Today we had another sub. Basically the whole class, we just touched up our papers and then studied for the test. I hope I am prepared for the test and hope to do good.

Today in class we had a substitute because Mr. Schick is still visiting his daughter at her school. We all worked on our projects during class. My group is almost done but we just have to proof read. I hope to do well because we have put a lot of effort into our paper.

In class we took even more notes on Ancient Greece. We talked about Socrates and a few other important people. Mr. Schick is leaving to go visit his daughter in the Netherlands. We will work on our paper for the next few days. We will miss you Mr. Schick....... Maybe!

Today we took more notes on Greece. We learned about al of the Greek Gods. It was pretty interesting even though they were all made up. Zeus was related to all of the Greek Gods in some way.

today our class finished their presentations on Ancient Greece. All of the groups did a good job and i could tell how much work they put into it. We have a 1000 word paper also coming up. I hope to do good on both my presentation and paper!

Today we got to present our presentation on Athens, Sparta, and the Pelopenessian War. I think we did very well. Only a few other groups got to go. We took notes on their presentations. Over all they were pretty good.

Today in class, we did some practice questions from the academic team contest that Mr. Schick and his team placed second in. Most of the questions were very tricky but I knew a few of the answers. After that we took some more notes on ancient Greece. After we finished the notes, we did a few more practice questions.

Today in class Mr. Schick was absent ands Mr. Kimble was our sub. We ate PB&J sammitches and also took notes on the powerpoint. It was a good class

Today in class, we worked on our powerpoint presentations. It is coming along nicely. Every person in our group is at the same point on their part of the powerpoint. We are almost done but w have to add a few finishing touches. I hope to do good on this project.

Today in class we got our pop quizzes back. I got a 100%. Then we got into our groups and divided work out between me, Jude, and Stevie. I am doing the Sparta part. We only worked on it for a little and then class ended.

In class today, we had a pop quiz. I am almost positive i got a 100%. It was on Ancient Greece. After the quiz we went over the answers. Then we talked about Gumby. Mr. Schick talked about all of his stories about Gumby in school. His stories were very funny.

In class we watched baby cry. We also got assigned a long term project. Stevie Lutche and Jude Brown are in a group with me. We are doing a project on Athens, Sparta, and the Poloponesian War.

In today's class we took more notes on Greece. We learned many new things. I learned that there are 3 different seas surrounding Greece and not two. At the end of class Mr. Schick read part of a book called "The Odyssey." This book is all about Ancient Greece. I thought it was very interesting.

Today was another cyber day. My assignment is below!



Aristotle

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist from the time of  384 – 322 BC. He was born in the Macedonian city of Stagira, Chalkidice. When Aristotle was just  18, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and stayed there until the age of 37. His writings covered many, many different subjects. This list covered physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and government. Some of the things that he is known for are his writings that are a part of his "writing of Diogenes Laertius and others". He also wrote on Rhetoric, Eudemus, philosophy, Alexander and education. Aristotle is considered as “The Philosopher” by many scholastic thinkers.

Today we had a very short class because we had a 2 hour delay this morning. Basically the whole class we talked about the weather for today. Mr. Schick is 100% positive that we won't have school tomorrow. I hope that he is right!

Today we took notes on Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece was surrounded by many, many small islands. Greece was also very mountainous. It was easier to sail from one side of Greece to the other even though it was a farther distance than moving by land. Mediterranean mean two different things. MEDI means "middle" and TERRA means "earth". When you put them together you get "middle of the earth". Athens and Sparta were two different places in Greece but the were isolated away from each other so they were not friendly with each other.

Notes on powerpoint 

ALL OF THE WORLDS GREATEST CIVILIZATIONS WERE ALL LOCATED ON RIVERS!

• Mesopotamia was located on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• Egypt is located on the Nile river 
• India is located on the Indus river 
• China is located on the Huang He river 

Water close to a civilization or country gives them a huge advantage!

Questions-

1. What bodies of water surround Greece?

The Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea surround Greece.

2. What large island is to the south/southeast?

The island to the south/southeast of Greece is Crete.

3. Describe where Athens and Sparta are located relating to the sea, and to each other.

Both Athens and Sparta are located at the tip of Greece right next to a sea. Athens and Greece are also separated by water that goes between them but are still fairly close to each ether.