This week we learned about a great warship called a trireme. We learned that each trireme held hundreds of people. The kids history project was to build a miniature one from aluminum foil! This was certainly a hit with my 3!
When King Darius sailed to attack Greece. The trained Greek soldiers beat the Persian soldiers, even thought they were outnumbered. A runner ran 26 miles to Marathon to share the good news.
As we reflected this week to the book of Daniel we were able to see that God has a plan for all of history.
Our narration this week was about Xerxes destroying the Athens. We learned that Athens was rebuilt even better after the fire with beautiful architecture. Pericles did much to encourage philosophy, architecture, sculpting, art, poetry, and plays.
We learned the different types of columns: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian just in time for our visit to downtown Louisville. It was so neat to be able to see the different styles as we walked the streets. I wish we had more time and were able to dive a bit deeper into the architecture.
I really enjoyed this! :)
This week we started out Find the Constellations book! Each star was placed in the heavens by God. We know that the names of the constellations and stars that we recognize today are mentioned in scriptures.
Resurrection to Reformation
This week he studied the Italian Renaissance, the Inquisition, and about Ivan the Great.
Fra Angelico's name meant 'Angelic Brother'. He always prayed before painting.
He learned that Ferdinand and Isabella were teenagers and married uniting the two Spabish kingdoms of Castile and Aragon.
Ivan the Great was ruling in Russia. He learned his coat of arms had a double headed eagle looking both east and west.
He created his own coat of arms.
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We have had a busy few weeks over the holidays but, took time to enjoy our friends! First time Ice skating was a hit!
Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
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