Mr. Kahn’s Social Studies

Ancient Greek Architecture

1. According to legend, why was Athena made the most important goddess to Athens? http://ezinearticles.com/?Acropolis—The-Contest-Between-Athena-and-Poseidon&id=945743

2. Who was Phidias? Name two of his most famous works. http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/sculpture/phidias.htm

3. What happened to the statue of Athena? http://www.chacha.com/question/what-happened-to-the-giant-statue-of-athena-in-the-greek-parthenon

4. Explore the Acropolis in Athens. Write a description of the Parthenon as it is today. http://www.dkv.columbia.edu/vmc/acropolis/

5. Explore the rest of the Acropolis. Describe something other than the Parthenon in detail. http://www.greekislands.com/athens/

6. Look at the replica of the Parthenon in Nashville. How does it differ from the ruins in Athens? http://www.nashville.gov/parthenon/

7. Tell the types of buildings you would find in ancient Olympia. http://www.in2greece.com/english/places/historical/mainland/olympia.htm

8. On the back of this form, draw a picture of each of the three different types of Greek columns. Label each column, and label the parts of the columns. http://www.cmhpf.org/kids/dictionary/ClassicalOrders.html

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We are continuing our study of ancient Greece.

No Homework this week!

Monday, January 23rd

We will learn about the Delian League & the Peloponnesian Wars.

Tuesday, January 24th

The “Golden Age” of Athens & its leader, Pericles

Wednesday, January 25th

We will be in the computer lab to look in depth at Greek & Greek Revival architecture.

Thursday, January 26th

Today we study Greek philosophers, Socrates, Plato & Aristotle.

Friday, January 27th

We will finish up the week with a look at Greek mathematicians and scientists.

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Last Friday’s snow day put us a day behind, so everything is moving!

Last week’s homework will be due on Tuesday, January 17th.

Homework this week: Choose two events from the ancient Olympic games, describe them, and compare each to a modern event. Due Friday.

Monday, January 16th

No School — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

Tuesday, January 17th

We will collect homework and then take the assessment & ORQ that was planned for last Friday.

Wednesday, January 18th

We will learn about the ancient Olympic games.

Thursday, January 19th

We will learn about the individual events of the ancient Olympic games.

Friday, January 20th

We will collect homework, then learn about the Persians and their disputes with Greece.

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We are continuing our study of ancient Greece.

Homework this week: Write two paragraphs describing what your life would be like, from childhood to adult, if you lived in ancient Sparta.

Monday, January 9th

We will begin our study of Sparta.

Tuesday, January 10th

We will finish up our study of Sparta.

Wednesday, January 11th

We will look at the development of Athens.

Thursday, January 12th

We will finish up our study of Athens and compare Athens & Sparta

Friday, January 13th

We will have an assessment on early Greece, Athens & Sparta, and an ORQ on the role of women in ancient Greece.

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This week we will begin the Classical Greek civilization. We will be studying Greece from now until February 9th, so it is one of the longest units of the year.

Homework this week: You will choose two Greek gods and write a separate paragraph about each one.

Monday, January 2nd

We will have a pretest on Greece, then we’ll learn about the Minoans & Mycenaens.

Tuesday, January 3rd

We will learn about the Dorians, the first people to populate the Peloponnesus.

Wednesday, January 4th

We will learn about the early Greek government, the polis, and citizenship.

Thursday, January 5th

Today we will begin to learn about the ancient Greek religion, most often referred to as Greek Mythology.

Friday, January 6th

We will continue to learn about the Greek gods, and their family tree.

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I apologize for not updating this website over the last couple of weeks.

I am collecting the textbooks assigned to students, as we will be working from them in class for the remainder of the year.

This week we will be finishing up our unit on the Americas. Last week we learned about the Mayan civilization, and the Mayan calendar. This week we will finish the Aztecs and also learn about the Incas.

Monday, December 12th.

We will be studying the Aztecs and their incredible engineering in the city of Tenochtitlan.

Tuesday, December 13th

We will introduce the Incas and their great stoneworks.

Wednesday, December 14th

We will finish the Incas and compare civilizations of the Americas before the European explorers arrived.

Thursday, December 15th

We will have a brief Unit Assessment on the Americas, and a cumulative exam over the year so far.

Friday, December 16th

Special Holiday Activities!

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This week we will have our assessment on Unit IV, the Hebrews, and begin Unit V, Non-Western Civilizations.

No homework this week.

Monday, November 14th

We will review Unit IV, the Hebrews, and prepare for our Unit IV assessment.

Tuesday, November 15th

We will have our Unit IV assessment.

Wednesday, November 16th

We will learn the basics about Indian history and geography. 

Thursday, November 17th

We will begin our study of Indian religions: Brahmanism, Jainism & the caste system.

Friday, November 18th

We will learn about Siddhartha Gautama and Buddhism

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You have been given a worksheet with a table to fill in about the origin of alphabets. Use the web pages under alphabet history from my links to fill in the chart. Then use the links about the Phoenicians to get information on the other questions.

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We’ve got a short week this time, and we will continue our study of the early history of Israel & the Hebrews

No Homework this week!

Wednesday, November 9th

We will learn about Moses, the Exodus, and the Ten Commandments

Thursday, November 10th

We will be in the computer lab, learning about the development of the alphabet

Friday, November 11th

We will study the Phoenecians and their influence on trade

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