Famous Greeks Top Projects

Classes 65, 66, 67, 68

Herodotus

By Jillian S.Group 654/26/12

Essential Questions• Herodotus’ contributions were very important to later

historians. He wrote The Histories with the hope “that what people did will be remembered later, so that the great and admirable monuments that the Greeks and the barbarians made would be famous, and, among other things, to write down the reasons why they had a war."

• Herodotus most reminds me of my Grampy because they both are interested in the past, and Herodotus passed down his information in The Histories while my Grampy tells me what he knows.

• Our society and life would be different without Herodotus because we probably wouldn’t have as much information about ancient Greece.

Extra Information• The most important thing that happened in Herodotus’

childhood was when he Greeks fought against the most powerful empire in the world, Persia, and won. This caused Herodotus to devote his life to trying to explain why this miracle happened.

• Herodotus believed the Greeks could learn a lot from people from other places around them. So he wrote about other cultures that he learned about in places he visited, like Egypt and Scythia. But he also wrote about places he never visited like India and Africa.

Bibliography• Carr, Karen. " Herodotus," Kidipede - History for

Kids. 2012. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/literature/herodotus.htm

• " Herodotus ." Ancient Greece - History, mythology, art, war, culture, society, and architecture. . N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People

• "Herodotus - Google Search." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.google.com/search?q=herodotus&hl=en&prmd=imvnsb&source

Aesop

By: Abigail B. Group 65 4-30-12

5 Key Facts• Born around the 6th century BCE –if existed,

his life is a mystery• Wrote over 600 fables including

– The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf– The Ant and the Grasshopper– The Tortoise and the Hare– Was a slave before freed by his second

master; Jadmon• Worked for the monarch Croesus• Died after being thrown off a cliff • Tell Death Story

Essential Question Answers• Aesop contributed many fables to the modern world• He also gave us common connections between people &

animals

• Without Aesop’s fables children would not learn important morals in early life

• Figurative language would be without many important metaphors and similes

• Mrs. Lockwood is most similar to Aesop– Reason #1: They both are superb at making

connections; Aesop between people and animals, Mrs. Lockwood with book characters

Bibliography• "Aesop." ~Mountain City Elementary School - Mountain City,

Tennessee~. Version n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading40/

• Giloth, Copper Frances. "Aesop's Fables." University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.umass.edu/aesop/history

• Viktor. "Welcome to Aesop's fables page!." Stories for children, folktales, fairy tales and fables. , n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://worldoftales.com/fables/Aesop_

• Velazquez,  Aesop. 0. http://www.chinaoilpaintinggallery.com/famous-artists-velazquez-c-141_374/aesop-p-13783. Web. 30 Apr. 2012.

• NA, NA. Aesop Statue. 0. NA, NA. http://www.online-literature.com/aesop/. Web. 30 Apr. 2012.

Key Facts

Mathematician

Pythagoras discovered irrational numbers

Thought geometry and numbers were the key to understanding the natural word

Discovered the Pythagorean Theorem

Formed a group the Brotherhood of Pythagoreans, which was devoted to the study of mathematics

Essential Questions The contributions of Pythagoras is he

discovered irrational numbers.

Pythagoras reminds me of Albert Einstein because he was really into mathematics and Pythagoras formed a group devoted to the study of mathematics.

If Pythagoras didn’t exist we probably wouldn’t know what irrational numbers are and what the Pythagorean Theorem is.

Bibliography E F Robertson, J J O'Connor. "Pythagoras,

Phoenician/Greek Mathematician." Phoenician Encyclopedia: A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia and the Phoenicians, Punic, Canaanites -- Encyclopedia Phoeniciana. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://phoenicia.org/pythagoras.html>.

Lafferty, Peter. Archimedes. New York: Bookwright, 1991. Print.

"A Brief History of the Pythagorean Theorem." A Brief History of the Pythagorean Theorem. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2012. <http:/http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~dem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thucydides-bust-cutout_ROM.jpg

Thucydides wrote “The History of The Peloponnesian War”. This is both his key piece of work and what he was known for.

Peloponnesus is a peninsula where Sparta is located.

The Peloponnesian War started because Corinth and one of its colonies broke out in fighting. Sparta and Athens took opposing sides.

Sparta won the war against Athens.

Athens might have won if Thucydides did not lose Amphipolis.

Thucydides was born around 460-400 B.C.E.

Thucydides was an Athenian general in 424 B.C.E.

He was in control of 7 ships and an important place in Athens called Amphipolis. He lost Amphipolis to the Spartans.

Athens exiled Thucydides for 20 years because of his failure to protect Amphipolis. They also found him in the presence of Spartans.

It was believed Thucydides was a royal Thracian. This was because his fathers name, Oloros is related to the Thracians.

Thucydides was an Athenian aristocrat.

There were many contributions to the world given from Thucydides. One was his book “The History of The Peloponnesian War”. This allowed us to understand better what happened between Sparta and Athens. It also told us how Athens was defeated.

Mr. Amster shares similar qualities with this person. This is because they are both skillful historians.

If Thucydides was not alive it could have either a positive or negative effect on the world. This is because if he was not in command of Amphipolis, Athens might win. This would change history forever.

"Thucydides ." Ancient Greece - History, mythology, art, war, culture, society, and architecture. . University Press Inc., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People

Rymer, Eric. "The Peloponnesian Wars." Untitled Document. Eric Rymer, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.historylink102.com/greece3/battle-peloponnesian-war.htm>.

Geerts, L.C.. "THUCYDIDES, The Peloponnesian War, Biography." Earth-history.com A website dedicated to Ancient Times. L.C. Geerts, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://earth-history.com/greece/book-thucydides/1421-thucydides-biography>.

Atkinson, Philip. "Thucydides (460-400 BC); a short biography." Civilization defined and explained in plain English (January 2011). Philip Atkinson, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ourcivilisation.com/decline/thcydds

Captmondo. "File:Thucydides-bust-cutout ROM.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Captmondo, 11 July 2005. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thucydides-bust-cutout_ROM.jpg>.

PtolemyPtolemy

By Alice G.By Alice G.

Key FactsKey Facts Most famous for being astronomer (watch stars) but also a Most famous for being astronomer (watch stars) but also a

mathematician, geographer, astrologer (uses stars to draw mathematician, geographer, astrologer (uses stars to draw horoscopes), and a poet of a single poem in Greek Anthologyhoroscopes), and a poet of a single poem in Greek Anthology

Name- Claudius Ptolemy- Claudius is Roman and Ptolemy is Name- Claudius Ptolemy- Claudius is Roman and Ptolemy is Greek/EgyptianGreek/Egyptian

Little known about him including date of birth and deathLittle known about him including date of birth and death Some experts believe he lived for 87-150 yearsSome experts believe he lived for 87-150 years Most famous book was Almagest- contains reports of astronomical Most famous book was Almagest- contains reports of astronomical

observationsobservations Thought Earth was the center of the solar systemThought Earth was the center of the solar system Kept researching and found it was near center (closer to the truth)Kept researching and found it was near center (closer to the truth) First theory- Earth cant rotate or moveFirst theory- Earth cant rotate or move

Wrong at firstWrong at first Kept observing and found the truth Kept observing and found the truth

Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

Without Ptolemy Christopher Columbus wouldn’t have found Without Ptolemy Christopher Columbus wouldn’t have found America. In the Guide- one of Ptolemy’s works- he had a America. In the Guide- one of Ptolemy’s works- he had a map where Asia was drawn bigger than it really is. So it is map where Asia was drawn bigger than it really is. So it is his fault Christopher didn’t go to Asia but without Ptolemy his fault Christopher didn’t go to Asia but without Ptolemy then America may not have been discovered and we then America may not have been discovered and we wouldn’t be here today.wouldn’t be here today.

Most like Mr. WilliamsMost like Mr. Williams Likes Science and mathLikes Science and math Never give up if wrongNever give up if wrong Write scientific worksWrite scientific works

BibliographyBibliography

Greene, Nick. "Ptolemy biography." Greene, Nick. "Ptolemy biography." MacTutor History of MacTutor History of MathematicsMathematics. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www-. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Ptolemy.html>. history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Ptolemy.html>.

"Ptolemy." "Ptolemy." WikipediaWikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. . N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2012.

<en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy>. <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy>.

"Ptolemy." "Ptolemy." Oregon UniversityOregon University. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. . N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. < 2012. < http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/

"Ptolemy." "Ptolemy." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineBritannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. . Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 25 Apr. 2012.Web. 25 Apr. 2012.

Aristophanes

By Andrew Y.“Let each man exercise the art he knows”

Key Facts

-Greek comic playwright-Son of Phillipus-Born around 446 BCE, Died around 386

BCE-Wrote over 40 plays, 11 survived-Athenian citizen

Why We Care

Plays reflected political satireMost mock Athenian politicians in generalNOT TRADEGIES Most anti-war plays

Essential Questions

• Aristophanes is most like our music teachers because he wrote plays and they were comical. Without his plays, all the plays would be tragedies.

• "Aristophanes - Greek Plays for Kids!." Kidipede - History for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School Social Studies. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/literature

• " Aristophanes ." Ancient Greece - History, mythology, art, war, culture, society, and architecture. . N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People/Aristophanes

• "Aristophanes — FactMonster.com." Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help — FactMonster.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people

Bibliography

Kevin J.Group 664/24/12

Bibliography

Historian, The. "Biography: King Leonidas I of ancient Sparta - by The Historian - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://www.helium.com/items/671109-biography-king-leonidas-i-of-ancient-sparta>.

Historian, The. "Leonidas I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_I

Amster, Adam. "Group 66 SOC." Groups in Diigo. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://groups.diigo.com/group/group66

SocratesSocratesBy, By,

Beth M.Beth M.

Basic InfoBasic Info Born in 469 B.C.E. in the city of

Athens Died in 399 B.C.E. in Athens

from Hemlock poisoning because he was convicted of vague religious charges, and he didn’t believe in democracy

Parker teacher that is most like Socrates: Ms. LockwoodParker teacher that is most like Socrates: Ms. Lockwood

Key Facts On SocratesKey Facts On Socrates Socrates was a classical philosopher and an

educational informer

He was one of the founders of the Western Philosophy

He Contributed to the Field of Ethics

Invented the teaching practice of pedagogy, wherein a teacher questions a student in a manner that draws out the correct answer

Lends name to concepts Socratic irony and the Socratic Method

Socrates was against democracy, (as mentioned before) and he thought that the smartest people should make decisions for everyone

After His DeathAfter His Death Socrates never actually wrote down his

ideas when he was alive, but after his death, Plato, Socrates’ most faithful student, wrote down some of what he said

PlatoPlato

Without SocratesWithout Socrates

Without Socrates, Plato wouldn’t be

who he was, and without that, there

would be no Academy in Athens, which

is the first institution of higher learning in

the Western World.

Citations: Socrates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free

encyclopedia. N.P., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates>.

" Socrates ." Ancient Greece - History, mythology, art, war, culture, society, and architecture. . N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People

"Socrates - Greek Philosophy for Kids!." Kidipede - History for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School Social Studies. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks

"CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Socrates." NEW ADVENT: Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14119a

"Socrates image by sqacct7 on Photobucket." Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://media.photobucket.com/image/socrates

Euripides

By: Olivia R.

Key Facts

• 480BCE- Born on the Island of Salamis

• 405BCE- Died at the age of 74

• Known for being a play writer

• Dark and grim tragic plays

• Very strong female roles

• Medea his most famous play

Essential Questions• Who is he most like?

• Mrs.DiMuzo because she is the play director for our school.

• Without him there would be no what?

• Tragic plays, movies, or TV shows.

• When he died how old was he?

• 74 years old.

Bibliography• "Ancient Greece - Knowledge and Learning - The British Museum."

Ancient Greece - The British Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/knowledge

• Struck, Peter. "ClSt 200 - Greek Tragedy." University of Pennsylvania Department of Classical Studies. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/tragedy/index.php?page=euripides>.

• Stevenson, Daniel. "The Internet Classics Archive | Works by Euripides." The Internet Classics Archive: 441 searchable works of classical literature. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Euripides.html>.

• Halsall, Paul . "Internet History Sourcebooks." FORDHAM.EDU. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-euripides.asp>.

Plato

By,Jack G

Key Facts• 429 B.C.E – 348 B.C.E

• Belief that math provides essential training for mind, extremely important in subjects development

• Acquired nickname of Plato because of broad shoulders

• Founder of the Academy of Athens

Essential Question• Plato’s contribution was his

knowledge

• Someone in my life that share similar skills are my teachers

• Our society and life would be different because without his knowledge we wouldn't have school because we wouldn't know anything

Work Cited• na, na. "History Topics Index." MacTutor History of

Mathematics. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Indexes/HistoryTopics.html>.

• na, na. "Essential Life Skills for Personal Development and Growth." Essential Life Skills for Personal Development and Growth. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/>.

• na, na. "plato - Bing Images." Bing. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=plato&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=plato&sc=8-4&sp=-1&sk=>.

Euripides!

By: Celia P.

Key Facts!

• Born in 480 B.C.E.

• Died in 406 B.C.E.

• Youngest of 3 great play writers

• Many plays have important female roles

• Mostly include irrational female and rational male

• Male doesn’t always win

• Most famous play is Medea

Essential Questions!

Euripides contributed to development of drama.

Mr. Enslow shares similar skills to Euripides, he is a play director.

Society would be so different with out Euripides because all the T.V. shows or plays or movies would all be different and we would be behind in the development of drama.

Bibliography!• "Euripides." American Society of Authors and Writers. American

Society of Authors and Writers, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://amsaw.org/amsaw-ithappenedinhistory-092304-euripides.html>.

• Halsall, Paul. "Internet History Sourcebooks." FORDHAM.EDU. Paul Halsall, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-euripides.asp>.

• Carr, Karen . "Euripides - Greek Literature for Kids!." Kidipede - History for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School Social Studies. Carr, Karen, 30 Jan. 2012. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks

• "Medea (play) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jimmy Wales, 22 Mar. 2012. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea_(play)>.

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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripides

EuclidBy Rachael MurrinGroup #68May 2, 2012

Essential Question

-What would life be today with-out Euclid?

We wouldn’t know as much about geometry as we do today.

-Which person/people in your life, remind you of Euclid?

My math teachers, Mrs. Natalie remind me as Euclid.

"Euclid - math word definition - Math Open Reference." Table of Contents - Math Open Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.mathopenref.com/euclid.ht

"Euclid Biography - history, son, book, information, born, time." Encyclopedia of World Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Du-Fi/Euclid.html>.

"Euclid Biography | BookRags.com." BookRags.com | Study Guides, Lesson Plans, Book Summaries and more. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.bookrags.com/biography/euclid

"Euclid biography." MacTutor History of Mathematics. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Euclid.html>.

Bibliography

Themistocles

By,Mareck D.Group 654-26-12

Question answers• Lived from 523 BCE-459BCE• He is known for persuading the Athenians to make a

navy.• This also made him important in the fact that he was a

key piece in defeating the Persians at Salamis in 480 BCE.

• He lacked traditional aristocratic education, but remained unashamed.

Facts• He had many enemies.• Was eventually exiled because he had “too

much power”• Some people such as Herodotus said he was

greedy, devious, and unscripted.• Without him Athenian people would have died

and there would be no democracy.• Without democracy life in America would be

drastically different.• He is most like Mr. Lyon's because he is good at

leading people. He was a general after all.

Bibliography• Category. "Themistocles." Ancient / Classical History - Ancient

Greece & Rome & Classics Research Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/greekmenandwomen/a/themistocles_2.htm>.

• "Kidipede - History for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School

Social Studies." Kidipede - History for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School Social Studies. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.historyforkids.org/>.

• "The Greeks - Characters: Themistocles." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks