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.