2/26/14 west civ class

     Today in class we reviewed our notes that we took when Devon was "teaching" our class. As he reviewed I added even more notes on Greece that I didn't add before. Here are some new notes on Ancient Greece:  

Greece

• Athens made fun of Sparta way of life and thought it wasn't worth winning
• Athens was a more water based and navy like while Sparta had an army and fought more on land
• Athens had Triremes, they were huge ships that made Athens have one of the most feared navies
• Even though Athens wasn't as war like as Sparta and their lives didn't revolve around war they were still ruthless and very aggressive in battles
• Sparta had a very thin population because they were so isolated, that's why their men trained so hard for war
• Athens controlled lots of trade because they controlled the sea because of their strong navy
• The Spartans used the "phalanx" tactic when in war
• In Athens democracy all land owning men who weren't foreign could only vote
• Aristocrats were wealthy and powerful and owned land
• Aliens were people who came from other parts around that particular area of Greece (foreigners)
• When being banished from Athens for ten years this was a process called ostracism
• Four main types of government: Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy, Tyranny
• Monarchy was the first government that covered Greece before others were created
•  Seas that surrounded Greece: Aegean sea, Ionian sea, Mediterranean sea, and Adriatic sea