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 This week we covered the Late Antiquity Period. To start, we went through a timeline.  29 CE.- Pre-Constantine     -Crucifixion of Christ     -303-305 CE: persecution of the Christians under Diocletian 312 CE- Constantine     - Constantine ruled from 312 to 337 CE     -Edict of Millian in 313 CE 337 CE- Constantine Successors     -Constantine died in 337 CE     - Theodosius 1 rules from 379-395 CE     - Christianity was proclaimed the state religion of the Roman Empire in 380 CE     - Theodosius prohibits pagan worship in 391 CE     -Honorius moves capital to Ravenna in 404 CE 476 CE- Odoacer     -The Fall of Ravenna to Odoacer in 476 CE 493 CE-  Theodoric     - Theodoric at Ravenna from 493-526 CE 527 CE- Byzantine Rule     -Rule of Byzantine Empire Duras Euripus was likely founded after the death of Alexander the Great by one of his successors. It was...

 This week we covered classical civilizations, specifically focusing on Greek and Roman Civilizations.      Greek civilization was the master of philosophy, science, fine arts, geography, medicine, legal systems, and astronomy. The Classical Period, the Hellenistic Period, was from 323-30 BC. Greece is a mountainous country surrounded by three seas. With this, there was a lot of competition among communities with independent governments, a lot of trade, advances in architecture, and growing sizes of communities.       The Golden Age in Greece was from 480-400 BC and consisted of the Parthenon being built, the ideology of the Classic Orders of Architecture being born, and Ancient Greek Architecture. Balance in the architecture was brought through entablature bowed in the center, columns inclined inward, changes between columns changes, tapering the shafts, and having the heavier columns on the corner.     Floors in this period were p...

 This week we learned about ancient civilizations.  First, we learned about ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt, mostly the age of the pyramids, is important due to the elite practicing the customs of entombing the dead when the ruler's body was laid to rest. We have the oldest surviving pieces of furniture from this, such as wooden furniture.  Next, we learned about the great hypostyle hall of the temple of Karnak. The Great Hypostyle Hall is located within the Karnak temple complex in the precinct of Amon-Re. it is one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt. Hypostyle refers to the architectural pattern of a large space with a flat roof supported by rows of columns.  After that, we learned about the New Kingdom, which took place from 1570- 1090 B.C. There were many different examples of furniture that are still considered to be a contribution to this day, especially armchairs. The main woods used for Egyptian furniture were cedar, cypress, and ebony while using go...

 This week we learned about design in prehistory.  First, we learned about the stone age. We covered how the homes were semi-permanent, and consisted of three types of structures, cliff dwellings, mud and thatch, and stone. We learned about the Lascaux Caves, a network of caves near Montagne's village in France containing over 6000 figures.  We also learned about Menhirs and Dolmens built in the Neolithic period that was giant post and lintel stone structures. Different residential homes in this period featured mud and brick walls with small openings for light and circulation and fireplaces in the center of the home. One of the most well-known architectural monuments during this period was the stone hedge, which was a place for ritual on the British Isles.  We also covered the Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Scotland that were built of stone without mortar. Next, we covered the Catal Huyuk, which is a large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in ...