Ancient Greece

Study note

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Red Figure Pottery

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Bronze Horse Pottery

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Alabaster pottery

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Satyr

Alexander the Great

Subject: Military general / Spartan King
Famous for: Spreading the Greek Culture

Sappho

Subject / field: (Lyric) Poet  
What they’re famous for: Writing over 10,000 lines of poetry, 650 of which survived.

Hyptia

Subject / field: Mathematician / Astronomer  
What they’re famous for: Leader of the Neoplatonist school of philosophy in Alexandria, violent death

Arete of Crete 

Subject / field: Philosopher  
What they’re famous for: Writing over 40 books 

Hipporcrates

Subject / field: Doctor / physician 
What they’re famous for: Father of medicine and Hippocratic Oath

Hipparchus

Subject / field: Astronomer 
What they’re famous for: Trigonometry 

Perciles

Subject / field: politician  
What they’re famous for: Establishing Athenian democracy 

Archmides

Subject / field: mathematician / engineer / scientist 
What they’re famous for: Archimedes principle and Archimedes Screw

Cleisthenes

Subject / field: Politician 
What they’re famous for: The father of Athenian democracy

Herodotus

Subject / field: Author  
What they’re famous for: Being the author of the first great narrative history

Definition of "democracy"

Democracy means "rule by the people"

Direct vs. Indirect democracy

Direct democracy is when everyone votes on each individual law. Indirect democracy is when people vote on a representative(s) to make the laws.

Athens civilization requirements

Needed to be; male, over 18 years old.

Canada civilization requirements

Be a permanent resident, lived in Canada for over 3 years the past 5, take oath, pass citizenship test.

2 facts and rules about long jump

-Flute music would be played for the contestants to put them in a good mental state 
-Unlike modern long jump, the athletes would have to carry weights.  
-two rules are; They’d have to hold weights, then that they’d have to hold these weights over their head before being swung down behind the jumper and thrusted back forward for momentum.

How is Alexander the Great a villian?

-Destroyed cities and cultures 
-Would force the Greek culture among others and ignored their traditions 
-He killed his best friend for no sensible reason (disagreement) 
-He caused the death of thousands and his own soldiers

How does Pythagorean Theorem benefit us?

Helps find the side lengths and area of a right triangle 

How does Geometry benefit us?

Geometry helps us understand shapes, but most importantly is essential to construction, and helps with maps for calculating distance

How does Zoology benefit us?

Gives us a better understanding of ourselves and animals interact with the world around us

How does Cartography benefit us?

Makes maps so we can navigate through the place around us.

How does Archimedes Principle benefit us?

Helps us with calculating the volume of an object that isn’t a regular shape.

Why Sparta’s patron god is better

Ares, though unpopular, fit Sparta’s love for war and battle. Seeing as he’s known for those two things and the Greeks were heavily religious, the fact that they believed he’d aid them in battle definitely added onto their ambition in battle.

Why Sparta’s military is better

Military power was important during that time seeing as the world wasn’t as peaceful as it is now during ancient times.
-gives Spartans a reassurance that they were well protected by their army seeing as soldiers have been trained since the age of 7

Why Sparta’s treated women better

had better opportunities and had more rights compared to Athenian women. They could own property, didn’t have to marry when they were my age, and was seen almost equal to men.

Why Sparta’s political system is better

with two kings would be ephors and the council of elders. With the 5 ephors, kings wouldn’t be able to easily make careless decisions.