Today in class we watched Goat Stampede on YouTube. It was much better to watch that than the battles in Alexandra.
Emily Kennedy did her project: Alexander's conquest: 90%
Alexander was:
* Born in Pella, capital of Macedonia
* Alexander was educated by Aristotle
* Son of Phillip II
Conquests:
* First he attacked Thessaly
* In 335 B.C. he defeated the Thracian, up through the Danube river
* Next he defeated and crushed the Illyrians
* Alexander declared war on Persia in 334 B.C., by defeating a Persian army near the city of
Troy. This resulted in the submission of all states in Asia Minor to him.
* Alexander then traveled Southward, where he defeated King Darius III, leader of the main
* Persian army in 333 B.C. at Issus of northeastern Syria.
* Next he conquered came Tyre in 332 B.C.
* Then he captured Gaza
* After that he traveled into Egypt. This gave him control over the entire eastern Mediterranean
coastline
* After that Alexander spent about a year organizing all his lands, and preparing for his next
invasions
* He arrived in Babylon in 323 B.C.
* He died at the age of 33 from a fever.
* Alexander was known as one of the greatest leaders and had many, many conquest’s.
* He will be in history books known for his leadership, strength, perseverance, & greatness.
Rachel:
Q: What were the three orders
A: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Q: When was the first time people revolted against their leaders?
A: 508 BC
Madi:
Q: What were the ancient Greek sculptors made of?
A: Marble, Bronze, and Limestone
Q: What were the five forms of Ancient Greek art?
A: architecture, sculpture, painting, painted pottery, and music
Greek Philosophers
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Peloponnesian War
Who, What, Where, When, Why, How
Greek Drama
Math and Geometry in Ancient Greece
Test tomorrow
There is more information about this rubric at Greek Project Rubric (found under the Links to History on my blog).
ReplyDelete1) 25/25
2) 24/25
3) 25/25
4) 23/25
Total: 97/100
(Your classmates gave you a 96.)