Monday 17-9-12

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

  • SocratesPhilosipherTaught PlatoMost we know is from PlatoTeaching and CommunicationDidn't write things downSpent life in Athens Except for militaryLegislative council of 500people assumed he went to schoolBelieved in self development over wealthintelligence = knowledge of your own ignoranceAristotleStudent of Plato200 trestlesPhysics and astronomyFather in field of logicBorn in Stagirason of a physician to king of Macedontutor of Alexander the greatattended Plato's academycreated his own schoolPlatoMetaphysicssoul must exist before physical aspectMost influential writer of philosophyBorn into Athenian Familyplato turned to philosophy after meeting socratescreativa and influentialBest Writer in western traditionKnew each otherRankingAristotle - Philosopher, Writer, Good PersonSocrates - EnigmaticPlato - Founder of Academy of Athens

Religion

  • Gods
    • Zeus - King of Gods god of sky
    • Apollo - god of light
    • Artemis - Goddess of hunting, wild animals and childbirth
    • Aphrodite - Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreationPoseidon - God of sea river floods drought and earthquakes
    • Ares - god of war battle civil order and courage
    • Dionysus - God of wine and drunkenness
    • Hephaestus - God of Technology
    • Athena - Goddess of wisdom
    • Hermes - God of Boundaries and transitions
    • Hades - God of Death and wealth, King of Underworld
    • Demeter - Goddess Of Harvest Grain Fertility of the earth
    • Hestia - Goddess of hearth and Agriculture
    • Hera - Goddess of women and marriage
  • Polytheistic
  • Early Paganism Important to Greek society
  • Please the gods to have good fortune...Prayed because they wanted good things to happend
  • Answers and explanations
  • Why are we here?Why do the things that happen, happen?Religion vs. Mythology
  • Mythology is a part of religion
  • Supernatural or sacred
  • Religion is a broader term than mythology
  • legend or folktale

Delian league and Military

  • Delian League
    • Controlled by Sparta and Athens
    • Athens Recognized as metropolis
    • Athens on top because of strong Navy
    • 446 BC league became and empire ruled mostly by Athens
    • Land and water based
    • Democratic government
    • took over cities
    • Continue fighting Persian empire
    • 467BC league overcame Naxos and moved on to take over Asia Minor
    • Liberate Ionian Greeks
    • Safeguard islands in Aegean
    • Within time D.L. Controlled virtually all greeks in the islands
    • turned into Athenian Empire
    • Athenian tactics
    • avoided engagement with spartan infantry
    • Maintain pressure on the enemy occupation to eventually overrun it with little casualties
  • Pericles
    • Arts and literature
    • Rebuilt Athens
    • Turned Delian league into Athenian Empire
  • Persian War
    • Themosticles - Athenian Admiral Battle of Salamis
    • Darius I - King of Persia During First Persian War
    • Xerxes - King of Persia During 2nd Persian War
    • Miltiades - Athenian General Battle of Marathon
  • Peloponessian War
    • Cleon - First representative of Commercial Class Politics
    • Nicias - Member of athenian aristocray rival of Cleon Wanted Peace With Sparta
    • Alcibiades - Athenian Statesman Orator And General
  • Weapons and armor
    • Hoplon - Wood Coered by Bronze inside is leather
    • Knimis - Flexi metal lined with cloth, aroun legs
    • Short Swords
    • Shield
    • Helmet
    • Participates
    • All Physically Fit Citizens ages 18-60
  • Kinds of Soldiers
    • Peltast -
      • Infantryman,
      • Long Spear
      • OVal shaped Shield
      • More open order
      • Mercenaries
      • Flanks and Rear
    • Hoplite
    •  Heavy INfantryman
    • breastplate helmet Greaves
    • Long Spear
    • Round Shield
    • CLose Order
  • Psiloi
    • Missle troops
    • unarmoured
    • Bow Sling or Small Spear
    • Rarely Carried Shields
  • Cavalry
    • Unarmoured
    • Open order
    • Small Spears
    • leather or metal armour
    • Horseback
    • Famous BAttles
      • Persian War
        • Marathon
        • Persians could be defeated
      • Salamis
        • VIB
        • Shifted War In Greeks Favor

      Art architecture

      • Pottery
      • Parthenon
      • Drachma
      • Painting
      • spread to india
      • naturalistic
      • money for theatres
      • theatres were main attraction


      Geography

      • Mountains made it hard to fight the Athenians
      • Dry summers = hard on soldiers
      • Mountainous
      • Hard to farm
      • hard to Travel
      • Mountains divided the Cities in Greece
      • easy for athenians to fight
      • they knew the land
      • attica
      • trade with other mediterranean cvilizations
      • strong naval fleet
      • learning about other cultures
      • spreading their culture
      • Hot Dy Summers
      • 4 degrees in January
      • not much rain
      • Hard to farm
      • Olive trees
      • Grapes
      • Lignite
      • Patroleum
      • Iron Ore
      • Bauxite
      • Lead
      • Nickel
      • Magnesite
      • Marble
      • Salt
      • Hydropower potential
      • 23% useable land
      • Rest is mostly Barren Mountains
      • Barely Any crops
      • Lots of Olives
      • Extensive Silver mines
      • Bronze tin copper for tools and weapons
      • Farmers worked alone
      • pigs, wheat, barley, vineyards
      • Merchants traded surplus goods
      • Manufacture workers, pottery armour clothing

      My group presented today...

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