Today's Class

In today's class, we focused on the Greece Power Point again.  We also talked about how we will have a quiz next week on this Power Point and the google slides that people did (Greece).  We said how we will have to write our 100 point paper that is due next Wednesday, which is the day of the test while Mr. Schick is gone.  But for the most part, we focused on the Power Point.  We took notes on the Spartans and how they were really into war.  They are vey tough and ruthless, and are really known for their ground attacking (infantry).  The boys in Sparta started training seriously to become soldiers at the age of seven.  Also, we talked about Athens and their war tactics.  Athens had a very great infantry, but were mainly known for their amazing Navy and attacking from the water.  For their sea attacks, they used a very effective weapon (ship) called a trireme.  The Phalanx is a close-rank, dense grouping of warriors.  They are armed with spears and interlocking shields.  Philosopherlapalooza - Socrates looked to science and logic (not the mythological gods).  The Socratic Method fostered critical thinking.  He was charged with two serious crimes: impiety (disrespecting the gods) and corrupting the youth of Athens.  After that, we talked about Aristotle and Plato.