KeiKei Baugh

Today in class, we took our Ancient Greece test. I do not think I did good on the test. The two days we "reviewed" for our test didn't help me with the test. There were only a few questions about the Hellenistic Age on the test and we didn't review the stuff from two weeks ago that I have forgotten. We never learned about the Spartan women and their role in Sparta. We also should have reviewed the Dorians, Mycenaeans, and Minoans. We never went into depth about the generals from ancient Greece either so I most likely didn't get those correct. I could clearly tell which questions were Mr. Fendryk's and your questions since he covered different things from our class. I'm confused as to why our test was on Greek's history from the beginning of our unit. Therefore, we should have actually reviewed things from the beginning of the unit instead of just taking more notes.  

In class today, we continued to review for the test on Wednesday by taking notes on the Hellenistic culture. I also have five tests back to back tomorrow... My notes from today are below: Hellenistic Culture: Hellenistic Culture in Alexandria: - Hellenistic culture: Blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian culture - Trade + culturally diverse:  *- Alexandria became a foremost center of commerce and  culture/ civilization* - Alexandria's attractions: - Alexander's coffin - Pharos (lighthouse) - Library which had 500,000 papyrus scrolls Science and Technology: - Astronomy:  - Aristarchus: found out that the sun is at least x300 bigger than the Earth, Earth and other planets revolved around the sun - Ptolemy: disagrees with Aristarchus, says that Earth is center of universe, this is taught for the next 14 centuries  - Eratosthenes: estimated the real size of Earth, says its round  - Mathematics and Physics: -...

In class today, we took notes and reviewed for our test. These were the first part of our notes we took on Alexander's empire... - Main idea: Empire Building- Alexander the Great conquered Persia and Egypt and extended his empire to the Indus River in northwest India. - Why it matters now? Alexander's empire extended across an area that today consists of many nations and diverse cultures. - Terms & Names:  - Philip II -Macedonia - Darius III -Alexander the Great - Macedonia, located just north of Greece, had rough terrain and a cold climate. It's king was Philip II. 1. Philip builds Macedonia empire  -Philip is Alexander's dad and king of Macedonia - King of Macedonia who invaded Greece and WON! - He was going to conquer Persia, but he was murdered 2. Alexander names himself king at 20 years old  - Alexander defeats Persia (Darius III) - When young: tutored by Aristotle, and relied on the Iliad - Alexander vs. Darius: ...

In class, we didn't do a lot but we did our last grade for our peer grading on the Greek projects. Ryan presented his powerpoint on Homer and talked about his Epics such as the Iliad, the Odyssey, and whether we believe Homer is real or not. I learned some cool facts about the blind Homer and his stories of the Trojan War. At the end of the presentation, Ryan collected sheets of paper for a poll on whether Homer actually existed. My classmates either wrote yes or no for the question of Homer's existence, folded their paper, and placed it in a box. The poll came out to be 6 no's and 17 yes', I was one of the yes' because I believe there truly was a old and blind man that traveled throughout Greece telling stories to people. Then, I had an early dismissal to avoid all of the traffic from us getting out at 12:45, so I do not know what else we did in class.

Pg 149: #'s 1, 3, 4, and 5 1. - Hellenistic: relating to the civilization, language, art, science, and literature of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the late second century B.C. - Alexandria: The Egyptian city that became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture. - Euclid: a highly regarded mathematician that taught in Alexandria. - Archimedes: a Hellenistic scientist of Syracuse, studied at Alexandria. - Colossus of Rhodes: located on the island of Rhodes, the bronze statue stood more than 100 feet tall. 3. Alexandria became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization. The city occupied a strategic site on the western edge of the Nile delta. Trade ships all throughout the Mediterranean docked in Alexandria's harbor. The city thrived from the commerce letting it grow and prosper. Culturally, the city had a rich mixture of customs and traditions from Egypt and the Aegean. 4. During the Hellenistic period, Euclid...

In class today, we finished grading our peers' projects. Dylan and Richie's group presented today on democracy and the trireme. Dylan talked about democracy and how it has evolved today, the U.S. is a republic because we do not vote on things on a daily basis. There are too much people in our country to vote every day, so we elect representatives to vote for us. In ancient Greece, they could vote every day. Dylan talked about the differences between countries' governments today and Greece's democracy. Richie's group talked about the trireme and how it was used in ancient Greece. The idea of the trireme came from the Phoenicians and was later utilized by the Greeks. We also learned that the trireme could hold up to 170 people like hoplites and archers.

In today's class, we continued grading our peers' projects. Lily's group presented Greek pottery and explained how it influenced their culture. Her group made a small pinch pot with a top and painted the story of Hercules on it. Grace went on to explain the stories of Hercules mythology, and eventually his heroic death. Grace also told the story of Hercules fighting the hydra, minotaur, and even defeating Hades' snakes that attacked him as a newborn. We also saw Rafay's group present their project about Greek warfare and culture. His project covered a lot of the unit and they made an interesting visual representation of Greece. All of the groups we have graded so far, have good and creative projects.

During class, we started presenting our projects. We presented first to the class by passing out Greek foods and reading or summarizing our powerpoint. Our powerpoint had information on Pita bread, Baklava, and Spanakopita (spinach pies). We also included the process in how we made each dish and how those foods impacted the Greeks' lifestyles. Here is our introduction to our google slide:  Ancient Greeks ate a variety of foods. Their appetite consisted of olives, bread, fish, wheat, cheese (feta), and they even created spanakopita, a type of pie. They used goats for milk and cheese. Cheese was very big part of their diet. Greeks believe that Aristaios was sent by the gods to teach cheese making. Feta has been known since Homer’s time. Olives served many purposes. Olives were not only a big part of their diet, but also a major trade item. Olives could be used to eat, to be put in dishes, and to be turned into oil.  Greeks’ food advancements still stick around today, and many pe...

In class on Thursday, we continued to work on our Greek projects. We decided that this weekend we will cook the baklava, pita bread, and spanakopita. During class, we discussed how we were going to present our project and what ingredients and supplies we needed to get from the store. We will present our project by passing out the food, and then start to read off of a google slide. We will also explain the process that went into cooking the food and provide pictures of the process. The google slide will have the history on spanakopita, pita bread, and baklava. On Monday, we should be prepared to present our foods and google slide.

During our western civilization class we continued to work on our projects. We worked on our powerpoint and decided what we were and were not going to cook. We also looked up recipes and came up with a game plan on how we will present our project. Here is what we have on our powerpoint: Ancient Greeks ate a variety of foods. Their appetite consisted of olives, bread, fish, wheat, cheese (feta), and they even created spanakopita, a type of pie. They used goats for milk and cheese. Cheese was very big part of their diet. Greeks believe that Aristaios was sent by the gods to teach cheese making. Feta has been known since Homer’s time. Olives served many purposes. Olives were not only a big part of their diet, but also a major trade item. Olives could be used to eat, to be put in dishes, and to be turned into oil.  Greeks’ food advancements still stick around today, and many people who are not Greek eat and enjoy the food and get a taste of the ancient times. P ita bread is made w...

In class, we took notes out of the textbook on pages 142- 145. The notes were on Alexander's empire, Philip II (his father), and the conquering of regions. The main idea of the passage was that Alexander the Great conquered Persia and Egypt and extended his empire to the Indus River in northwest India. Here are the rest of my notes: - Philip II: a Macedonian king that dreamed of taking control of Greece and then moving against Persia to seize its vast wealth. - Kingdom of Macedonia: located just north of Greece, had rough terrain and a cold climate. - The greeks looked down on the Macedonians, whereas the Macedonians thought of themselves as greeks. -  Macedonia had shrewd and fearless kings. - Philip: 23 years old when he became king, brilliant general, and ruthless politician. - Demosthenes: an Athenian orator, who tried to warn the greeks of the threat Philip and his army posed. - The greeks attempted to unite and fight against the Macedonians, but failed to agree on a po...

After finishing the philosophy crash course, Mr. Schick gave us time to work on our Greece project. Our group brainstormed and created a game plan as to how we were going to present and create our project. We decided to create a google slide to put all of our information on and we decided to make different types of Greek food. The appetizer will be pita bread and oil, and olives. The entree will be a spinach pie or spanakopita. Then, the dessert will be baklava, which is a thin pastry eaten in Greek diet. Our presentation layout is to discuss history of Greece and food, present appetizers/entree/desserts and the ingredients used, and much more. To finish this project we will dedicate a weekend to make all of the food and we need to finish our google slide.