Monday, March 21, 2011

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

3/21:
We watched part of what we watched Friday. Here is what we watcher (same thing as Friday):
  • Pericles  wanted all the money to make Athens the best city ever
  • wanted a new temple for the goddess, Athena called the Parthenon 
  • building complete in 15 years 
  • one of the most glorious symbol of Athens empire
  • 40 foot statue of Athena when you walked in 
  • gold, jewels all over it
  • a billion dollar work in modern day money 
  • frieze- most famous, a craving around the Parthenon 
  • 2 inches thick around; where regular people- the farmers, people of the war
  • Aspasia is someone Pericles  was with even though he was married 
  • Pericles treated Aspasia as an equal 
  • world first theater- where entertainment came from 
  • it was very loud- they would boo and drive the actors off the stage if they didn't like the play
  • They cried if they liked it 
  • Greeks invented drama- tragedies  and comedy
  • Had a play twice a year
Here is what we watched (this is new):
    • Pericles wanted glory, but he would bring death and the loss of their empire
    • Pericles wants to go to war with their oldest enemy, Sparta
    • Sparta maxed Athens in power 
    • Sparta were the only Greek country to max them in power
    • Pericles knew it wasn't going to be an easy war
    • He convinced them to leave their homes and go to Piraeus, their port
    • They will use the sea and isolate them from their supplies till they give up 

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