march 11, 2011

After starting our new unit on Ancient Greece, we watched a movie/documentary on it.  I think a really strong point they were trying to stress to you is that the country was "physical" one of the least expected areas to grow to be such a strong nation, due to all of their mountains.  By the end of the day, it was easier to sail along the coast to get from West to East than to walk across the mountains themselves.  Also, Spartans were born as fighters.  Boys were taken from their family at a young age to go train in their barracks.  Spartan boys were warriors.