Western Civ video

Today in western civilization mr. Schick was not here so we watched a video about ancient greece. It talked about all of the most famous philosophers and what they did that impacted their society. It first started with the war at Athens. Then moved on to talking about Cleisthenes and what he did to affect their civilization. He thought that these ordinary people shouldn't have freedom and he did whatever he could to make that happen. They thought that he was born around 570 BC. He grew up in a world with great privilege. Cleisthenes was told he was an aristocrat. It was said that you can smell Athens when you are near it. The Aristocrats held the power and they dominated Athens. Each city state was very independent and there were thousands of them. They were never politically verified. The Corinthians dominated trade. The Spartans were made to be soldiers by birth. They lived a life of military. The Spartans declared war every year with the Helots. Ancient tales and myths inspired the Greeks. Homer told two of the most famous tales to ever be told in Greek history. This is what we learned today in the video we watched for the whole class.

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