Ohhhh Greece!!!!!!

Today in class we went over a lot of thing that had to do about the movie. Mr. Schick asked us "if we were to go somewhere back in time where would you go?" My answer was that I would want to go back to the 80's because of the music and the fun traditional events that have not been carried on since.Then we went over slides about the geography of Greece for example 3/4 of Greece is covered with mountains. Also I learned that because of geography the Greek diet consists of grains, grapes, and olives. The temperatures range from 45 in the Winter and 80 in the summer. When we were going over the PowerPoint we started learning and reviewing what colonies are. In Greece if their was a lack of resources it would lead to Greek colonizations. Mycenaeans began around 2000 B.C. They are located on a rocky ridge and protected by a 20 foot wall. Culture of Decline- Dorians -All they new how to do was kick butt and burn down palaces. Their Economy collapsed because they were far less advanced. Homer and Myths- Stories were kept by word and mouth. Homer lived at the end of the " Greek Dark Ages". Recored stories of the Trojan War in The lliad and the Odyssey. That war was probably on of the last conquests of the Mycenaeans. We also went over and read some lines from Athena Inspires the Prince. Muse is the word they got MUSIC from. Arete means doing things to the best of your ability. Epics is narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds.