Week September 12-16

Monday- Zues God, Phoebe Titan, Jason Hero, Zeus's Lovers Myth, Cerberus Monster

Tuesday- test

Wednesday- review

Thursday- test

Friday- notes

Ancient Greece

2000 BC - 300 BC

 

Went over project

 

7 Wonders of the World

  • Statue of Zeus

    • Built around 450 BC

    • Statue was said to be made of gold and marble

    • Eventually destroyed after being taken apart and moved

  • Temple of Artemis

    • Built around 800 BC

    • Artemis is the Greek Goddess of Fertility

    • Temple was destroyed several times due to wars

    • Current day archaeologists have found the foundations of 5 temples built on top of each other

  • Colossus of Rhodes

    • Rhodes is an island right off of Turkey

    • Statue of Helios, Greek Titan god

    • Was made of bronze

    • Same size as Statue of Liberty

    • Lasted just over 50 years due to earthquake

    • Believed to have been melted down and sold by Arab invaders

  • Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

    • Built around 353 BC

    • Tomb was built by Queen Artemisia

    • As a tribute to her husband/brother King Mausolus

    • Destroyed by earthquakes in 1100-1400s AD

    • All that survives today are the foundation blocks

  • Hanging Gardens of Babylon

  • Pyramids of Egypt

  • Lighthouse of Alexandria

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