video time!!!!

Today we watched a video called episode one:The revolution. The video is about what we have been learning about Greece, but gives more insight on it. A lot of professors speak about Greek history that are from great colleges like Princeton and California. They are probably all teachers or historians because that is all you can do with a degree in history. That is why I won't get a history degree, but I love learning about it. I like how the video gives more insight on Cleisthenes and his childhood. It talk about how he was brought up in a aristocratic family and was rich from birth. The video mentions that Greeks wanted to all be heroes because they were inspired by the heroes from stories. These stories were told by bards and musical instruments and passed down by generations. Homer made the two most popular stories called the "Iliad" and the "Odysseus". There was also a man with a weird "P" name that was a tyrant. He brought a tall girl to Athens, claiming it was Athena, and started ruling. He got the common people to like him by giving free loans and lowering taxes. He also brought up the olive oil business. Greeks were lucky because they could trade with many different civilizations and they all wanted Greek olive oil. This increased the economy a lot. We will watch more tomorrow, and I am missing lots of info too.