HW 3/24

Today in class we continued going over powerpoints. some of the stuff people found is pretty cool, but I already knew most of it. Ancient Greece has always been a favorite topic of mine. I'm anxious for my group to share. We are presenting on the topic of Greek gods and goddesses. I think we all did a pretty equal amount of work. I may have made one slide less because I was focusing on information and how to present it rather than puking random facts all over the presentation (V-RON. I KNOW YOU CHANGED MY STUFF CUZ YOU "DIDN'T LIKE IT" but I digress).

hw 3/17

Today in class, we continued to work on our powerpoints. Veronica, Megan, and I finished early. Our topic was Greek gods. I have always found Greek mythology interesting so this was a welcomed topic for me.

Friday Cyber day blog

     Nobody knows exactly when and where Plato was born. We do know that he came from an Aristocratic family, meaning very rich and influential. Most scholars think that he was born in Athens around 420BC. Growing up, he was taught grammar, music, and gymnastics and it is said that he wrestled at the Isthmian Games. Plato traveled to Italy, Sicily, Egypt, and Cyrene. He returned to Athens at the age of 40. Plato founded the earliest known school called The Academy. It was destroyed in 84BC by Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Pretty embarrassing to have your school destroyed by somebody named Lucius.... Plato is thought to have died in his sleep. Plato often discussed Father-Son relationships. He also believed that knowledge is a matter of recollection, and not learning, observation. or study; even though he complained about his forgetfulness. Plato was also the first person to start a conspiracy theory that we all live in the Matrix. "The theory of Forms (or theory of Ideas) typically refers to the belief that the material world as it seems to us is not the real world, but only an "image" or "copy" of the real world."   

ANOTHER cyber day assignment

     The temple of Apollo was a lot like the temple of Hera, except made of stone. It had 15 columns on EACH SIDE and was constructed out of limestone. The temple shown in the picture is in Delphi, Greece on the side of Mount Parnassus. Not much of the temple is still in tact today.






     The temple of Hephestus is in Athens, Greece. It is also known as the Theseion. It is in very good condition, and even has some of the original colorful painting on the inside and has a lot of marble in some places.






     The Parthenon is, in my opinion, one of the greatest ancient buildings ever built. It is, without doubt, the most iconic Greek building. Inside is a HUGE statue of Athena, goddess of wisdom. It is located in Athens, Greece. It measures 101ft x 288ft. The Parthenon was finished in 432 BC

3-4

today we pretty much messed around. we learned that Mr. Schick can pretty accurately tell the future. Parker will eat a poptart tomorrow, we will not have school tomorrow, we will not have school Friday, and we won't meet on monday. If I hear one more person play Little Einsteins i will cry

cyber

greatest civilizations all located on rivers
     Mesopotamia- Tigris and Euphrates
     Egypt- Nile
     India- Indus River
     China- Huang He River
Greece is on the Mediterranean
     Allows them to travel by sea to a LOT of different places
Greece is very mountain-y
     Causes problem with unification
     Divisions into individual city-states instead of a unified country
     Each individual city-state had their own cultures
          Art, Philosophy, and many other things were developed by themselves with little input from               the other city-states
Crete is southeast of Greece
The Aegean Sea is to the East, the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea are to the West
     The Ionian Sea filters into the Mediterranean Sea
Sparta and Athens are far away from eachother
Sparta is more inland, Athens is on the water
Sparta is very isolated
Athens is surrounded by other city-states