Background on Sparta

Sparta was once a "normal" Greek city. They had art, theater, etc. People did all kinds of regular Greek things for jobs. However, Sparta had a problem: they didn't have access to good grain crops. Sparta had a neighbor down the way (Messinia) that had great grain fields (one of the few good grain growing areas in Greece). Sparta decided to attack and conquer Messinia. They did so and barely won (due to some luck and more luck really). Now they had access to the best grain fields in Greece, but they had a new problem. The population on Messinia outnumbered Sparta 10 to oneish. Spartas's leaders (oligarchy) knew they would not be able to hold on to their conquest unless things changed, and so they did, dramatically. Sparta forced everyone to quit whatever jobs they had and into military service. No time for art, culture, and theater when you need to train for the military, and so the whole culture went into extreme military mode to keep the people of Messinia (now called Helots, vocab word) from rising up. Two interesting facts about this: 1. To graduate from the agoge (military school) the Spartan had to sneak in the Messinia and kill a Helot to remind them and the Helots who was in charge. 2. Though solely focused on military, Sparta rarely used their army. They mostly just drilled and drilled.

"Homer Sweet Homer"

"Homer Sweet Homer"

Projects and Plays- 7th Hour

Plays:
Reagan, Tess, Lucy, Aubrey, Megan- Persephone
Alex P., Kyler, Caden, Zander, Eric- Minotaur
Seb, Ben, Alex L., Porter, Skyler- Titans

Projects:
Nathan- Trojan Horse
Naomi- Olympics
Quinn- Archimetes
Trysten- Poisiden
Camilla- Athena
Jacob- Zeus
Bradley- Minotaur
Seth- Apollo
Gracie- Medusa
Jade- Battle of Troy
Cody- Hades
Carter- Spartans
Jenna- food
Jessa- clothing
Olivia- Mount Olympus
Kevin- Hercules
Landon- Classical Ages
Jakelle- Aphrodite
Alicia- Hera

Projects and Plays- 5th Hour

Plays:
Camry, Halle, Samantha, Maren, Liz- Medusa
Andrea, Mikayla, Sarah, Becca, Katelyn- Icarus
Gav, Hunter, Max, Caleb, Daniel- Troy
Mark, Braxten, Ketrah, Wade, Trevor- Before Pandora

Projects:
London- Medusa
Sophie- Minotaur
Kelby- Olympics
Britton- Alexander the Great
Savannah- King Phillip II
Ashley- buildings
Emilie- writing
Kenzie- Aphrodite
Anna- art
Dane- Achilles
Heather- war
Sam- Golden Age of Athens
Alyssa- food
Lauren- houses
Olivia- Homer
Hailey- Zeus
Avery- Hera
Kim- Athena
Jenny- Fist Persian War

Projects and Plays- 4th Hour

Plays:
Robert, Aiden, JJ, Benson, Savannah- Medusa
Ariel, Abbey, Meghan, Luz, Olivia- Iliad
Josh, Cooper, Collin, Joseph, Adam- Minotaur

Projects:
Edward- monsters
Bryant- Olympics
Alyssa- gods/goddesses
Laralyn- Zeus
Mitch- monsters
Natalie- Medusa
Colby- 3-headed dog
Autumn- Poisiden
Austin C.- Persian War
Gavin- saters
Chet- Minotaur
Tara- Mount Olympus
Kadi- nymphs
Brinley- Athena
Sadie- centaurs
Addy- clothes, culture, etc.
Cheyenne- Enyo
Chevy- food
Auston T.- Titans
Daniel- buildings
Payson- geography

Projects and Plays- 1st Hour

Plays:
Emma, Sarah, Aerianna, Brynn, Olivia- Olympics

Christian, Brenton, Landon, Hayden, Micaiah- Minotaur

Ammon, Jon, Jared, Hailey- Golden Fleece

Projects:
Grace- gods and goddesses
Tristen- Pompei
Alexa- Odessy (Cyclops)
Deleny- King Midas
Aleena- theater
Harrison- ships
Kaia- clothing
Khai- food
Mallory- worship
Caitlyn- daily life
Vivianne- Olympics
Morgan- society
Nick- weapons
Taycee- Aphrodite
Baylee- Minoans
Virgil- Sparta
Eli- monsters
Brian- ??
Andy- moving

Iliad

Iliad

Take out your Cornell notes from yesterday, the ones on Ancient Greek Daily Life, and write your summary.  The summary, at the bottom of the notes, should tell all the most important things and ideas that you learned.

Which would you rather do, prepare and present a Greek play in a group, or work by yourself on a research project?  Write down your answer and be prepared to vote on it, ancient Greece democracy style! :)

Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories- Words We Get From The Greeks
Horrible Histories- I'm a Greek
Horrible Histories- Trojan Horse

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What do these pictures all have in common?