4/12

Today's test went pretty well I would think. I am pretty sure I did not do have bad. I am pretty sure that I definitely got a few wrong, but that is alright. I just do not want my grade lowered by a test, but whatever happens, happens. I just want to go to sleep now, but I have to do some volunteering service things tonight and I really do not want to today. I guess I have to though. I think I am getting sick and it is not coming in good timing because of Easter break. I just want to be able to do whatever over Easter break without having to worry about throwing up.

4/11

Today in class we reviewed for the test. There are a few questions that I need to study, but I think I will do good on the test. We are now looking at the black hole. Apparently we figured out how to take pictures of black holes. I did not about this until a few hours ago. There is also a huge bug. It looks so gross and I am kind of scared. We opened a window and now I am cold. The black hole is apparently fifty five million light years away. That is an insane amount of time. It looks pretty cool but I am still confused how they were able to get a picture of it.

4/10

I finished all of the section review assignments. I now have nothing to do for the rest of the mod, so that is good. I am probably going to study and make sure I have have all the information I need for the test. It is only Wednesday. I just want it to be the weekend already. I am also very tired because I did not get home until eleven O'clock last night because I was in the spring concert. I just want to go to sleep, but I sadly have two more mods and stuff to do after school before I can go home and sleep. At least today has felt kind of short.

4/8

Hellenistic- Culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences
Alexandria- the center of Hellenistic civilization- enable trade ships to come in giving Alexandria a rich mixture of customs
Euclid- highly regarded mathematician who taught in Alexandria
Archimedes- Hellenistic scientist of Syracuse who studied at Alexandria- accurately calculated pi and explained the law of the lever
Colossus of Rhodes- large bronze statue that stood on the island of Rhodes and stood more than 100 feet high and later was sold for scrap

Trade contributed to cultural diversity in the Hellenistic city of Alexandria because it became an international community with a rich mixture of customs.

Euclid influenced some of the developments in Astronomy during the Hellenistic period because he created some of the mathematical bases that are needed in astronomy

What Stoicism and Epicureanism had in common was that Gods ruled the universe

4/5

Today I have nothing to do because I already did it yesterday. I am going to do my homework for English. I am tired and do not feel like doing anything, but I have so much homework to do so I am going to work on that. I want to go home, but luckily it is Friday, so I have the whole weekend to get somethings done. I have things to do this weekend but I will have to find time to my work. I am looking forward to going to bed tonight.

4/4

1.  Philip II- became king of Macedonia at 23 years old- brilliant general and ruthless politician- transformed rugged peasants into a well-trained army- organized troops in phalanxes of 16 men across and deep, each one armed with an 18 foot pike, used to break through enemy lines and then used cavalry to crush his opponent

Macedonia-  located just north of Greece, with rough terrain and a cold climate- hardy people who lived in mountain villages- thought of themselves as Greeks

Alexander the Great- 20 year old king - well prepared to lead- under Aristotle's teaching

Darius III- vowed to crush the invaders by raising an army of 50,000 and 75,000 men

        3.   Philip II was able to concur Greece by using his phalanxes to get through enemy lines and then use Cavalry to crush his disorganized opponents.

         4.    Alexander continued Philip II's campaign of conquest after achieving his goal because he wanted to expand his empire.

          5.    Alexander's empire after his death continued through three ambitious leaders; Antigonus, who took control over Greece and became king of Macedonia; Ptolemy, who seized Egypt and became a Pharaoh and formed a dynasty; Seleucus, who took over most old Persian Empires.

4/2

• Direct Democracy- a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives 
• Classical art- Greek values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion
• tragedy- a serious drama about common themes such as love, war, or betrayal- character usually had a fatal flaw called hubris  -Sophocles wrote tragedies- Oedipus Rex
• comedy- contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor- Aristophenes- Lysistrata
• Peloponnesian War- between the two city-states Athens and Sparta. Athens had a stronger navy, and Sparta had a stronger army. Its location inland meant that it could not easily be attacked by sea 
• philosopher- determined thinkers seeking truth no matter where the search led them
• Socrates- a critic of Sophists- did not believe that absolute standards exist for truth and justice, he encouraged Greeks to question themselves and their moral character
• Plato- a student of Socrates- late 20's- wrote down the conversations of Socrates 
•  Aristotle- questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, thought and knowledge
• Pericles increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries.
• Athens' strategy was to avoid land battle with the Spartans and wait for an opportunity to strike from the sea. The Spartans' strategy was to march into Athenian territory and destroy their food supply
• Some people thought it was disturbing because he forced them to think about their values in life.