Jillian Kurzmann's Blog 1/16/18

Jillian Kurzmann
1/16/18
Honors Western Civilization

Today in class, I set up my blog account. We also began an introduction to Ancient Greece.

  • The world's greatest civilizations are located on the water.
  • Most people settled and built homes near water to make it easier for gathering resources.
  • Mesopotamia is located on the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.
  • Egypt is located on the Nile River.
  • India is located on the Indus River.
  • China is located on the Huang He River.
  • The three major seas that surround Greece are the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Aegean Sea.
  • The word Mediterranean means middle of the Earth.
  • Many people did not know that the Earth was round and believed that the Mediterranean Sea was the middle ocean.
  • Many people did not sail across the Atlantic Sea to find North and South America.
  • Some people did not even venture across the Mediterranean Sea to go to India or China.

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