3.17.15

Today in class we worked on our google slides. Today was my first day working on it, but I definitely made a decent sized dent in the work. I found the pelopennesian ( don't think I spelled tht right) war  very fascinating. I thought that it was cool how the athenians saw sparta as a threat, so they put up a wall around it' empire to protect itself, but sparta saw  Athens as a much more powerful force. The project got a little boring working on it by myself, but i found it really fun during class with everyone talking on the topic of ancient greece.

absense

I was not in school today, yesterday, nor will I will I be in school thursday or friday.

Socrates cyber day V

Socrates was a brilliant man, who strongly believed in the power of Democracy. Socrates was born 470 BC. His life was documented by his pupils. He was the son of a sculptor and a midwife. He was not from a particularly rich family, so he knew basic Greek and learned his father's trade at a very young age.  Socrates had 3 sons, but he wasn't very interested with them at all. He was much more interested with the intellectual development of the boys of Athens as a whole. Although socrates did not provide much for is family as a philospher, he did serve in the military.  Sicrates was charged of two things, corrupting youth and not worshipping the gods the city acknowledges. In court, Socrates gave a poor defense and was sentenced to death. A few of his buddies offered to help him escape because a good portion of Athens was on Socrates side. Socrates refused the offer because he believed that if the court wanted him dead, he should die to pay for his actions, thus prooving his strong belief in the power of democracy. One of Socrates' most famous quotes was "the unexamined life is not worth living". What Socrates meant was that one should stop and reflect on their past, so they they can make more accurate judgments for the future.

Cyber Day IV

This temple Selinus of the Sicilian colony is an example of a stoa, which was a common stucture of the seventh century BC and later. The angles it created was useful for the Agora and an outdoor market place. The Selenius was a very unique stoa. It was created after the seventh century and had a tapezoid shape. However, what was truly fascinating about Selinus is that all the nearby shops have the same face (front) even thoug each shop was for a different use. Clearly, there must have been one person in charge of this area making sure tht everything looked like it "fit together".
http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Architecture/

The Delphic theater was built in the fourth century B.C. Interestingly enough, the Theater of Delphi is one of the few theatres in Greece in which we know it's exact date and design. This theater is where music contests of the Pythian games took place. It is very similar to modern day theaters, with the stage is the prominent part of the theater. Greeks generally built theaters to have outstanding acustics.
http://www.coastal.edu/ashes2art/delphi2/sanctuary/theatre.html

The Acropolis is not a single building, but a series of buildings on a hill overlooking athems. Athens is where democrocy was born. The buiding shown above is the pantheon, one of the buildings of the Acropolis. It is a temple built for Athena Pathenos. It was decorated with sculptures (many were removed and are now siting in a museum). Religious ceremonies did ot take place inside the building, but outside because it was like Athena Pathenos' home. 

http://www.famous-historic-buildings.org.uk/greece_4.html

explanation of late cyber day work

My cyber day work is late because the house I am currently living in has no internet.I was unable to get to the library until today.

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absence

absense

Not in school today