15/03/12

Chris, Suky, and me are in one group. And our topic is Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle - Three Great Philosophers.

I will do Aristotle, Chris will do Socrates and Suky will do Plato. 

15/03/11

Homer - the storyteller
Greek oral tradition - stories passed on by word of mouth
Homer lived at the end of the Greek Dark Ages
He composed stories of the Trojan War c. 750 - 700 BCE

• the lliad - probably one of the last conquests of the Mycenaeans (the Trojan War)
• The Odyssey - Odysseus attempt to return home, being thwarted by the angry god of the sea, Poseidon

the Odyssey was 12,110 lines of dactylic hexameter 

Did Homer actually exist?

• the "Homeric question" - Homer may have been a mythical creation himself
• a blind wandering minstrel; an heroic figure
• lliad and Odyssey may be the culmination of many generations of storytelling
• or Homer actually existed.

15/03/09

(ancient) Greece is the word
the greatest world civilization all located on rivers

• Mesopotamia / Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• Egypt / Nile River
• India / Indus River
• China / Huang He River

Geography

• Greece is a mountainous peninsula
• mountains cover ¾ of Greece
• approximately 1400 islands in the Adriatic, Ionian, and Aegean Seas
• this combination shaped Greece’s culture
• they had many skilled sailors and shipbuilders
• they had poor / limited natural resources, so they needed to trade
• it was difficult to unite the ancient Greeks because of the terrain
• they developed small, independent communities) city-states
• Greek diet consists of grains, grapes, olives
• although fertile valleys cover one quarter of the peninsula, only about 20% is suitable for farming

15/03/06

Aristotle (384 B.C. - 322 B.C.) is one of the great philosopher, scientist and educator. Also. he is student of Plato(the great philosopher in ancient Greek history and one of the great philosopher and thinker in entire western culture. Also, his teacher is Socrates) and teacher of Alexander. In 335 B.C, he created a school called Luceion (Peripateic school). As a scientist like an encyclopaedia, he almost made a contribution to every subject. His writing involved moral philosophy, metaphysics, psychology, economics, theology, political science, rhetoric, natural science,pedagogy, poetry and Athenian legal. His writing opus structure an universal system of western philosophy, which included morality, aesthetics, logic, science, political, metaphysics. Aristotle affect probably all the philosopher after him.

Aristotle said science and be divided into three categories:

• Ethics of science (Mathematical, natural science and first philosophy)
• the science of practice (Ethics, Political science, economics, strategy, modify learning)
• the science of creation (Poetic)

15/03/05

The Acropolis

• built at 580 B.C.
• central place of religion and politics 
• at first, The Acropolis was used for defense from foreign enemies' invade
• at 480 B.C. The Acropolis was completely destroy. After The Persian Wars, Greeks spent 40 years to rebuilt The Acropolis.
• The Acropolis is a sanctuary for citizen. It had solid city wall around The Acropolis.
• The only way to enter The Acropolis is enter from west side. Other three sides are cliffs. There were no way that enemies can attach them from North, South and East. So it is easy for them to defense. 
• The Acropolis is the most outstanding ancient building group. 
• has important position in architecture history
• one of the most importance masterpiece in ancient Greece

The Parthenon Temple 

• main building in the Acropolis
• built at 477 B.C. to 432 B.C.
• used Doric Order
• designer: Ictinus and Callicrates
• located at the highest place in The Acropolis 
• floor space: 23,000 sq ft
• 46 marble columns support the Temple. Those columns had 34ft. long.
• In the end of 19 century, people tried to repair The Parthenon Temple but they can not completely repair the Temple. 

The Greek Theatre

• The Greek Theatre was not built for audience, but for architects. It reflects the relationship between the architect and actor.
• it don't have edge or balcony, even don't have front set. 
• Theater at Epidaurus probably is the best preserved in all the Greek Theatre

15/03/04

today we have 2 hours late so our class was not long enough to learn new things. so Mr. Schick talk about cyber day, why we need to check our teachers' website and why he have to post our assignment at ten. in most of public school, they don't use computer so they can't post assignment online. so their summer holiday will be shorter because they need more time to finish the school works.

15/03/02

(Ancient)Greece is the World - an introduction to a great civilization

Great civilization / key river

• Mesopotamia / Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• Egypt / Nile River
• India / Indus River
• China / Huang He River

QUESTION  

1. note the significance of Greece’s location

• The Ancient Greece was located among Africa,  Asian and Europe. There was not wide plain for irrigation or large river for transportation, mountain ridge separated land into many little pieces. But largamente sea area gave them opportunity to develop. Mediterranean climate make Greece abound in wine and olive oil.  Provided commodity for oversea trade.

2. Describe Greece’s topography

• Three face the sea
• Mediterranean climate
• Don't have wide plain or large river
• Lots of Harbor
• Devious coastline

3. Look at Greece’s surroundings

• Greece's neighbor countries are Persian and Roman.
• Greece's Coastal are Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Crete, and Ionian Sea

4. How would all this affect their culture?

• Ancient Greece were doing the oversea trade, so they had foreign exchange. After exchange, they can learn some new technology, culture, art, religions and even military force. 

5. What bodies of water surround Greece?

• Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Crete, and Ionian Sea

6. What large island is to the south/southeast?

• Crete

7. Describe where Athens and Sparta are located relating to the sea, and to each other

• Athens and Sparta are both located near by the sea. And Athens and Sparta are the most powerful polis in Ancient Greece.