Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                     3/30/15

                                                                 West Civ

     Today in West Civ we finished up our papers. Furthermore, I am going to start watching the video tonight. I am so happy we finished our paper and that it is almost spring break. I really need a break from school. Overall, today was a success in class and I hope I get a good grade on the paper.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                                   3/27/15

                                                                        West Civ

     Today in West Civ we continued to work on our paper. My group made a lot of progress and we only have a few paragraphs left to write. I think we could get a good grade on our paper. I also think our paper will be better than our power point. I wrote the first two paragraphs for our project today. I will also probably help write the conclusions paragraph with my group. We all work really well together and do our share of the paper. Overall, I like this project.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                                   3/26/15

                                                                         West Civ

     Today in West Civ we started to write the paper about our topic. My topic was Homer and is very difficult. There isn't a lot of information on Homer, however I think my group could write a good paper. Furthermore, I am taking the first two days to write the paper and the last day to watch the video. I think this method is the best method for success.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                         3/25/15

                                                                 West Civ

     Today in West Civ we took more notes about ancient Greece. Most of the notes we took today were from peoples power points and the main ideas we needs to know. Furthermore, this wrapped up all o our ancient Greece notes. Below I have listed some of the notes I took today.

• Poseidon- God of the sea- interfered with Odysseus 
• Aphrodite- Goddess of love- had both God and men lovers 
• Dionysus- God of wine- he was the son of Zeus and Semele 
• Zeus- ruler of heaven and earth- father of Athena- god of the sky,weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice- had a temper and was known to hurl thunderbolts 
• Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry- infantry are soldiers who fought on land 
• The Spartan boys trained to be a soldier since they were 7 
• Nothing could compare to Athena Navy 
• they traveled as a pack with long swards and interlocking 

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                         3/23/15

                                                                West Civ

     Today in West Civ we talked about the research paper we had to write. We have to write a paper on the topic we had for our power point. Furthermore, my topic will be Homer the storyteller. We have three days to write this paper and we have to watch a video in those days. I think it will be easy because we have three people in a group. Overall, hopefully we will be successful with our paper.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                               3/20/15

                                                                  West Civ

     Today in class we shared our projects and took notes on other peoples. Some of the time I couldn't keep up or see the words on the board so I don't have the best notes. Overall, I was happy with my group however, I wish we could have found more information. Homer was a very hard subject to have and there really wasn't a lot of information.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                        3/19/15

                                                                     West Civ

     Today in West Civ we continuted our notes and had a part. I have listed my notes below.

• Isagoras and Cleithenes were both aristocrats 
• Isagoras had support form Sparta and some aristocrats 
• Cleithenes had a majority of Athens support 
• Isagoras became a tyrant
• He ostracized Cleithenes 
• all of Cleithenes supporters rebel against Isagoras 
• They trap Isagoras on the acropolis for 2 days 
• on the third day he fled and was banished 
• 508 BCE 
• Cleithenes was rich and elite 

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                        3/18/15

                                                                  West Civ

     Today in West Civ we continued taking notes on Greece. Furthermore, we also planned another party. This time the party is for Luke's birthday, hopefully everyone remembers and bring in their stuff! Down below I have listed some facts I learned today.

• The aristocrats basically ran Greece in the seventh and sixth century BCE
• a Symposium is a big party for men only there are no women they all gather and have wine and food while discussing politics
• the only women allowed was the entertainment 
• no lower class was allowed 
• only certain men sometimes not even some aristocrats 
• tyrant- was someone who ruled outside the polis 
• a tyrant now is a leader who is abusive or oppressive
• Hippias was a tyrant who ruled from 527-510 BCE 
• his brother was murdered and when that happened he got very upset and then his rule went downhill 
•  He was eventually expelled from Athens......that's the worst punishment 

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                                3/16/15

                                                                    West Civ

          Today in West Civ we had a project day. Homer is a really hard subject, however I think we have enough information to get a good grade. Finding stuff on Homer was a lot harder then I thought. I think I'm going to have to continue my research at home and try and find something interesting. Overall, today I got a lot done, but I need to get more information to get a better grade.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                  3/13/15

                                                                 West Civ

     Today in West Civ we had a project day. I have Homer for my project, and it's really hard. I find some information, however it's really hard to find good information. Furthermore, I think my group will do really good on this project. Overall, as long as we find good information and stay focused we will be fine.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                            3/12/15

                                                                        West Civ

     Today in class we discussed our project that we are doing. We are getting in groups and making a slide show about our topic. Furthermore, we are also writing a 1,000 word paper to go along with it. I usually don't like group projects however I have a good group and I hope we do really good. My group is me Gabby, and Megan. We picked Homer and that's what our project will be on.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                            3/11/15

                                                                Sick Day

     I wasn't in school today because I threw up yesterday and I had a fever. I feel a lot better today and I hope to come back to school tomorrow.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                              3/9/15

                                                                    West Civ

     Today in West Civ I took my test on Ancient Egypt. I thought the test was hard and I did't do as good as I wanted to. On the other hand, we also took notes on ancient Greece below I have listed things I learned today.

• Greece mountains cover 3/4 of Greece 

• there is approximately approximately 1400 islands in the Adriatic, Ionian, and Aegean Seas

• They didn't have a lot of natural resources so they had to trade

• only 20% is good for farming 

• greek diet consits of grains, grapes and olives 

• the lack of resources probably led to Greek colonization 

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                    3/6/15


                                                                Socrates
                                                     
                         Socrates was a Greek philosopher born in 407 BC in Athens, Greece. Socrates invented the Socratic method which was to ask and answer questions. Socrates was also sentenced to death for false teachings and corrupting the youth. Socrates could have escaped however, he didn't and stood up for what he believed in. If I was him I would have just escaped. However, he taught us to never give up and to stand up for what you believe in. Overall, Socrates was a great example to all people.

     
Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                      3/5/15

                                                               Ancient Greek Buildings

Temple of the Olympian Zeus      
This temple started being built in the 6th century BC. However, now only a few columns still stand of this big temple.  The temple is located in Athens. The temple of the Olympian Zeus was built with limestone and in Corinthian style.The temples was finished in 2nd century AD. That is a very long time. The temple of the Olympian Zeus was the biggest temple of that time.  


                                                                          Olympia 
                   

Olympia is the birth place of the Olympic games. This is also said to be the place where Zeus overcame his father. Olympia was built as a sanctuary. This place however, was most famous for the stadium. In the stadium there was paleastra. A paleastra is the place where the athletes would exercise. Furthermore, there is also a town of Olympia. This town was a town with red tile roofs and paved streets. They also had a lot of tress. Overall, Olympia wasn't just know for the Olympics.



The temple of Segesta 

This temple was built in the 5th century, 424 BC. Furthermore, this temple doesn't have a roof! It's not like all of the other temples. The temple of Segesta is located in Sicily. This is a Hellenic shaped temple, also a Doric temple.  It is said to be one of the most preserved temples built by the Greeks. 

          

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                     3/4/15

                                                         West Civ

     Today in class we started out talking about cyber days. When Mr.Schick gives us cyber days he has to turn it into the head of the department. That is why every teacher gives us at least 20 minutes of work. Furthermore, I hope we have off tomorrow. I don't like cyber day that much, but as long as we get out of school early I'm okay with it. Overall, I hope we don't have school tomorrow or Friday.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                        3/2/15

                                                           Cyber Day

For our cyber day assignment we have to take notes on a power point given to us. Below I have listed the notes I have taken on Ancient Greece.

• All f the great civ. are located on rivers 
• Mesopotamia/Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• Egypt/ Nile river
• India/Indus river
• China/ Huang He river
• Greece is surrounded by water 
• Greece is mostly mountains including the islands
• the most important is the Pindus 
• Their culture could be unique an their own there surrounded by water so they don't have to worry about other countries that much and they have a beautiful place they live in
• Greece is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and Sea of Crete
• Crete is south of Greece it is a large island located off the southern part of the Aegean Sea 
• Sparta is south west of Athens
• Sparta is close to the Mediterranean Sea 
• Athens is close to the Aegean Sea