Homer the Storyteller

Today we picked our groups. Gabi, Gabby, and i are in a group together. I hope we do really good on this project.

3/11/15

Today we took a pop quiz on Greece. I think i got 3 or 4 wrong so i hope it doesnt affect my grade. We also took more notes on the Greece.

Great Civilization/ Key River

Mesopotamia/ Tigris and Euphrates River

Egypt/ Nile River

India/ Indus River

China/ Huang He River

• Biggest Island in Greece- Crete
• the mountains in Greece cover 3/4 of Greece
• about 20% of the land is good for farming
• Greek diet consists of grains,grapes, olives
• lack of resources most likely led to Greek Colonization
• their influence began around 2000 BC
• Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge and protected by a 20 foot think wall
• Mycenaean kings dominated Greece from 1600-1200 BCE- controlled trade in the Region
• 1400 BCE- Mycenaeans invaded crete and absorbed minoan culture and language
• then "sea people"  & Dorians around 1200 BCE the mysterious "sea people" began to invade Mycenae and burnt palace after palace so, the dorians moved into this war- torn region
• Dorians were less advanced
• writings disapeared for 400 years

Friday- Cyber Day

Socrates:

Socrates was a Greek Philosopher and the main source of Western thought. Socrates was born circa 470 BC, in Athens, Greece. His Socratic Method laid the groundwork for Western Systems of logic and philosophy. He was sentenced to death by hemlock poisoning in 399 BC.  

Thursday- Cyber Day

The porch of the Maidens:
Also known as Caryatids. They hold up the structure like the columns. They are located on the Southwest side of the Erechtheum.

The Parthenon:
The Parthenon is a temple of the Doric order with eight columns at the facade. The construction and building of The Parthenon began in 447 B.C. and was finished in 432 B.C. The work began under the orders of Pericles to show the wealth and exuberance of Athenian power. The name of the building most likely came from a cult statue of Athena Parthenos housed in the eastern room of the building. 





The Acropolis: 
The Acropolis hill, so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world. The Acropolis is a home to many statues. 

Class

Today in class we talked about Cyber days. We were two hours late so it was a very short class.
Mr. Schick bet that we are going to have off tomorrow and friday. If we have a cyber day tomorrow we are going to start talking about greece.

Cyber Day

How would this all affect their culture? 
Greece's location can affect their country by how they can farm, and by providing them what they need to survive in Greece.

The bodies of water that surround Greece are the Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea,and Aegean Sea. 

The large island to the south/southeast is Crete. 

Athens and Sparta are not close but they both are close to the sea. 





Egypt started on the Nile River.
India started on the Indus River.
China started on the Huang he River.
Mesopotamia started on the Tigris and Euphrates River.