Today in west civ. we had our last class with Mr. Schick before he goes on his trip. I hope he travels safely, from now on we have subs which i'm happy about. In class we continued the powerpoint and here are some notes.

• Zeus- ruler of heaven and earth; father of Athena; god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice.
• Had a temper and was known to hurl thunderbolts.
• Athena
• Goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare (and peace), intelligence battle strategy, and handicrafts.
• She was born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored.
• Greeks were certainly a warlike people- especially the Spartans.
• Spartans were known for their tough ruthless infanrry who were soldiers who fought on land. 
• Spartan boys trained from the time they were 7 years of age
• Athens had a great infantry, too, but nothing could come compare with their navy.
• Their most effective weapon was the trireme.
• The Phalanx