Hello everyone. Today I felt dead. When I woke up I started crying because I am exhausted and I simply did not want to come to the John Carroll School. But, here I am. The school day wasn't terrible but I also have to stay until 9:00 tonight so that statement might be altered soon. Anyway, I wasn't in the best mood this morning but I guess it could've been a worse day. I have to go to the orthodontist to get new retainers because my current retainers fly out of my mouth but I really don't want to go at all. I think I'm going to get a smoothie and a salad after school though so that's good. I don't think anyone read this part but thanks for tuning in.
Here are my notes:
Gods/Goddesses
- What is unique about the Greeks' relationship with their gods is the interaction with humans
- Poseidon (god of the sea) interfered with Odysseus trying to return home
- Aphrodite (goddess of love) had lovers of both men and gods
- Dionysous (god of wine) was the son of Zeus (god) and Semele (human princess)
Spartans
- Greeks were war-like: especially Spartans
- Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry: soldiers who fought on land
Athens
- Athens had a great infantry, too, but nothing could compare with their navy
- their most effective weapon was the Trireme
- Trireme- fastest ship in the world (at the time), tech marvel, 170 men on three levels, battering ram, agile, fast
The Phalanx
- close-rank defense grouping of warriors
- armed with long spears and interlocking spears
- the soldiers would advance slowly the enemy until they broke through their ranks
Persian Army
- Persia had way more land than Greece and early had unlimited resources
Greeks Army
- iron weapons meant ordinary citizens could afford to arm themselves
- foot soldiers (hoplites) trained from an early age
- armed with shields, spears, and swords
- phalanx
- home-field advantage
- motivated to preserve democracy
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