/15/11

Today in class we recorded how many people bought prevent genocide shirts. 2/3 of the class bought shirts raising $55. After we were done counting people we started to watch Alexander the Great movie again. Alexander went through life without ever loosing one battle. Birds of pray would always appear when something monumental happened in Alexanders life. After the war Alexander was the king of Persian Empire and he was loved by all. He welcomed in people who he concord to his Empire. The king Darrius was betrayed by his commanders. Alexander then hunted down those commanders and got revenge on all of them and punished them. He had 10 cities named after himself. We then skipped to a part where he is in Hindu Kush where he marched into the "unknown" but he said it was the route to the end of the world. The problem for Alexander was that he wanted to concur the world. He thought that when he went over the Himalayans that there would be the ocean and there would be the end. After it was hard to get over the Himalayans he tried to concur India but his men cant take it anymore and have had enough. After he would not take his army home he was no longer loved by all. The still fight in India and that is where his horse is killed form underneath him.

Alexander the Great

Today in Class we watched a movie about Alexander the Great. His dad was Philip the second and his mom was Olympia. His mom told him that his real fahter was the Greek god Acilies. By the Age of 20 he was already fighting and try to take of the world. In the begging of the movie there was a scene about how Alexander picked out his horse Bucepehalus and the horse would only let Alexander ride him. We then skipped to the scene of the Gaugalela war. This war was very bloody and gross. Before the war started the cut up a bull and went through there guts so they could "predict" who was going to win the war. In the end Darrius, alexanders enemy, won even though they were very out numbered,

Katie Cooper

Katie- 98%  She didnt just read off her slide, she knew a lot about what she was talking about
1. Who was Socrates and what did he study?
- greek philosopher and he studied life of people
2. What was one of Socrates Teaching
- You should know who you are and try to become better and improve
3. What did Aristotle Figure out?
- Earth wind fire water and the Aether was other things you couldnt explain

Emma, Jeffy,

Today in class we got cake for Caitlins birthday. We also continued with our presentations.
Emma- She seemed to put a lot of work in her video and presentation 98%
1. Name some of the events they had in the Olympics?
-boxing, equestrian events, pankration, discus, javelin, jump, running, wrestling.
2. Who normally participated in the Olympics?
- Aristocrates vs the townspeople
3. When did it start?
- 776 B.C.- 393 A.D.

Jeffy- 95% he had a lot of facts and knew alot about his presentation
1. What do the Greeks use for building stuff?
- stone and marble
2. Describe the houses for the rich and the not so rich.
- Poor people made out of mud and brick and were close together. The rich were very spacy
3. Types of colums
-  Doric, Ionis, Corithian

Cole- 98% had alot of information and the cake was really good !
1. What leagues were both Athens and Sparta in?
- Athens : Dealian League Sparta: Peloponnesian League
2. What were the names of the three parts of the war?
- Archidamian war, Peace of Nicias, Declean and Ionian war
3. Who was the leader of Athens?
- Pericles

Taylor, Billy, Sarah, Clark, Catherine, Gracie, Cristy

Taylor- 89% because her presentation was really creative but she didn't give us a lot of facts about Homer
1. What is the name of Homers greatest work of art?
2. What is the guys name in the Odyssey?
3. How would Homer tell his stories?

Billy- 80% because he really didnt have any information
1. When did the Hellenistic Age start?
2. True or False- Did Alexander mixed Greeks and non Greeks together?
3. What happened with Alexander mixed Greeks and non Greeks together?

Sarah- 97 %A really good Powerpoint and a lot a facts
1. Who was the Parthenon built for?
2. Where was the Parthenon built? and What is it?
3. What statue was in the Parthenon?

Clark- 95% goos power point. there was a lot of information but some was left out
1. What theorem did Pythagoras create?
2. What experiments did Archimedes discover?
3. How did people now benefit from math and science today?

Catherine- 95% A LOT of information but her presentation wasn't that fun
1. What were most of the pottery made out of?
2. What type of designs were mostly found on pottery?
3. Where are most potters found?

Gracie- 95% seemed like she knew a lot but she just read of her slides
1. What would they do when they tell the story?
2. Explain Epics, Regular Poems, and plays?
3. Were poets well payed?

Cristy- 100. no questions asked
1.  When was the Trial of Socrates?
2. What was the main point of the Trial of Socrates?
3. How did Socrates die?

Alyssa, Caitlin, Clarke

Alyssa- 95% has a lot of information and her presentation had a lot going on. I didn't like how there were too much on one slide
1. Which army do you think is better. The Greek or Spartan army?
2. Which Weapon do you think is most destructive?
3. How much do you think all of the pieces of a uniform would cost today?

Caitlin- 100% she seemed like she put a lot of effort into it
1. How did drama evolve?
2. What are the two types of Drama?
3. What is the name of the guy who ripped out his eyes?

Clarke-
1. Where was Alexander  king of?
2. What was Alexander known for in battle?
3. How old was Alexander when he started ruling Macedonia?

Kamua and Sparta

1. Do you think a lot of the soldiers survived while they were going through training?
2. What kind of training methods did they use to make Spartans so strong?
3. Do you think we should use that kind of training for our military troops?
Grade- 90% because he had a lot of facts in his presentation and seemed to know a lot about his project but his presentation was boring.